Originally Posted by
arej00dazed
you know, sometimes when ppl honk is to let you know that they are behind you/wanting to pass. I've done that a few times cause I couldnt tell if the cyclist knew I was behind them or not. Usually I do it when they don't get over to the edge. I'm not mad, just letting them know.
That thought occurred to me as well. And it even sounded like that kind of honk. But.... he honked a long way back (comparatively speaking), then changed lanes. If he was doing a full lane change, why honk? The only reason I could come up with is that he wanted me to move out of the lane and let him pass without him having to change lanes. Not overly aggressive by any means, and he maybe meant it in a friendly way, but the message still came across as, "I'm coming, please get out of my way."