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  1. Original post
    Mark Tranchant
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    ....er, I mean "month".

    A friend went to New Zealand in early December, and I had the use of her
    car for commuting to work. My intention was to use this time to rebuild
    my rear wheel, but Christmas, kids and rain got in the way, so the
    cassette is the same old cone of sludge-coated sharks'-teeth as last year.

    This morning was my first time back on the bike, and my legs hurt now.
    The actual ride was fine, but I just couldn't get close to the speeds
    I'm used to reaching on the commute.

    But to make up for it, a nice BMW driver (which I thought was an
    oxymoron) following me noticed me looking over my shoulder prior to a
    right turn, anticipated that I wanted to turn even before I had
    signalled, slowed down and flashed to let me pull across! And he/she
    didn't even have the front foglights on!

    --
    Mark.
    http://tranchant.plus.com/

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  2. Mark Thompson
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    But to make up for it, a nice BMW driver (which I thought was an
    oxymoron) following me noticed me looking over my shoulder prior to a
    right turn, anticipated that I wanted to turn even before I had
    signalled, slowed down and flashed to let me pull across!

    Hmm, why would a cager want to stay behind you?

    The driver was either female, or a rather snappily attired bloke, and you
    were on a raod bike wearing lycra?

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  3. MSeries
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    Mark Thompson said:
    Quoted message said:

    But to make up for it, a nice BMW driver (which I thought was an
    oxymoron) following me noticed me looking over my shoulder prior to a
    right turn, anticipated that I wanted to turn even before I had
    signalled, slowed down and flashed to let me pull across!

    Hmm, why would a cager want to stay behind you?

    The driver was either female, or a rather snappily attired bloke, and you
    were on a raod bike wearing lycra?


    Probably rides a bike himself/herself and read the situation from the
    cyclist POV. Bang goes my theory regarding drivers of German cars.

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  4. Mark Tranchant
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    Mark Thompson said:

    Hmm, why would a cager want to stay behind you?

    The driver was either female, or a rather snappily attired bloke, and you
    were on a raod bike wearing lycra?

    ;-) I don't think I'm that attractive, and I was wearing Ronhill
    Bikesters. Maybe they liked the rear view of the Roberts. I didn't get
    to see the driver, but I'd guess it was a male based on my experience that:

    1) More BMW 5-series drivers are male;
    2) Females make fewer "active adjustments" (changing speed or position)
    to allow for cyclists' forthcoming manoeuvres. On the plus side, they
    tend to be a lot less aggressive and will wait in an opposing queue for
    cyclists to turn across them rather than close up the gap.

    Sweeping generalizations, I know. As I said, this is from my experience
    that men tend to be both most helpful and least helpful with the ladies
    in the middle.

    The turn comes soon after a roundabout, so the cars are at similar
    speeds to me, just beginning to come past. This one waited.

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    Mark.
    http://tranchant.plus.com/

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  5. weecrackpot
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    "MSeries" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    Mark Thompson said:
    Quoted message said:

    But to make up for it, a nice BMW driver (which I thought was an
    oxymoron) following me noticed me looking over my shoulder prior to a
    right turn, anticipated that I wanted to turn even before I had
    signalled, slowed down and flashed to let me pull across!

    Hmm, why would a cager want to stay behind you?

    The driver was either female, or a rather snappily attired bloke, and


    you

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    were on a raod bike wearing lycra?


    Probably rides a bike himself/herself and read the situation from the
    cyclist POV. Bang goes my theory regarding drivers of German cars.

    I tend to agree with you,i am more tolerant
    with cyclist than any other road users.

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  6. Jon Senior
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    Mark Tranchant said:

    1) More BMW 5-series drivers are male;
    2) Females make fewer "active adjustments" (changing speed or position)
    to allow for cyclists' forthcoming manoeuvres. On the plus side, they
    tend to be a lot less aggressive and will wait in an opposing queue for
    cyclists to turn across them rather than close up the gap.

    I have a tame female BMW driver at work. She doesn't ride at all, but
    gets enough militant anti-car grief from a couple of us that do, to be
    quite courteous to cyclists!

    Jon

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  7. Tony Raven
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    Jon Senior said:

    I have a tame female BMW driver at work. She doesn't ride at all, but
    gets enough militant anti-car grief from a couple of us that do, to be
    quite courteous to cyclists!

    ....until she's sure you're not watching and then.... ;-)

    Tony

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  8. Jon Senior
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    Tony Raven said:

    ...until she's sure you're not watching and then.... ;-)

    But how will she know? :-)

    She asked for a demonstration of the Airzound the other day.

    "Oooya [censored]! They'll notice that all right!"

    He he.

    Jon

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