Originally Posted by
RPK79
If you are safely passing a cyclist or a group of cyclists what does it matter if you have to go two feet into the other lane or 8 feet into the other lane?
You honk at cyclists when you get right behind them? Rude. I'd give you the finger, too. Maybe even chase you down and give you a piece of my mind if speeds allow. Why on Earth would you think startling cyclists unnecessarily is somehow polite?
Whoa there friend. You may need to go back and read what I wrote. No one said "honk when you get right behind them". That WOULD be rude and likely scare the crap out of them and potentially cause an accident. I said "gently toot". And naturally that would be at a distance. There is a difference.
I assumed this would be apparent but with regularity I realize too late perhaps others reading a post may not interpret it as meant. I apologize for the confusion.