Originally Posted by
big john
I thought of this thread the other day when I pulled a bone-head move in line. The leader had flicked his elbow and I didn't see it because I was on the wrong side, (plus I'm old and blind), so when he backed off I tapped the brake a bit more than I should have. This drew jeers and comments from those behind me, but no yelling.
I felt like a proper dufus, they knew it, so yelling would have been redundant.
Maybe from your perspective. But since yelling can be cathartic, it's quite possible that the other cyclists continued to harbor bottled up anger and aggression against you.
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