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CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: hello,the lack of response ! http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: hello,the lack of response ! en Sun, 31 May 2026 13:26:20 +0000 gembo on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681&page=2#post-30334 Sun, 01 May 2011 09:35:58 +0000 gembo 30334@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Have noticed an increased frequency of return waves and hellos recently, I think the sunshine has cheered people up wingpig on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681&page=2#post-30314 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:50:25 +0000 wingpig 30314@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I received four whole returned waves/nods from cyclists this afternoon along with two thankses from pedestrians (presumably for my exemplary bell-usage) and an offer of something from the barbecue from the garden of one of the houses backing into the Telford Path, where I'd stopped to remove a twig from my rear hub, which I politely declined. ruggtomcat on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681&page=2#post-29330 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:57:38 +0000 ruggtomcat 29330@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I find as soon as you leave the city limits that all stops *shrug* tammytroot on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681&page=2#post-29315 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:23:30 +0000 tammytroot 29315@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Was passed by a serious looking cyclist on a Trek drop bar effort on the innocent this morning. Gave him a courteous "morning" as he passed. Caught up with him at the toucan crossing at Forkenfords. He said I'd restored his faith in Edinburgh cyclists. He was fed up greeting fellow cyclists only to be ignored. TwoWheels on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681&page=2#post-29169 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:59:14 +0000 TwoWheels 29169@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I live in a small rural town, and folks mostly acknowledge one another when passing each other at low speed. Except for the "serious" cyclists. I know several runners who, knowing I ride, have mentioned how rude cyclists are in not responding to their greetings. It happened to me just the other day. I was on the shoulder of the road in front of my house, had just gotten off the trike, and was sucking down some water. I saw a cyclist coming up behind me. I waved, and said, hello. His only response was to veer over a bit to avoid me. A little rude, but on a scale of 10, that's only about a 2 compared to what happens on the roads around here on a daily basis. ruggtomcat on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681&page=2#post-28757 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:21:10 +0000 ruggtomcat 28757@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Was out in the highlands on my home roads the last two days, (my dogs are barkin') and was helloed, waved, waited-for and saluted by nearly everybody. There was one guy in Alness who bellowed at me from across the street! I shouted back as as I passed I noticed he was opening up a new bike shop. I would have stopped but had a train to catch. kaputnik on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681&page=2#post-28740 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:52:15 +0000 kaputnik 28740@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Almost everyone I've passed over the past two mornings on the way in has been a pavement-hopper or RLJer I half thought of starting a thread along the lines of "is it just me or are the numbers of RLJumpers and Pavementcyclists directly proportional to the length of the day and the clememcy of the weather". Then I thought of course it is, there's more cyclists around. Whether or not as a proportion of all cyclists there are more of them about, that's a different matter. wingpig on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681&page=2#post-28735 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:23:49 +0000 wingpig 28735@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Almost everyone I've passed over the past two mornings on the way in has been a pavement-hopper or RLJer, who deserve only growls rather than greetings. I almost-imperceptibly nodded at some people who were behaving themselves in a red box yesterday evening. DaveC on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681&page=2#post-28733 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:16:57 +0000 DaveC 28733@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I took a straw pole today on my way in from Dalgety Bay. I saw cyclists every ~5 mins heading the Opp way. Not one nodded back at me until I was at Cramond Brig! I notice more people smile back or nod in Edinburgh when I was heading along the cycle route to Crewe toll, than those heading out to the Forth Road bridge the bridge side of Cramond Brig. Also spotted some poor sole at the old Park n Ride at North Queensferry fixing a puncture. I doubled back to see if he needed help, but he'd just fixed it and was about to put the wheel back on. chdot on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681&page=2#post-28708 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:32:12 +0000 chdot 28708@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Given up checking to see if threads are in the 'right' place. But since you ask... Rabid Hamster on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28707 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:28:35 +0000 Rabid Hamster 28707@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Is this not a bit off 'infrastructure' topic 'mr enumerator'? Just asking if it could be shunted through the points into the right siding? DaveC on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28673 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:02:35 +0000 DaveC 28673@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ @Kaputnik, I'd have thought the idea of visiting a distillery was more than enough of an excuse! kaputnik on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28650 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:00:27 +0000 kaputnik 28650@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ You should go to Islay. From the age of 1 - 18 I was taken to Islay 2 or 3 times a year on holiday. Everyone waves all the time there on the roads. I think they're still marvelling at the internal combustion engine or something. Definitely going to go back for a cycle this summer on my George Orwell tour to Barnhill. SRD on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28626 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:58:13 +0000 SRD 28626@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ In Newfoundland we do that too - at least outside of the cities. Normally, a sort of half-wave/finger lift from the wheel, especially on dirt/dust roads. Or, a wave out the window/toot on the horn in more rambunctious circumstances. When I was little, we drove a volkswagon campervan which were very rare, and then a landrover, also pretty uncommon, and always got lots of attention, especially from fellow volkswaggoners. PS on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28625 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:36:20 +0000 PS 28625@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ You should go to Islay. We went there on holiday 2 or 3 years ago (had a great time - well worth a visit if you haven't been). Driving away from the ferry at Port Askaig the roads were quiet. Then, we saw a car coming the other way; as we passed the driver waved. Must have mistaken us for someone else. Couple of minutes later, the next driver waves at us. Is there something wrong with our car? Third driver, waves. Cyclist, waves. Fourth driver, waves - I wave back. Turns out that everyone on Islay seems to wave at everyone else as they pass. To the visitor it gives the island a nice sense of community and, once I got into the habit of waving, it had a real positive effect on me. Big smiles all round. SRD on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28624 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:13:22 +0000 SRD 28624@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ There's a good section of motorcyclists who'll always give you a wave out on the country roads. The first time we took the trailer out last year, we were cycling past the motorcycle dealership nr Kings buildings, on the way towards Liberton, and the forecourt was full of motorcyclists, and they all waved. I was too surprised to wave back, and have felt bad ever since! splitshift on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28622 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:59:41 +0000 splitshift 28622@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ @recumbodna..... landys n minis ! Agree, always used to wave at mg,s bettles et all when I had a serious car disease !I have tried it recently while in my present MG ( rover 75 ) thingy.....I know...! No one realy waved back. Perhaps waving was the first sort of on line forum ? As ive said before when in my lorry I will wave at cyclists, but just to let them lknow i see them ! Have to admit if someone doesnt respond I dont care , well not enough to get upset, or post on a forum or something ! : ( hiya ! Cyclingmollie on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28581 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:10:55 +0000 Cyclingmollie 28581@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Dave: Hmm, I don't wave to other pedestrians, or other drivers, so I've never really felt the need to wave to other cyclists. But I expect you wouldn't ignore someone who waved or said hello. It's that response that seems odd to me. Claggy Cog on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28580 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:10:33 +0000 Claggy Cog 28580@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ ...and that is just the cyclists... Dave C people on tube trains or buses do not engage in conversation but never really had that problem whilst on the bike in London. Although I lived there for many years always took my A-Z as there was little point asking people for directions, they were either tourists, foreigners or did not know the London, let alone the borough very well. As for running away that I never experienced! DaveC on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28577 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:41:01 +0000 DaveC 28577@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I like to give a nod at least to other cyclist I see, and I'd say 50% respond. If I'm out in the country or in my street I'll say to morning to other pedestrians if I see them on foot. Though if you thought it was bad here, you should try the south, London for instance, where a friendly hello will elicit a response like, them looking shocked at you and burying their heads in a paper or iPhone, or worse still running away! Dave on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28575 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:20:39 +0000 Dave 28575@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Hmm, I don't wave to other pedestrians, or other drivers, so I've never really felt the need to wave to other cyclists. Suppose I was in the middle of nowhere and came across a chap on a particularly interesting bike, or something - I'd probably spend a bit of time chatting to them even if they weren't going my way. So I don't think it is inherent unfriendliness. Cyclingmollie on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28573 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:09:20 +0000 Cyclingmollie 28573@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I say hello to walkers and cyclists when I'm on my road bike in the countryside. I usually get a response but I don't care if I don't. I grew up in the country and we knew and spoke to everyone we met when we were out. Maybe for some, cycling is an escape not from town or city but from people and the last thing they want is more human interaction. gembo on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28568 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:10:02 +0000 gembo 28568@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ @Kaputnik - I have noticed these bikers. When we were leaving the quaint Islington on Sea village of Blakeney in Norfolk last summer, 250 of them were arriving for a Hells Angels Scone and Clotted Cream extravaganza kaputnik on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28565 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:24:01 +0000 kaputnik 28565@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ There's a good section of motorcyclists who'll always give you a wave out on the country roads. Not the sort who bomb around over 100mph on superbikes, I guess the more "touring bicycle" type of motorcyclist - out for a nice ride in the country with their mates. Look like they enjoy tea and cake too. recombodna on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28563 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:12:24 +0000 recombodna 28563@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ When I'm on the motorbike I always raise a hand to other motor cyclists. I used to drive around in a particularly striking blacked out miniclubman estate and I always flashed other minis. when I drove about in an old landrover I always waved at other landy drivers and when I'm cycling I always say hello to other cyclists......I don't always get a reply..............but I don't care I'm on my bike so I'm happy enough. Min on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28560 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:14:33 +0000 Min 28560@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "But they are going faster so reaction times sometimes stop replies. " Yes. Sometimes other cyclists say hello on the cycle paths but they are past before I can reply and so probably don't hear me. gembo on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28559 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:39:07 +0000 gembo 28559@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ couple of old bods declined to say hello to me today. I don't let that put me off. Cyclists are less friendly than joggers. But they are going faster so reaction times sometimes stop replies. wingpig on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28558 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:36:49 +0000 wingpig 28558@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Back home when I was small and lived in Lincolnshire cyclists would nod and grunt at each other when we passed; likewise the once or twice I trundled about the bit of Yorkshire where my dad worked for a bit, though that was all country roads where people were generally out riding for the fun of it. I tried it when I moved up here and swiftly stopped. steveo on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28551 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:55:33 +0000 steveo 28551@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ When I'm out on the hills or a longer ride out the city I'll say hello or nod or even smile but on my commute I rarely bother. I'll talk to folk at the lights though. strangemeetings on "hello,the lack of response !" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2681#post-28548 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:49:10 +0000 strangemeetings 28548@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Hur hur hur hur hur, should have seen those ones coming (so to speak)!