Cutting corners

[moto]

I find a lot of car drivers cut corners.

I notice this when I follow them and their right side wheels are way over the white lines in the middle of the road.

Much worse of course is when you meet a car doing that coming towards you.
Very lazy and dangerous.

Besdides that and a taxi pulling out on me in the city centre without even realising he had done it, it was a lovely ride, beautiful day.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

I cut corners on my bike. Lots of corners can be cut safely.
As for a car coming around the corner towords you...then maybe you are too far over to the right?

i get your drift tho.

Pat
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[Villers]

Theres one near me, its a suburban road that is going left but then kins a bit more to the left. Every time I go down there be it in the car or the bike someone coming the other way is cutting it despite there being plenty of room on their own side. When I had the vectra I was quite tempted to just stand my ground and let them write it off for me
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[The999Kid]

ill cut a corner quite happily providing i can see the other side of the road is clear for enough of a distance for me to safely return to normal road position.

Forward Obs and planning FTW
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[MarkJ]

I think the OP is talking about people cutting corners they can't see around. Loads of cars do it round here and it's a bloody pain in the arse.

[blurredman]

Yeah, theres this road up from my house which looks like this picture, the hazard lines are just painted but that pointly bit is a non see through vegetation. The corners on the road are blind as there are houses which go to the edge of the road more or less. Many time I have almost been smashed into by people in cars when I am on my bike or in my car...

They are driving on the wrong side of the road because they cannot be arsed to slow down a tad and actually look and make sure nowt is coming
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[Nai]

Always thought this would be a good way of getting rid of your old vehicles and being able to claim full crack of some twits insurance.I know several roads (including my own) which for no good reason everyone goes into far to quick and swings across to the wrong lane for far to long, or if coming from the other way, cuts the corner, far to quick.

[moto]

[LeanIt]

Moto, at least you have the forward planning skills to see it coming, forewarned is forearmed

Sometimes, on a long sweeping left-hander, it can be better to ride way out by the white line to increase you're view of the road, the traffic coming the other way will see you sooner and you'll see it sooner and be able to tighten your line.
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[Walloper]

When you have to jam the anchors on if some taxi bastart cut a T junction as you are approaching to make a right turn.
Cnuts cutting blind bends is a pain.
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[Amreet]

Almost every morning I narrowly miss a twat in a ford focus estate who drives round a BLIND Right hand (for him) bend on my side of the road, all 4 wheels my side of the white line
sees me most days, i swear i make eye contact with him but he precedes to do it. makes my blood boil, SO dangerous and SO pointless! he doesnt exactly hang around either.

[Acemastr]

[2wheelsteve]

Yeah just this morning because people seem to rush in the morning while not fully awake I didnt ride the crown of the road for a better view on a blind left hander thank god because this twat came fleeing round a foot over my side of the road, good luck
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[paulcdb]

i have no problem with someone cutting a corner as such...

but what does f*** me off, is when someone cuts a corner, nearly hitting me and then giving me a dirty look like it was my fault
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[G]

Quite new to riding on my CG going around a lefthander on a country lane; I end up going around the outside of the bike coming the other way, he's so far in to my side of the road!