Originally Posted by
GlennR
I "toot" and a good distance back if i feel it's needed... like if the rider is not holding a line.
I DO NOT sneak up and blast my horn. I might be a dick on the interweb but, i'm not one when it comes to safety.
There's a HUGE difference between a toot and honking.
I would say as a general rule that no one should be tooting (or honking) a cyclists, friendly or otherwise. It's usually interpreted as 'Get the F out of my way, move the F over so I can pass, or F u for hogging the lane'. No cyclist I know would interpret a honk of the horn as a friendly one. We'd just prefer you give us space and be on your way.