In reply to Bogwalloper:
> 100% to everything you said! There's definitely a new breed of arrogant cyclists around with no knowledge of the correct etiquette but I'm also staggered by the number of guys I regularly ride with in my club who have been riding for years and still do these things. Here's some things that I have noted when I'm covering my 15,000km a year on my bike.
Most of the things below are not mandatory so you may cycle like that but others may not, granted most are sensible suggestions and should come with experience.
> Cycling through built up areas in excess of 30/35kmh. Em, the speed limit is still 30mph in most built up places, Around my area the speed limit is 20mph and totally ignored by most drivers. Most cyclists will not be able to do 30/35kmh, do you mean racing/club cyclists?
> Cycling past parked cars less than a door's width away. When the road is clear on your right yes pull out so you don't get doored. Although the main responsibility is to the person opening the door to check first.
> Not making eye contact with car drivers ready to pull out in front of you. If they are pulling out in the same direction of travel this is almost impossible, it also requires the driver to do likewise.
> Cycling two abreast more than a metre apart. (Nothing wrong with two a breast when done correctly)
> Pootling along in a small bunch, sometimes three abreast oblivious to or just blatantly ignoring cars behind them. Agree with this, can be very annoying.
> Pulling in to the side of a narrow road and not getting onto the pavement. Don't see much of an issue here,
> Not acknowledging when a car actually does do something nice for you (This particularly winds me up when I'm driving and I pull in, slow down, wait for ages until it's safe to pass or give a cyclists a wide berth) - Agree but not limited to cyclists i often let drivers pull out or drive up narrow roads and if on my bike or in my car often get no acknowledgement. So most things you are complaining about are not unique to cyclists, but just human behaviour one can witness in cyclists or drivers.
> W