Sick of drivers honking at me
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Antranik at 08.10.11 - 2:05 pm
I'm sick of drivers honking at me for riding on the street... and I needed to blow some steam... so I wrote it out in a blog post...
I'm sure some, if not all of you, can relate to this! Please share it with your fellow DRIVERS (and cyclists) :-P
Must Read For Motorists: How to Co-Exist With Cyclists (without going ape shit)
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right on antranik, hey man at least they aren't throwing stuff at you or pushing you down or something worse!
natefrogg08.10.11 - 3:01 pm
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To me when a driver impatiently honks his horn, I do one of two things,
1. Get in his way and piss him off even more
2. All drivers should know that a bicycle counts as a vehicle and should be treated as so
3. I wait until I reach the stop light and briefly remind them of the laws regarding bikes,
I think method 3 works the best because next time they see a bicyclist on the street and think of passing him by or not using the 3 feet rule, they will remember their last encounter which should be enough to make a small difference etc.
PP08.10.11 - 3:22 pm
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if someone behind me honks I usually slow down
but my FAVORITE way to deal with honkers, aside from calling them fat, is to let out a huge honk from my pump-powered air horn!
it completely drowns out honkers/yellers and there's nothing better than rolling up to a car double parked in a bike lane and letting this thing loose in their open window
Delta AirZond Bike Horn
newarkhouse08.10.11 - 4:11 pm
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My 12v, 140dB, Harbor Freight special kills it as well.
bentstrider responding to a
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08.10.11 - 5:32 pm
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These come in handy on those rare occasions when someone gets extroverted about blocking the bicycle lane with a car.
icbx responding to a
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08.10.11 - 8:53 pm
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NIce! I will definitely look into that horn, maybe next time people will not be in such a rush that they undermine everything else on the road.
PP08.10.11 - 9:51 pm
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That air horn is so going on my wish list.
jeshii08.10.11 - 9:55 pm
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