View Poll Results: Do you wave, nod, or acknowledge passing eBike riders?
Yes.
24
29.63%
No.
34
41.98%
Sometimes. I wave as the fancy takes me.
15
18.52%
Only if I'm on an eBike too.
1
1.23%
Other.
7
8.64%
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Do you wave at eBike riders?
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Mad respect to anyone who exclusively waves to a single type of cyclist or actively descriminates against a single type of cyclist while waving at all others. Must require some real conviction, which is admirable in itself in a way.
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I typically wave at other people when I ride in my neighbourhood, whether they're families taking a walk or people on bikes (including e-bikes). I have no reason to distinguish non-electric bikes and e-bikes. Honestly, I don't understand how people can come up with a survey like this. Maybe the OP is joking and I lack the sense of humour...
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This.
But if someone is going my way on a bike I admire (vintage), I'll say "nice bike" or strike up conversion. If they're going the other way, I won't say anything; I'll just stare at their bike as long as I can to take it in.
But if someone is going my way on a bike I admire (vintage), I'll say "nice bike" or strike up conversion. If they're going the other way, I won't say anything; I'll just stare at their bike as long as I can to take it in.
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I typically wave at other people when I ride in my neighbourhood, whether they're families taking a walk or people on bikes (including e-bikes). I have no reason to distinguish non-electric bikes and e-bikes. Honestly, I don't understand how people can come up with a survey like this. Maybe the OP is joking and I lack the sense of humour...
I’m afraid your Seattle is showing. How do I know this, I do exactly the same thing. I wave or say hi to people out walking, farmers, cyclists, and cars that cross the line to give me room.
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05-05-23, 04:06 AM
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What surprises me is why so many cyclists feel such strong obligation to wave at other cyclists and if they didn't wave they feel guilty like they did something wrong...and if the other cyclist doesn't return their wave, they feel offended and have their feeling hurt.
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05-05-23, 04:09 AM
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05-05-23, 04:47 AM
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Open minded people eat cats? WTH?
Raises the question of whether you wave at a person barbecuing a cat.
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05-05-23, 04:48 AM
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Ok, maybe I should have said 'many'.
I was in a hurry.
And I do think this is best categorised under 'general', because it concerns the general population's views on whether 'cyclist acknowledgement protocol' should be limited to human-powered cycles (or at least, apparently human-powered).
I was in a hurry.
And I do think this is best categorised under 'general', because it concerns the general population's views on whether 'cyclist acknowledgement protocol' should be limited to human-powered cycles (or at least, apparently human-powered).
05-05-23, 05:01 AM
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This is what is known as a heroic assumption.
Where you'll see the highest number of cyclists passing each other is almost certainly a MUP, and outside of passing announcements, I don't see much interaction between cyclists there at all. If I encounter another cyclist out in the boonies, we usually nod, wave or say "hi", but in sn urban setting, probably not. I don't encounter ebike riders in the boonies, so who knows?
Do you wave at people on penny farthings?
05-05-23, 05:12 AM
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Ok, maybe I should have said 'many'.
I was in a hurry.
And I do think this is best categorised under 'general', because it concerns the general population's views on whether 'cyclist acknowledgement protocol' should be limited to human-powered cycles (or at least, apparently human-powered).
I was in a hurry.
And I do think this is best categorised under 'general', because it concerns the general population's views on whether 'cyclist acknowledgement protocol' should be limited to human-powered cycles (or at least, apparently human-powered).
Just a personal preference, but I think it's better to just post the question without using the poll function.
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05-05-23, 06:32 AM
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I'll respond to any wave I see, even pedestrians. I don't initiate a wave unless it's someone I know.
05-05-23, 06:48 AM
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You're assuming way too much with the "feel guilty" part, it doesn't surprise me that some people are extremely friendly to strangers generally. The people who get offended if the wave isn't reciprocated are not people I've knowingly encountered IRL, just a few posters on BF as far as I can tell.
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05-05-23, 07:11 AM
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05-05-23, 07:14 AM
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You're new here, so you probably don't know that there's been comically contentious threads about whether it's impolite not to wave at other cyclists. It's hilarious to see how worked up people get about this complete non-issue. Not your fault for not knowing about that, but expect some silly heat.
Just a personal preference, but I think it's better to just post the question without using the poll function.
Just a personal preference, but I think it's better to just post the question without using the poll function.
It's not often I'm invited to create a poll, so I figured it was a good opportunity to see how it worked.
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05-05-23, 07:41 AM
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I have an e-cargo bike for hauling kids around and 4 regular bikes with pedals and no motor. I take the cargo bike to places like the swimming pool and daycare, all other rides on my good bikes.
Even with that, I’ve noticed bike hate. People who feel obligated to make a snide comment. Or rude looks.
Yes I just passed you uphill with two kids singing a song about the solar system. But it’s not a competition. I’m in a minivan and I know it. Calm down.
If you want me to smoke you uphill on my regular bike, I’m sure I can do that too.
Even with that, I’ve noticed bike hate. People who feel obligated to make a snide comment. Or rude looks.
Yes I just passed you uphill with two kids singing a song about the solar system. But it’s not a competition. I’m in a minivan and I know it. Calm down.
If you want me to smoke you uphill on my regular bike, I’m sure I can do that too.
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LOL! I like how good a sport you're being about this.
Maybe the better way to approach it was to say "for those of you who wave to other cyclists, do you wave at riders of ebikes?"
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I have an e-cargo bike for hauling kids around and 4 regular bikes with pedals and no motor. I take the cargo bike to places like the swimming pool and daycare, all other rides on my good bikes.
Even with that, I’ve noticed bike hate. People who feel obligated to make a snide comment. Or rude looks.
Yes I just passed you uphill with two kids singing a song about the solar system. But it’s not a competition. I’m in a minivan and I know it. Calm down.
If you want me to smoke you uphill on my regular bike, I’m sure I can do that too.
Even with that, I’ve noticed bike hate. People who feel obligated to make a snide comment. Or rude looks.
Yes I just passed you uphill with two kids singing a song about the solar system. But it’s not a competition. I’m in a minivan and I know it. Calm down.
If you want me to smoke you uphill on my regular bike, I’m sure I can do that too.
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About eight years ago, some guy on a bike just totally ignored me as we passed each other. The thrice-weekly therapy has helped, but man...It still hurts.
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If conditions permit it, sure!
Bikes, trikes, ebikes, mopeds, scooter, motorcycles, etc... - are at a severe safety disadvantage compared to increasingly larger cars, SUVs, and trucks. Recent road fatality statistics for us "marginalized" road users are discouraging. We should all stick together and advocate for safety. Two wheels good, and walkers and runners too.
Bikes, trikes, ebikes, mopeds, scooter, motorcycles, etc... - are at a severe safety disadvantage compared to increasingly larger cars, SUVs, and trucks. Recent road fatality statistics for us "marginalized" road users are discouraging. We should all stick together and advocate for safety. Two wheels good, and walkers and runners too.
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Most of the ebike riders here in Philly are as discourteous as automobile drivers, so I hold them in equal disdain. The delivery folks are probably the worst, just one notch above a thoughtless uber driver. So no, they don't get the nod that I'll give to approaching cyclists which lets them know I'm aware. The ebike riders here don't seem to even be paying attention, so they probably wouldn't even see a nod or a couple fingers over the handlebar.
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Why wave at anyone? Do you wave at other automobile drivers when you pass them going the other way? If you think about how odd that would be, then you should apply it to all situations. It is like the people who eat pigs and cows all day every day but won't eat dogs or cats, they have closed, biased minds. Motorcyclists do the same weird thing, wave at each other because they are both on motorcycles. Hey, I have pants on, should I wave at everyone I walk past who also has pants? Or who has some teeth left?
And I've mostly owned fun cars (Miata, Jeep, S2000, Element) where owners share their love of their rigs with a friendly wave. Costs nothing and puts a smile on my face.
It is hilarious that e-bikers think they are "cyclists", when in reality they are motor-vehicle operators, no different than those driving automobiles or operating motorcycles, except for some reason they do not need a vehicle title, safety inspection, insurance or registration. A Tesla automobile, an E-car, needs all that legal stuff to be on the road, but if it has two wheels it does not ??? There are a thousand slobs running around my city on e-bikes, bicycles with little two-stroke engines, and even gas-powered mini-bikes every-day, all day. If they are having fun or getting somewhere they need to be great, but if they wave to me when I am on a bicycle because they think they have something in common with me, they can go to ache-eee-double-toothpicks.