Originally Posted by
Rimmer
Do you people never hand signal?
Yes. With my middle finger
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
There is, mostly in the Road forums, a rabid group of misinformed people who will tell you (almost) that bad things happen when you use the rear brake on your bike. Oddly enough they are as afraid of using the rear brake as some...again misinformed...people are of using the front brake. People who are afraid of using the front brake at least have a reason, however invalid, for their fear of using the front brake. The rabid anti-rear brakers only reason is because it's uncool and they misinterpret the physics...
Your explanation would probably go over most people's heads and they will rather accept misconceptions than logic. Mainly, because logic isn't cool these days.