Originally Posted by
MikeR
Another thing to try is while you are making eye contact and even if you are slowing down, make a big deal of pedaling furiously - like you are speeding up. If the motorist thinks that you are easing up then she will pull out in front of you.
Like I used to tell HH when he'd trot out this theory...most motorists are not paying enough attention to you to notice you at all, let alone notice if you are pedaling or not or how fast. Indeed, even if you get out of the saddle, many think you are doing so to stop, not to go faster...much like a jockey standing in the stirrups.
The point - what you think you are communicating may not be what the other guy perceives you are communicating, so communicate in ways that are as universally understandable as possible...and don't assume the other party got the message without some confirmation from them that they understand..
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