Originally Posted by
Nick94804
yes, actually I did, hence my measured response. Would you consider me pulling out my off duty piece and blowing a hole in the wheel sucker to be an over the top response? I mean, we ARE talking about MY safety now aren't we?
Listen, we have to be reasonable human beings here. If you have any situational awareness at all, you know there is someone back there. Its an extra breath, an extra shift, its just extra noise. So you start to ride like a leader...which you should always be doing anyway.
Is it really that difficult for some of you guys to be nice to others?
If you were truly an experienced rider you would know that riding into a headwind at any kind of speed makes it very, very difficult to hear anyone behind you. An extra shift might give it away, or maybe not. My bike has a dead quiet shift.
As for being nice to people I think it starts with the rider behind demonstrating common courtesy and saying hello before putting both riders at risk. Some, so informed, may not be willing to take that risk and should be given the opportunity to say so.
Oh, and hehehehe, you said 'duty'.