[QUOTE] I took a run down to West Sussex yesterday (Arundel in particular) and there were lots of bikes around. Almost all were being ridden pathetically - i.e. riding slowly in traffic like cars. Why? Why?[/QUOTE] Along the A29 south of Pulborough by any chance? If so there is/was a reasonably sized meet just off the roundabout with the B2139, consequently there's often fairly heavy policing. [QUOTE] One particular idiot stood out - a red/white R1, pulled out in front of me from a pub car-park, causing me to brake. He (I presume) then sat behind a car at 40-45mph in a NSL zone[/QUOTE] Of course there's no excuse for that. [QUOTE] he sounded his horn, and kept flashing his lights, clearly annoyed.[/QUOTE] I had a similar reaction a few weeks back on the A3, at that point three lanes after I overtook a centre lane hogging bike at probably no more than a reasonable speed above NSL.