Originally Posted by
jralbert
... I offer it as a gesture of respect and deference to others who have chosen to share the path with me..... That sense of community has become a rare bird in our culture, and I'm always delighted to have a piece of it, especially when the cost of entry is as low as a momentary greeting.
For some reason I prioritize. If I'm overtaking I usually say hello or low hand wave, otherwise nothing for oncoming. Same goes while boating or motorcycle riding. Seems like first thing in the morning I'm getting waves from everyone, but later in the day they diminish. What really gets me as odd is that I can be six lanes away on a busy roadway and I have someone heading the other direction (on a motorcycle) waving at me. Sorry (not to jralbert in relation to his comment, but generally speaking), but that goes beyond the whole connection "with others that have chosen to share a path with me." When I ride the motorcycle I'm usually out for 200-600 miles and can come across a lot of other "bikes." That gets old to me. However, overtaking another cyclist on our lightly used MUP is different to me. YMMV.