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Post by bathstoke on Dec 15, 2017 17:49:29 GMT
... Are complete d!€&$ on the road.
I was driving down a rat run with cars parked on either side & some MAMIL came racing toward me at speed on his £3k bike, with no obvious intent of giving way. I pulled into a space & let him pass, cause I'm not churlish & he didn't give any sign of gratitude.
The reason they're so self righteous is because they perceive themselves as being superior as they're stoically exercising & smugly see themselves as better.
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Post by Pedropotter on Dec 15, 2017 17:56:24 GMT
What about all the twats in cars that never give thanks when you give way to them? Whats your take on them?
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Post by bathstoke on Dec 15, 2017 18:05:20 GMT
BMW/Mercedes drivers...
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Post by Pedropotter on Dec 15, 2017 18:12:56 GMT
Not always. I think a basic lack of manners is endemic in modern society. I don't think a persons mode of transport has a bearing.
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Post by crapslinger on Dec 15, 2017 18:18:39 GMT
Not always. I think a basic lack of manners is endemic in modern society. I don't think a persons mode of transport has a bearing. I have tended to find that driving a 4x4 other drivers tend to give way if you drive straight at them especially cyclists  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2017 18:33:55 GMT
... Are complete d!€&$ on the road. I was driving down a rat run with cars parked on either side & some MAMIL came racing toward me at speed on his £3k bike, with no obvious intent of giving way. I pulled into a space & let him pass, cause I'm not churlish & he didn't give any sign of gratitude. The reason they're so self righteous is because they perceive themselves as being superior as they're stoically exercising & smugly see themselves as superior. Glad you let him through.....they’re well known for make false insurance claims against motorists  |
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Post by salopstick on Dec 15, 2017 18:40:12 GMT
So I go out on my bike today as the Shropshire snow has mostly melted. I’m only out for an hour. I negotiate wet roads. I pull in for a lorry who beeps thanks nearly get taken out by a close passing van Then come off on a bit of ice as I’m pulling into my drive.  Winter cycling is tough |
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Post by crapslinger on Dec 15, 2017 18:43:33 GMT
So I go out on my bike today as the Shropshire snow has mostly melted. I’m only out for an hour. I negotiate wet roads. I pull in for a lorry who beeps thanks nearly get taken out by a close passing van Then come off on a bit of ice as I’m pulling into my drive. Winter cycling is tough So why risk it ? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2017 18:58:12 GMT
So I go out on my bike today as the Shropshire snow has mostly melted. I’m only out for an hour. I negotiate wet roads. I pull in for a lorry who beeps thanks nearly get taken out by a close passing van Then come off on a bit of ice as I’m pulling into my drive. Winter cycling is tough So why risk it ? You leave him to it....let Mother Nature take it’s course |
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Post by salopstick on Dec 15, 2017 19:02:21 GMT
So I go out on my bike today as the Shropshire snow has mostly melted. I’m only out for an hour. I negotiate wet roads. I pull in for a lorry who beeps thanks nearly get taken out by a close passing van Then come off on a bit of ice as I’m pulling into my drive. Winter cycling is tough So why risk it ? Because I enjoy it |
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Post by bathstoke on Dec 15, 2017 19:13:59 GMT
See what I mean... Smug B@$t@&d$Xx |
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Post by salopstick on Dec 15, 2017 19:18:30 GMT
See what I mean... Smug B@$t@&d$Xx That’s very churlish of you |
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Post by felonious on Dec 15, 2017 19:55:34 GMT
So I go out on my bike today as the Shropshire snow has mostly melted. I’m only out for an hour. I negotiate wet roads. I pull in for a lorry who beeps thanks nearly get taken out by a close passing van
Then come off on a bit of ice as I’m pulling into my drive. Winter cycling is tough Did it have "cunt" written on the side? |
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Post by salopstick on Dec 15, 2017 19:56:23 GMT
So I go out on my bike today as the Shropshire snow has mostly melted. I’m only out for an hour. I negotiate wet roads. I pull in for a lorry who beeps thanks nearly get taken out by a close passing van
Then come off on a bit of ice as I’m pulling into my drive. Winter cycling is tough Did it have "cunt" written on the side? We’re you driving it? |
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Post by felonious on Dec 15, 2017 19:59:24 GMT
Did it have "cunt" written on the side? We’re you driving it? I give bastards on bikes the full car width since being informed
Did you never see Orbs' photo of the shiny new van@
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2017 20:00:45 GMT
So I go out on my bike today as the Shropshire snow has mostly melted. I’m only out for an hour. I negotiate wet roads. I pull in for a lorry who beeps thanks nearly get taken out by a close passing van
Then come off on a bit of ice as I’m pulling into my drive. Winter cycling is tough Did it have "cunt" written on the side? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2017 21:38:04 GMT
Correct Pedro. Endemic it is! The old adage, ignorance is bliss, comes to mind.
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Post by stillgame4it on Dec 15, 2017 23:45:26 GMT
So I go out on my bike today as the Shropshire snow has mostly melted. I’m only out for an hour. I negotiate wet roads. I pull in for a lorry who beeps thanks nearly get taken out by a close passing van
Then come off on a bit of ice as I’m pulling into my drive. Winter cycling is tough Did it have "cunt" written on the side? Or did it have "Hughes Out" sprayed on the side? |
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Post by auntiegeorge on Dec 16, 2017 3:13:43 GMT
Was it this van?  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 4:40:01 GMT
Not always. I think a basic lack of manners is endemic in modern society. I don't think a persons mode of transport has a bearing. So true. Donkeys everywhere, in every form. |
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Post by partickpotter on Dec 16, 2017 7:06:31 GMT
So I go out on my bike today as the Shropshire snow has mostly melted. I’m only out for an hour. I negotiate wet roads. I pull in for a lorry who beeps thanks nearly get taken out by a close passing van
Then come off on a bit of ice as I’m pulling into my drive. Winter cycling is tough Did it have "cunt" written on the side? Sounds like it had one on the inside. |
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Dec 16, 2017 9:41:49 GMT
Not always. I think a basic lack of manners is endemic in modern society. I don't think a persons mode of transport has a bearing. I have tended to find that driving a 4x4 other drivers tend to give way if you drive straight at them especially cyclists If ever a reply justified the original comment this was it  |
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Post by desman2 on Dec 16, 2017 11:33:50 GMT
I find the local taxi's are driven by dead heads who dont even appear to know how to use a road properly.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Dec 16, 2017 11:51:09 GMT
I wonder how we got to the situation whereby, cyclists think they can turn left alongside a lorry going the same way, and then become the victim if a collision occurs. Whatever happened to common sense? When I was taking motorcycle lessons many years ago, the best practice was to hold back from lorries as they performed their turning manoeuvres. I cycle regularly and I cannot believe people put their own lives at risk for a sense of entitlement.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 12:19:11 GMT
I drive a BMW and yes I realise that is the same as coming out on this board =)
Cycle riders are just plain stupid is the truth of it. They think that because they are morally in the right that somehow they won't get hurt when the inevitable happens. Like the guy on the A34 the other morning who despite the snowy, misty conditions insisted on taking up the whole of lane one all done up in his fancy kit on his fancy bike. NO BLOODY LIGHTS ON YOU NUTTER.
In 1975 I was hit then run over by a bloke in a Cortina mk4 estate he broke my tibia and my fibula broke came through the back of my leg leaving a two inch wide hole and displacing my muscle for the rest of my life. My right leg is now shorter than my left with a displaced muscle it has caused pain all my life and destroyed any career in sports or in the RAF as a pilot which were my genuine ambitions.
If I had the power cyclists and motorists would NEVER share a road, they simply do not belong together.
As a cyclist you simply must expect EVERY motorist to be aiming for you. If you don't then you will come off worst that I can tell you.
Who is right and who is wrong won't make any difference when you are lying in a pool of your own blood like I was. The car driver didn't see me he was smoking a cigar , he got 5 points and a thousand pound fine , I got a life sentence.
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