Is it just me ?

On the way to work today driving down a dual carriageway. A Shell petrol station to my left with a slip road joining my road. Noticed a high powered bike (two up) on the slip road parallel with me and matching my speed, but they appeared to be running out of road. There was a car to my right so I couldn't pull over, so I accelerated ahead of them and they slotted in behind. Aware that bikes sometime travel faster than cars, I made a brief indication to my left to show him I was aware of his presence if he wanted to overtake.

The reaction to all this....the finger ! What did I do wrong ?

Originally Posted by Der Teufel

On the way to work today driving down a dual carriageway. A Shell petrol station to my left with a slip road joining my road. Noticed a high powered bike (two up) on the slip road parallel with me and matching my speed, but they appeared to be running out of road. There was a car to my right so I couldn't pull over, so I accelerated ahead of them and they slotted in behind. Aware that bikes sometime travel faster than cars, I made a brief indication to my left to show him I was aware of his presence if he wanted to overtake.

The reaction to all this....the finger ! What did I do wrong ?

Did he know you personally DT ?

Nothing. Some bikers are self-righteous pricks.

Originally Posted by Der Teufel

On the way to work today driving down a dual carriageway. A Shell petrol station to my left with a slip road joining my road. Noticed a high powered bike (two up) on the slip road parallel with me and matching my speed, but they appeared to be running out of road. There was a car to my right so I couldn't pull over, so I accelerated ahead of them and they slotted in behind. Aware that bikes sometime travel faster than cars, I made a brief indication to my left to show him I was aware of his presence if he wanted to overtake.

The reaction to all this....the finger ! What did I do wrong ?

Nothing at all. Baring in mind how many people actually notice bikes on the road, he should of thanked you!

Originally Posted by JimmerUK

Nothing. Some bikers are self-righteous pricks.

OMG

I have seen people murdered for making statements like that !!!


OK OK - given infraction points



Chris

Originally Posted by chrisd_b

Did he know you personally DT ?

Cheers mate

I find bikers to mostly be really courteous. If one is coming the opposite way to me, I will move over to the left so they can overtake traffic in their lane. It is nice to get a nod or a wave of appreciation and 9 out of 10 bikers do seem to. Same if one is coming up behind me, I'll stick my two left-most tyres on the white line to allow them to come past.

If I ever need an organ donation (God forbid), it will often be from a biker so lets all give way to them when we can, they take a lot more risk being on the road than we do.

Originally Posted by Der Teufel

Cheers mate

Its probably nothing chap - he probably miss read your intentions and thought you were cutting him up and making his space dissappear - its not like you can read his intentions of where he wanted to be

You didn't slam on the anchors to give this valiant
knight of the road egress and allow him to assume
his rightful position in front of you.


I got verbal/gestures from a cyclist the other day because I held
well back until the curbed central reservation in the middle
of the narrow single lane road changed to single broken white line
a bit further down the road. I was at least 5 meters
behind him for all of 10 seconds before I passed him: The dildo.

Originally Posted by chrisd_b

OMG
I have seen people murdered for making statements like that !!!
OK OK - given infraction points

But he didn't call another forum member a self righteous prick did he Chris

Originally Posted by nomad

But he didn't call another forum member a self righteous prick did he Chris

Well I am sure you ride a Bike



Chris

Bikers are generally insane he probably was annoyed about having his balls wrecked by the tank and wishing he was driving a car.

Originally Posted by chrisd_b

Well I am sure you ride a Bike :

Not at the moment I don't

:FO:

Originally Posted by chrisd_b

Its probably nothing chap - he probably miss read your intentions and thought you were cutting him up and making his space dissappear - its not like you can read his intentions of where he wanted to be

Spose so, perhaps if he'd not been wearing one of those blacked out visors a bit of eye contact might have given me a clue.

Won't change me tho, most of em are very courteous.

Obviously if it had been a bimmer, he'd be in the hedge

Originally Posted by nomad

Not at the moment I don't

:FO:

So what are you saying













You are a Bikeless self righteous prick



Chris

Surely joining traffic of any type should NOT try & undertake on a slip road to join the main carriageway, therefore you were correct in your actions