Originally Posted by mstateglfr

Last June I was honked at on a rural paved road. I was 2' into the lane and riding probably 22mph and a car honked as it passed me. I was surprised to hear the honk so I instinctively looked back to see why a car would honk and that is when it passed. It gave me a ton of room, probably 10' and was largely in the oncoming lane as it passed. As I looked back ahead, my front wheel hit a large frost heave in the road, the front wheel turned, and I slammed into the pavement. Ended up breaking my clavicle and 4 ribs all because I turned to see why a car honked, and the car was just doing it to let me know it was there.

1- I dont care that the car was there. Dont honk unless there is a need to communicate. Letting me know it exists is not a need to communicate. Just pass me at a safe distance and continue on your way.
2- I have not been honked at since, good or bad honk, and dont plan on turning around when I am honked at in the future.
3- That stretch of road has since been repaved and it is now gloriously smooth.


t2p - a driver honking is not a good thing. Please tell me you dont honk at cyclists when you pass them. There is no need to honk- just pass them at a safe distance and speed and continue on.