Originally Posted by
SlowRoller
Some ancillary notes with the theme of 'be respectful of fellow cyclists':
1. If you are going to blow a stop or red light, please be sure not to cut off another cyclist who has the right of way.
2. If you come up to some cyclists who are waiting at a red light, do not roll past them and put yourself at the front of the line unless you *know* that you'll be rolling faster than all of them once the light changes.
3. Do not pass a fellow cyclist on the right if the space there is even remotely tight.
4. Do not buzz a fellow cyclist when passing them, especially if they are starting up at a light change and you have a 10-20 yard rolling head start.
I may be off-base on some of these. If so, please let me know. But, they represent pet peeves of mine that I also consider dangerous.
I don't think you're off at all...all of these annoy me, especially #2. I had a guy this morning who insisted on trying to get ahead of me at each and every light despite the fact that I'd overtake him half way through the next block. He was on a bombed out department store POS with 26 inch wheels and I was on my Merlin Ti...of course he's not staying ahead of me, but he kept trying to stay in front of me...which included attempting to block me from passing. I finally had enough and pulled off for a different street.