Originally Posted by Digital_Cowboy

Yesterday while I was out riding I (like many here) encountered an overly courteous driver, i.e. a driver who even though they arrived at an interpretation well in advance of my reaching it. They attempted to wave me through the intersection.

The driver actually got upset with me for not accepting his courtesy and going through the intersection first. I tried to explain to him, as best as I could across the the street. That he had the right of way and shouldn't "surrender" it. That's when he said that he was trying to be courteous.

I (as I am sure most here are/would be) appreciated the sentiment of his gesture. But we as cyclists understand the "hidden" danger of such a gesture, i.e. there could be a car on a "hidden" section of road that the cyclist doesn't see, and wouldn't likely see the cyclist.

It took a few more seconds than required for him to proceed, i.e. he would have been through the intersection before I reached it.

So while I (like everyone here) appreciate the gesture, I just wish that they would treat us like any other vehicle on the road.