bladesman73
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i cannot ignore stupidity so please forgive me. this thread needs bottling up and nominating for the 'how many posters can miss the point' award
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glenn forger
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I suppose this balances out the London one, I think it was on Southwark Bridge where a cabbie nearly killed a cyclist then drove after him and drove into him. The cabbie walked after saying he just wanted to have a word to "See what was wrong". The jury found not guilty so presumably think it's safe to drive close to a cyclist and shout at them.
Having rewatched the video, that road layout is truly awful. Crossing tramlines at a shallow angle, merging lane coming in from the left. All of which exonerates the taxi driver, obviously. The man's a living saint, so he is.
glenn forger
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Dodgy as hell, first you have to take the lane where it becomes one lane but at the same time you've got to get the angle of crossing the lines dead right or it's goodbye front teeth. If anything his angle was a bit shallow, they scare the hell out of me after an incident in Amsterdam.
bladesman73
Über Member
i think i have made my interpretation of the video clear in my many posts tonight. i cannot help you if you fail to grasp that.
classic33
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That's an old one now. Neighbour has had it for at least five years.
jefmcg
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The positioning looks as good as it can be to me. I grew up in Melbourne, and learned (late in life) to cycle there. Melbourne's tram infrastructure is not perfect - I find myself in the door zone much more than I would be in London. eg here https://goo.gl/maps/hLx9ocKYGQ22
But they seem to have got stops in the CBD right. https://goo.gl/maps/Qdba7un3cwn
glenn forger
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Seriously dodgy, you're parallel then you have to swing over quite sharply. Gives me the heebie jeebies. Then you've got Mr Explodey Aorta trying to climb into your frigging pocket.
jefmcg
Guru
You've said repeatedly that you think he is chasing the driver. I can only think that the sped up video makes you think that - benny hill style. It's not evident to me.
jefmcg
Guru
Yeah, you don't get that in Melbourne. And lots of other laws there to help cyclists with trams, like hook turns. @Shut Up Legs - do you agree?
bladesman73
Über Member
deary me...you lot are trying to wind me up surely? lolz
glasgowcyclist
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That was as constructive as your post deserved.
But to spell it out for you...
Every part of your post was nonsense. There were insults traded, reasonably by the cyclist as he'd suffered a nasty and frightening close pass. Nothing the cyclist said or did warranted the calculated, premeditated violence from the driver. Nothing.
The rider did not pursue the driver, who'd gone well out of sight before setting up his ambush.
Lastly, one guy's behaviour on a bike is not representative of any other person on a bike. We are not, as a group, collectively responsible for every other rider.
The court, with all of the evidence available to it, decided the driver was guilty of assault. The judge must have been thoroughly unimpressed by his driving since he gave the cabbie the maximum penalty points available, 9. I've never before heard of 9 points for careless driving. With any luck he'll clock up another 3 in short order and the courts will disqualify him. He has no place on our roads.
GC
Origamist
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The road layout with the tram tracks look hazardous - particularly in the wet - I can imagine quite a few cyclists will be hitting the deck.
Without the physical altercation, the driver would have got away scot-free for a miserable piece of driving. It's one thing to pass too close, but another to pass too close when there is a chance the cyclist might come off his bike. 9 points is thoroughly deserved.
Without the physical altercation, the driver would have got away scot-free for a miserable piece of driving. It's one thing to pass too close, but another to pass too close when there is a chance the cyclist might come off his bike. 9 points is thoroughly deserved.
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User6179
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60 cyclists suing Edinburgh Council .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-30951833
Edit- 105 cyclists now suing .
http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.c...ouncil-for-1m-over-tram-track-falls-1-3908553
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