graball wrote:
Hopefully the pratt on the bike has learnt the following valuable lessons.
1) Don't overtake anything when the road narrows without making sure all behind is safe.
2) don't overtake anywhere without looking behind you.
3) don't overtake without checking behind you and signalling.
4) if you are going to be abusive to someone warning you of their presence and your stupidity, watch where you are going at the same time...
All good advice, number four is on shaky ground though.
The motorist clearly wasn't using their horn as a warning of their presence.
If I was that motorist I would have noticed the differential speed between the two cyclists, and have expected the first one to pull out. I would have been hanging back, doubly so as we we're just entering a pinch point.
I would have only use my horn if it was clear the cyclist hadn't noticed me and was going to collide with me, not as a means of admonishing the cyclist after the event as that motorist did.