Get outta the way, Jive Turkeys!

LOL. That is not something I will ever see around here. Whenever I see anything even close to that, it's a flock of nasty pigeons fighting over a discarded McDonalds burger in the street. Nasty pigeons.

And then you try as hard as you can to run over one of them, but it's impossible. You can't even hit them with your car!

I knew that turkeys could fly but I was surprised that they could fly as strong and as fast as they did. I guess I thought they'd fly more like chickens.

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.

Longer turkey drop clip here.

Some people won't acknowledge you, others will ride next to you and chat for 40 minutes. Don't worry about it, don't take it personally.

Yeah, for me that's 40 minutes too much, and during those 40 minutes, they're trying to convince me to take a break with them at a Starbuck. Gotta love it though, so many different folks I've encounter while riding.

Apologies for hijacking the thread, but it's still the single funniest TV episode I've ever seen. Thanks!!!

Depends if you are a hot young thing or not.

Would you honk and wave at every drivers out there? This is so weird. In many parts of the world, bicycle is just another form of transportation like a car, bus, motorcycle etc.

Where I live, yes...believe it or not. Wave that is, not honk usually. A little raise of the fingers off the wheel is all it takes. Most everyone does it.

There are a few riders I pass going the opposite direction nearly every morning...several of these folks get a nod or a wave and I get one back. When it's just the random cyclist? Nope. When I walk down the street I don't wave at every other pedestrian.

Well, there is the Jeep Wave. When I was in my Jeep phase, had three Wranglers over the years, just about everybody driving a Wrangler waves at just about everybody else driving a Wrangler.

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A peace sign and a big smile from me. If I come up on someone and I'm only going a little faster, then I'll chat a bit. I just start with something that allows the other to respond in an open fashion or not. I'm not trying to intrude.

"If that's your attitude, fine. Personally, anyone who is foolish and judgmental enough to decide that someone who doesn't want to feign familiarity with strangers and wants time to themselves must be "miserable and crabby" isn't someone I especially want to know."


For some reason the folks with this attitude deliberately misunderstand the issue. I'm not saying that people should return greetings and waves in venues where bike riding is common. The OP and others with this opinion are speaking of recognizing the existance of a fellow bike rider who has made an effort to show a tiny bit of solidarity with other bike riders, in an area where they are uncommon. If you think that wiggling a couple of digets in response to a greeting is "familiarity", then you probably would want a restraining order sworn out against someone for making eye contact in an elevator. If it's too much trouble to take one SECOND away from your "time to yourself" to respond to a freindly greeting, yeah, you ARE miserable and crabby!


I'll "foolishly" return every wave I see.

"I think you have a point for sure, I know it is easy to say NE folks are cold and brash, but as you say, it just takes a little time to open friendships (generally spraking, of course) in New England whereas "down south" folks tend to be immediately more hospitable."



The only problem is, sometimes, after you've taken the trouble to get past their insensitive, cold, brash, exterior; you find they have an insensitive, cold, brash INTERIOR.

The peace sign at other classic VW owners was a big deal when I was a teenager.

You mean like one of these? LOL. This one's mine.....

Really interesting insights here, actually.

For me, it just seems weird to not say anything. This goes not only for biking, but for passing someone on the street. Obviously this doesn't make as much sense in a big city where you pass someone every few seconds... but in a smaller town where you may only pass another person (bike or ped) every few minutes (or more like ten minutes), it's kind of awkward to pass in silence when you're the only two bloody people around. A simple "Good Morning" or even a " 'morning" isn't really "chatting it up", it's simply a friendly way to greet another person, and them being on a bike isn't a prerequisite for receiving it. I was taught it's polite to offer a greeting. As you don't want me to take offense at your lack of return, don't take offense at me offering.

As for whether or not it's rude, I think the answer is a firm: it depends. In some cultures, in some situations, yes. In some cultures, in some situations, no.