>> The practice of waving cars around when it is SAFE to do so is a good public
>> relations effort.
Hate to think I may be opening a 'can of worms' here, but although I
agree
with the PR effort I really don't agree with the practice of waving cars
on.
I am not thinking so much of straight open roads here, but I have seen
too many
cyclists wave on a vehicle on hilly or curved roads where the cyclist may
think
it's all fine and dandy, but the vehicle driver still hasn't a clear view
of
what's ahead. In doing so, I always think the cyclist is taking on a
driver's
responsibility to safely operate their vehicle, and shudder to think of
what
might happen should a fast moving vehicle suddenly appear in the opposite
direction and the bike passing vehicle driver has assumed (erroneously)
that it's
o.k. to proceed. Better to get off to the side in single file or stop
altogether
if the group is small/occupying too much road.
.... Paul L.
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