Another Place - in the city

I have just returned from a trip to Sydney (by myself).... Took the treadly with me... On the rides I took, only 90k in total distance,  the experience that stood out the most was "the wave"as per my habit I would raise my hand when passing but the fellow rider reactions were quite varied. With not one of them returning a wave. After the first few passings I decided to do a bit of a study as to the reactions of the other riders. 

The most common and usual eyes not moving from their head down forward stare was the most common, it's possible they were at one of the only places they could really feel alone with so many cars and people every where all the time. They are excused and deserve my pity. Then there was the blank stare back in disbelief  at being communicated with, followed by what turned into a look of total disgust, again hard to say but on the Peninsula in Sydney with so many BMW's and Alfa's...... 

Then there was the diametrically opposite end of the spectrum. Exemplified by the shocked, surprised look of disbelief on their faces and the staggered jerk of the front wheel seeming to say  "What! you are acknowledging my presence? It can only mean that you know me but I can't seem to  place you!"  ya gotta luv the city...

The only other thing I noticed worth a mention was discovering (like the way Captain Cook discovered things that were already there) all the shared road space where bikes actually have right of way! This came as quite a shock!  Cars actually giving way to bikes! and so many 50km/hr streets made you "feel safe" even although I am sure it was a false sense of security.