Chris S
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This thread is for any examples of particularly moronic behviour.
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Chris S
Legendary Member
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- Birmingham
Last night I was cycling on the right side of a lane so that I could turn right at an approaching junction. I heard a car approaching from the rear and the driver sounded its horn several times. As he undertook me about 50cm away he shouted, "You're too close!"
One behaviour that irks me is when a car HAS to overtake you on narrow roads with passing places, then immediately encounters an on coming car and has to stop at the next passing place, forcing me to stop as well.
Double irked, when this happens on a hill and it takes all my strength to get going again.
Double irked, when this happens on a hill and it takes all my strength to get going again.
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
I think this has inadvertantly turned into a page to slap motorists. Its not helpful. There are stupid motorists and stupid cyclist.
wiggydiggy
Guru
Council are and are not dipsticks here, on the one hand this is part of a plan to create a cycleway between Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon, but on the other that road is now one way and there is no need for the squiggly lines!
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
You have to give him credit for having read some of the Highway code
He does know there is a minimum distance
He has not QUITE got the total idea of the concept yet - some people are slow at learning
lets just hope he doesn;t hurt/kill anyone before he completes the learning process
matticus
Guru
oldwheels
Legendary Member
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- Isle of Mull
What about courteous motorists who stop at the top of a steep single track hill to let you get up without stopping?
There is then pressure on you to keep going regardless of a desire to get off and push.
Even worse was the one who produced a thermos and mug and pretend to have coffee while waiting.
FishFright
More wheels than sense
They are best threads though.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Were they unable to weave along the car lane?
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
There is one hill I ride fairly often where that happens about 50% of the time.
It isn't particularly steep, so I wouldn't be getting off and pushing, but I do feel pressure to ride it faster than I might otherwise.
This one https://www.google.com/maps/@51.4454588,-3.4383531,3a,75y,310.49h,85.35t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sDupzLEDhUe-rDKPscbOItA!2e0!6shttps://streetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com/v1/thumbnail?panoid=DupzLEDhUe-rDKPscbOItA&cb_client=maps_sv.tactile.gps&w=203&h=100&yaw=234.36389&pitch=0&thumbfov=100!7i16384!8i8192
Not that I would call the drivers "dipsticks" for doing it. They are being courteous, and I appreciate that.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
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- Lancaster... the little city.
A colleague attempting to mop up a sizeable water spill with a couple of sheets of kitchen roll; saturate, wring, repeat... I figured I'd let them work it out for themselves.
