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  • Sh4rkybloke
    Sh4rkybloke Posts: 209
    I tend to use the rather pointless "Don't DO IT!!" (ascending in volume towards the end of the sentence, and usually just as they are inevitably 'doing it').

    Some times they stop mid stupidness, sometimes I still have to take evasive action... the latter then often necessitates the obligatory shaking of hand with index finger and thumb forming a circle. Why I still do this gesture to women drivers is beyond me... force of habit? (at gesticulating in this way, rather than actually errrrmm... well, you know...) [;)]
    Nothing in life is foolproof, fools are ingenious
    Nothing in life is foolproof, fools are ingenious
  • andrewgturnbull
    andrewgturnbull Posts: 3,861
    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by hevipedal</i>

    My favourite is to come up next to them and knock politely on the window say " excuse me" and then "I'm sorry you didn't see me, but I'm the guy in the Big map of London"
    However it's amazing how many people don't even notice me knocking on the window!

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    Hi there.

    Go round the passenger side and open that door to have a word with them - they find it pretty hard to ignore you then. If you don't get an apology then just ride off leaving the door wide open - that really weees them off...

    Cheers, Andy

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  • CycleLal
    CycleLal Posts: 431
    i had an immense flappy moment on a recent club trip to the Alps - at the end of the week we did a fairly tough ride (for little me!) up and down a few cols, and we were on the way home when I got dropped by my boyfriend (sigh!) when a french driver, usually so good, pulled out of his driveway just in front of me. You could tell it was one of those driver eyes-not-connected-to-brain-or-feet moments, because he did hesitate - but went nonetheless with me bearing down on him at quite a speed.

    Cue great flappy arms and a little bit of choice language plus "you stupid french c**k". Not my finest moment.
  • dombo6
    dombo6 Posts: 582
    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by windyphil</i>

    you could always calmly fold the mirror in - it amuses me to see the driver look in horror as your arm comes swiping down, and at the last minute folds the mirror in.....

    If only the legs were as good as the bike....
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    Or if it's a four door car with only the driver and maybe a front passenger, open the rear door and blow your nose on the seat. Then there's the old banana up the exhaust pipe trick when you catch them at the lights.

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