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Posted: 02:07 - 30 Sep 2012 Post subject: disturbing video of drivers |
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recman World Chat Champion
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Posted: 08:57 - 30 Sep 2012 Post subject: |
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I used to cycle a few years ago but I don't remember randomly falling off while slowly going around a bend.
Maybe change the slicks? |
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Forget whats right - cycle to get to A to B - avoiding cagers as much as possible, and fit a right hand side mirror. ____________________ Jogging on, destination living. |
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G The Voice of Reason
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herulach World Chat Champion
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yaigi World Chat Champion
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Posted: 20:33 - 30 Sep 2012 Post subject: |
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London At least you get some cycle lanes. Come up north in your lycra and try cycling around Liverpool, see how long your riding in the middle of the road lasts for. That said though, there are some utter arsehole drivers in that video. I see the taxi drivers waving the wanker flag as usual ____________________ What would you do in life, if you knew you could not fail?
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Irn-Bru World Chat Champion
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G, he is not a vlogger, action camera doesn't equal vlogger.
The reason they cycle in the middle of the lane is (usually) because there is not enough space for cars to overtake, if they did it would be dangerous, just like on a motorbike you need a dominant road position to stop people trying to kill you. Some times it's also to avoid car doors or other hazards such as drain covers. I don't cycle and even I can figure that out. It's as if you lot are siding with the dangerous driving of the cagers even though you're also a vulnerable road user too.
I should point out the nob in the white van was prosecuted for his driving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dI6-_RgmSI
There's no way I'd commute by bike on public roads. I used to cycle to college and back but that was entirely by cycle path and normal paths, no one really cares if you cycle on the pavement around here. ____________________ KTM 990 SMT & Suzuki DR-Z 400 SM |
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G The Voice of Reason
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UnknownStuntm... World Chat Champion
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I remember riding one sunny day last year on a NSL single carriageway road with not much room for a verge. A fairly busy, but 'country' road. At every opportunity I pulled as far across to the left as I could, but I could tell there was some muppet behind who was happy to sit there at 22mph, in a van. Most likely with a queue of traffic behind him.
A few moments after I worked this out, I saw a good opportunity to stop, a pub car park on a slight bend in the road. The Bedford camper van pulled in, in front of me, with the passenger (a fat, warty old pig she was) yelling stuff at me, like "move over, you don't own the road" and questioning if I'd paid road tax on my bike.
I cheerfully pointed out I pulled in at every possible opportunity and if they couldn't overtake me it wasn't my fault - and in any case I'd pulled in to the car park to allow them to continue unimpeded yet they thought it necessary to remonstrate this and obviously weren't in that much of a hurry.
This flipped the poor befuddled driver who had somewhat of a meltdown and huffed his way out of his van. The suspension creaked and the van wobbled then like a sweaty, rotund, foul smelling champagne cork he flopped out of the van and promptly fell flat on his face in the gravel. I simply couldn't help myself laugh, and rode on. I kept an eye out for him and his harridan but I reckon he had issues getting back behind the wheel. Happy memories. |
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steven_191 Nearly there...
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it made me laugh listening to him shouting at everyone haha.
i ride (not in london) and use the road. The only time im not near to curb is if im avoiding a pot hole/drain/parked car or turning.and before pulling out i do a life saver. in fact i do a life saver every now and then so i know whats around me.
i fell off the other day in the middle of the road but i knew i was safe becuase i did a life saver and moved to the middle of the road to take a wide left turn.
some people drive like cunts but some people cycle like cunts. personally I dont worry too much about what other idiots are doing as long as it doesnt cause me any agro. sitting there shouting and moaning isnt going to sort anything out especially if its a car thats already driven off although it is funny to hear |
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JonB Afraid of Mileage
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 11 years, 205 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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