Courier with a death wish :/

Martay · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 May 2009 Karma :

Hi,

just thought id post this up as im angry Evil or Very Mad

Comming down a local A road, i indicate and pull into the central right turn lane. While decelerating in the lane i see a bike bombing towards me at what seems to be Mach3. I hit the anchers as i can see the dick aint going to stop before my bonnet. He swung round me still on the brakes and heads straight towards the car that was behind me. Somehow he come out rubber-side down. Twat
Rant over

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Minty · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Karma :

Ace Biker is a courier now?
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Easter Bunny · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Aug 2010 Karma :

How do you know it was a courier?
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Paulington · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Karma :

Hey,

As I am understanding this, he basically filtered but going rather quickly and judged that he could go round and get through the gap at that speed without hitting anything/endangering anyone. Fair play to him, I've been known to do the same.

From what I see, you've panicked and slammed on your brakes (which accomplishes what I don't know) whilst he probably had the whole maneuver planned out before you even saw him.

Also, you cannot judge the speed of a motorcycle at the best of times, let alone head-on travelling towards it, it may very well not have been going very fast.

I've done similar, I don't have a death wish, I just know how to plan very far forward and allow for the conditions, if he was going silly speed ~100mph and was completely out of control during the encounter then sure he's a twat, but if he was within the speed limit and was controlled during it then good for him.

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Nexus Icon · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Karma :

Filtering between two oncoming lanes of traffic does not show safe control to me. Either driver could've panicked and wiped him out.
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Paulington · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Karma :

Hey,

From what I see, the motorcycle was filtering as the diagram shows him on the chequered section, he's seen that there is a car in the right-turn lane so he has gone around it on the wrong side of the road (like all overtaking) as he couldn't get in the right lane as if he was filtering there may not have been a gap. That way he's taken the course of action least likely to end up with him hitting something.

Of course that may be wrong as the traffic could have been light but the diagram seems to show the bike as filtering.

If he wasn't filtering then yes he's a douche! It just wasn't very clear.

Cheers!
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The Artist · Super Spammer Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Karma :

Just out of interest, is that junction in Norfolk?

Billing · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Karma :

Suffolk mate Smile

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thx1138 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Karma :

nearly always a bad idea to do an overtake at a junction like that, doubly so at a staggered cross roads.

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Martay · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 May 2009 Karma :

It is the norfolk suffolk border. A11 between 5ways Mildenhall and Thetford, B1112 Icklingham + Eriswell.
HOW THE FUCK COULD YOU TELL THAT!?

Couple of bits:
I assume it was a courier by the extremely large topbox/side box thing all signwritten.
He/she was doing a damn sign more than 60. If i hadnt braked, i think i would currently had a new bonnet figurine, it was pretty fucking close. He had either not seen it was a right turn lane, or was hoping no one was going to use it. There was no safe gap to get back in on the correct side, and seemed to go round the wrong side as a last resort. He was braking at the time i was, the front dipped fairly sharpish.
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V2 · Nearly there... Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Karma :

I used to use that road every day to work and i agree, how the hell could you tell that!

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jamesjack · Banned Joined: 02 Jan 2012 Karma :

Benefits for each service, and a car, you can pick up and provide the project across the town, but also the limitations of the bike. For starters, a bicycle courier is the best choice, if your business and your customers, such as law firms, banks and other office a busy scene, the cab to keep your business.
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jacksdosen · Banned Joined: 31 Jan 2012 Karma :

I like to ride bikes very much and so that i choose to join the job in the field of courier services. It is very interesting task to do.
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The Artist · Super Spammer Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Karma :

EPIC THREAD. Just re read for "small world" win.

Billing · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Karma :

How long ago did you work here? I take it that you were working for Elveden Farms then? I live on the estate and know most of the people from round here lol
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Billing · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Karma :

Oops care to explain the incident? Most likely my dad would know anyway, being the gardener for the managing director has its perks Laughing

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