To wonder why some people driving/cycling along make weird noises?

[Kirjava]

I've had this happen a fair few times over the past month.

Person (always been a man who has done it to me) driving or cycling along, either shouts something incomprehensible or makes a very odd loud noise as I'm walking on the pavement. It's just happened now.

I have no idea why. Should I be paranoid? Does this happen to anyone else? Is there any reason it happens other than the driver/cyclist being a twat?

What kind of noise exactly?

I have a friend who used to shout "DING, DING" (because he didn't have a bell on his bicycle) if he thought a pedestrian might cross his path.

The one this morning from a cyclist was like a high pitched roar.

Is it street sexual harassment? It sounds fucking annoying whatever it is.

To make you jump and get your attention, if it's what I'm imagining, I think.

Yobbishness with overtones of sexual harassment

I sing to myself as I am running, cycling or driving.... most people would call that an odd sound.

A lot of cyclists will shout "on right" or "on left" if they are approaching from behind - it is to warn people that they are about to pass on either left or right. With a well maintained bike quite often people won't notice you until you are halfway past and then there is a good chance the pedestrian will move into the path of the bike.

I noticed a lot of that going on last year. Just random roaring from cars- not cyclists that I noticed. I'm completely ordinary, so definitely not related to sexiness! I came to the conclusion that it's some sort of fad tbh, like an adult version of Dick and Dom yelling 'bogies' in public places. Just ignore.

It's because they are twats. They like to make women jump.

Yep I hear random roaring. Very odd.

Ahhh, all becomes clear, there's a fad for dickhead year 11 boys to randomly roar, I did think they were harassing women, but thought I was being paranoid (which is obviously the point). Next time I'm going to ask them if they are pretending to be t Rexes.

I was singing jingle bells on the way to work this morning when I was biking to work at half five. Also shouted good morning foxy loxy when one ran out in front of me. Amazing what sleep deprivation can do for you!