Originally Posted by
metz1295
i always announce. sometimes twice if i'm moving quick and coming up on a group of walkers or joggers. however, i have never experienced your scenario. with that if you are in a completely different lane on a roadway, there is no need to announce. that would be like giving your horn a little tap every time you pass another car.
Strangely, I've experienced several car drivers that did just that when passing me on a bike. Appeared clear to me that they weren't trying to be rude or angry, they just thought they should warn me. As if I couldn't hear them, much less see them in my rearview mirror and they were passing safely anyway...