Quote Originally Posted by SlowButSteady View Post
If your usually ride alone, how are you supposed to learn this stuff, by osmosis?

Having a bunch of bike-club folks act generally snobby & unfriendly to me doesn't exactly make you want to go out and join a club, either.

...in which case I still don't learn.
Threads like this are good for getting a feel for what bikers feel....too bad a reprimand is someone's solution for telling you what they want, imagine if that's how teachers taught our children! Awful!

I usually say 'hello' from as far back as someone might be able to hear soft-spoken me and they generally acknowledge with either a move or verbally. I know a lot of people like 'on your left' but when on a bike path
half the time when I say that the target...er....person....moves left.

Well, don't worry about the Mr. Gruffpantses, we all make mistakes even after we think we've learned what we need to know. At least you're trying! 'Fore you know it, you'll be helping others learn bike etiquette, though I'll bet in a much kinder manner.