tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948910318159742024.post6341864670819106619..comments2024-01-02T07:16:03.732-07:00Comments on Endless Velo Love: Bicycling & GreetingsG.E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13429419832660419144noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948910318159742024.post-57464726789504789232012-06-07T08:24:44.507-06:002012-06-07T08:24:44.507-06:00It always throws me off when someone passes on the...It always throws me off when someone passes on the right - I don't think you are at all alone in your reaction.G.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02748009691282638366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948910318159742024.post-31560346498771657722012-06-06T22:06:29.174-06:002012-06-06T22:06:29.174-06:00oh man, i totally had a brain fart the other day w...oh man, i totally had a brain fart the other day where the other person totally startled me with a "on your right" and i drifted right as the light turned green. i'm just so used to doing that when the light changes AND most people pass on the left, i couldn't compute! i think your strategy works though, because i do appreciate the extra time it gives me to compute what is Ridonkulushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270308575611795934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948910318159742024.post-69194459252761764162012-06-05T07:57:51.054-06:002012-06-05T07:57:51.054-06:00Interesting. Maybe people are more inclined to res...Interesting. Maybe people are more inclined to respond than to initiate greetings? I hadn't thought about it, but that's something to consider as well. <br /><br />I often do as Ridonkulus does when approaching someone I'm going to pass. I find they're startled if I just say "On your left" or "Passing," so I tend to say something like, "Good morning. I'G.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02748009691282638366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948910318159742024.post-50237818102916941782012-06-05T07:50:58.688-06:002012-06-05T07:50:58.688-06:00This is a good point, too. When there are so many ...This is a good point, too. When there are so many people on a trail it is really difficult to greet them all (I don't think I'd even try). Whether fortunate or unfortunate, we generally (though not always) don't have a ton of people on the trails at any given time. The weekends are far busier than the weekdays, but that changes during the summer months as well.G.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02748009691282638366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948910318159742024.post-80867179631464496552012-06-04T19:08:03.835-06:002012-06-04T19:08:03.835-06:00Are you saying "hi" to the people you...Are you saying "hi" to the people you're approaching from behind, or the ones who you pass going in the opposite direction? The people I approach from behind just get a "on your left!", but the ones I pass in the other direction get a smile, nod, wave, or "good morning". I get a response back about a third of the time. This is all on the MUP. On the surface Melanie Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540747770586922326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948910318159742024.post-46801364476208316932012-06-04T13:53:28.825-06:002012-06-04T13:53:28.825-06:00i rarely say hi to people on a multi use trail oth...i rarely say hi to people on a multi use trail other than to communicate that i need to pass them. especially now that it's summer and there's just too many people! sometimes when i'm following someone (jogger, cyclist) on a very narrow part of the trail i'll make small talk mostly to tell them i'm in no rush to pass them. in traffic, i almost never say hi to other cyclistsRidonkulushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270308575611795934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948910318159742024.post-24861378845970195392012-06-04T11:20:24.920-06:002012-06-04T11:20:24.920-06:00That makes sense. I should say that I don't sa...That makes sense. I should say that I don't say hello <i>expecting</i> that the other party must respond... like you, it is because I want to do so. I've just found it a bit odd lately (or noticed a trend) that so many are just staring blankly. So, I think it's more of a curiosity to know if it happens everywhere, or if there is just something in the water, etc in these parts.G.E.http://endlessvelolove.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948910318159742024.post-58121596779340214812012-06-04T11:02:02.106-06:002012-06-04T11:02:02.106-06:00I usually just smile and/or give a little wave. Ev...I usually just smile and/or give a little wave. Even if the other person doesn't respond, it makes ME happy to do so.Janice in GAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642298460152468319noreply@blogger.com