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Harrassment?

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  1. Peter B said:
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    I have been told in the past with great authority that I must stop


    pedalling

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    while being overtaken.

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    Interesting problem for you if you were riding a fixed wheel. :-)

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    Even with a freewheel you'd eventually grind to a halt on a busy road, especially uphill.

    Quite. I habitually ease off when being overtaken by buses and trucks, but if the other buggers
    can't pass me safely at my steady speed why the hell are they overtaking in the first place?

    Guy
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  2. On Fri, 6 Jun 2003 17:17:51 +0200, Mads Hilberg <[email hidden]> was popularly supposed

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    The approved uk.tosspot solution, of course, is for you to overtake the


    next

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    car, leaving them with the problem instead.

    Alternatively slow down very suddenly by using your handbrake (carefully!). This will scare them
    [censored] and usually makes them back off.

    This assumes that they're awake, aware and know where the brakes are.

    None of these are a given.

    --
    Dan Holdsworth PhD [email hidden] By caffeine alone I set my mind in motion, By the
    beans of Java do thoughts acquire speed, hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning, By
    caffeine alone do I set my mind in motion

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