Hi,
So all you Psychology lot can get your minds around this one.
Coming home today on bike, narrow lane opening into a wider lane, but safe for two cars to pass.
Up hill so a bit slow and car comes into view coming towards me.
The car is in the middle of road and now appears to be drifting towards me Approximately 10 - 15 yards between us.
At about 5 yards the car now going to hit me and swerves back to middle of road.
At same time I slow up and get ready to dive out of the path of the car.
The car stops as I draw up to open window and me now crawling dead slow, the driver has hand on mobile and drops it and says camly "Sorry Mate"
I drift on by, past car and then say camly "You Know That's Illegal"
The car drifted down the road at a crawl and no doubt in my mind they picked up the mobile again.
No seat belt on either.
The car is a "car derived van"..................a SKY vehicle, I would complain but it appears that on sky customers can do that.
Would you have said something?
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Re: Would you have said something?
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You'll Still Find Me At The Top Of A Hill
Please forgive the poor Grammar I blame it on my mobile and phat thinkers.
You'll Still Find Me At The Top Of A Hill
Please forgive the poor Grammar I blame it on my mobile and phat thinkers.
Re: Would you have said something?
NATURAL ANKLING wrote:Hi,
So all you Psychology lot can get your minds around this one.
Coming home today on bike, narrow lane opening into a wider lane, but safe for two cars to pass.
Up hill so a bit slow and car comes into view coming towards me.
The car is in the middle of road and now appears to be drifting towards me Approximately 10 - 15 yards between us.
At about 5 yards the car now going to hit me and swerves back to middle of road.
At same time I slow up and get ready to dive out of the path of the car.
The car stops as I draw up to open window and me now crawling dead slow, the driver has hand on mobile and drops it and says camly "Sorry Mate"
[psychology] At 30mph it's 15 yards a second, at 15mph half that. I think you were misjudging your distances quite badly[/psychology]
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Hi,
I did say drift and crawl............where's the 30 MPH.
Remarks like these belong to the car drivers who retort at the frustration of innocent cyclist............................................
I did say drift and crawl............where's the 30 MPH.
Remarks like these belong to the car drivers who retort at the frustration of innocent cyclist............................................
NA Thinks Just End 2 End Return + Bivvy - Some day Soon I hope
You'll Still Find Me At The Top Of A Hill
Please forgive the poor Grammar I blame it on my mobile and phat thinkers.
You'll Still Find Me At The Top Of A Hill
Please forgive the poor Grammar I blame it on my mobile and phat thinkers.
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Re: Would you have said something?
NATURAL ANKLING wrote:Hi,
So all you Psychology lot can get your minds around this one.
Using my vast my experience of psychology, I would call this an encounter with what us professionals call 'a ****'
Re: Would you have said something?
AlaninWales wrote:Vantage wrote: It was so ridiculous, I could only shake my head in disbelief and laugh
Descending a steep hill and keeping the speed down to 30 as there was a 30 limit at the bottom. Woman driver dropping off her kid, pulls out of the schoolyard on my right, not even looking. No chance to brake, I swerved around and alongside and remained there for the 30 yards to join the T junction, where I asked her why she pulled out on me: "It's your fault you were riding two abreast".
I was cycling alone.
That reminds me of an old favourite joke from childhood - "What's the difference between a duck? One of its legs is both the same."
Re: Would you have said something?
karlt wrote:AlaninWales wrote:Vantage wrote: It was so ridiculous, I could only shake my head in disbelief and laugh
Descending a steep hill and keeping the speed down to 30 as there was a 30 limit at the bottom. Woman driver dropping off her kid, pulls out of the schoolyard on my right, not even looking. No chance to brake, I swerved around and alongside and remained there for the 30 yards to join the T junction, where I asked her why she pulled out on me: "It's your fault you were riding two abreast".
I was cycling alone.
That reminds me of an old favourite joke from childhood - "What's the difference between a duck? One of its legs is both the same."
Or that standing stone(s) in one of Terry Pratchett's books that you can't count, 'however many there is of it'. That's become a family joke in this house.
Can also be applied to some politicians.
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Hi,
Its getting much worse
Today for the second time in a week a car is driving straight at me in the middle of a narrow road.........then the car swerves to the right abruptly (my right) ......pretty obvious that they are not looking forward at all..................
Its getting much worse
Today for the second time in a week a car is driving straight at me in the middle of a narrow road.........then the car swerves to the right abruptly (my right) ......pretty obvious that they are not looking forward at all..................
NA Thinks Just End 2 End Return + Bivvy - Some day Soon I hope
You'll Still Find Me At The Top Of A Hill
Please forgive the poor Grammar I blame it on my mobile and phat thinkers.
You'll Still Find Me At The Top Of A Hill
Please forgive the poor Grammar I blame it on my mobile and phat thinkers.