Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
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- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
Gah! Glad you're okay.
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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Gah! Glad you're okay.
chqshaitan
Guru
- Location
- Warringon
Very uneventful today, weather wasnt quite as cold as tuesday morning which is a plus
Andrew_P
In between here and there
Despite or maybe because of the Schools being off I have had a real shoot week with crappy drivers, culminating this morning with me catching up the twunt who pulled out on me as I was going down hill and then proceeded to start to brake and then pull over giving me hand signals not in the highway code and speeding off, all because I had shouted out whoa as I was anchoring on, he had looked me square in the eye before pulling out from my right and was checking in his wing mirror to check if he was going to hit me 
I didn't cover myself in glory when I caught up with him a mile and half down the road sat in traffic. He tried to deny all knowledge of what he had done, and I lost the plot. To be fair to me I am pretty sure it was a climax that had been building all week. The only positive was it a good workout trying to get to the lights to make my somewhat expletive strewn point. Must.Remain.Calm
I didn't cover myself in glory when I caught up with him a mile and half down the road sat in traffic. He tried to deny all knowledge of what he had done, and I lost the plot. To be fair to me I am pretty sure it was a climax that had been building all week. The only positive was it a good workout trying to get to the lights to make my somewhat expletive strewn point. Must.Remain.Calm
Whilst still within a couple of miles of home, so still warming up, a winter roadie decided on an not too clever overtake on approach to a mini-rab. I had previously spotted the rider when I joined a road but since I was pootling I was not too concerned but did not appreciate the overtake as I am freewheeling towards the rab..
He must have spent too much energy catching up the slow rider on a heavy hybrid with studded tyres because after the rab I cruised up behind and started to think about all those SCR points I will gain but they turned off the opposite way to me.
He must have spent too much energy catching up the slow rider on a heavy hybrid with studded tyres because after the rab I cruised up behind and started to think about all those SCR points I will gain but they turned off the opposite way to me.
I think the driver got off lightlyDespite or maybe because of the Schools being off I have had a real s*** week with crappy drivers, culminating this morning with me catching up the twunt who pulled out on me as I was going down hill and then proceeded to start to brake and then pull over giving me hand signals not in the highway code and speeding off, all because I had shouted out whoa as I was anchoring on, he had looked me square in the eye before pulling out from my right and was checking in his wing mirror to check if he was going to hit me
I didn't cover myself in glory when I caught up with him a mile and half down the road sat in traffic. He tried to deny all knowledge of what he had done, and I lost the plot. To be fair to me I am pretty sure it was a climax that had been building all week. The only positive was it a good workout trying to get to the lights to make my somewhat expletive strewn point. Must.Remain.Calm
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Is he a relation, hence he knows you are a twit or was it just a complete randomer?I got called a TWIT this morning... by a chap in a mobility scooter.
For no reason what so ever.
400bhp
Guru
I got called a TWIT this morning... by a chap in a mobility scooter.
For no reason what so ever.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Very quiet ride in this morning. Had a chat with a bloke who was jogging, he runs 6 miles each way to work every day, thought that was impressive, I couldn't run six yards.
Took the ice tyres off the bike today and had to adjust the front brake when I got to work as it was a bit soft
Took the ice tyres off the bike today and had to adjust the front brake when I got to work as it was a bit soft
just a randomer...
Though I think I worked out the reason why. He had x-ray vision.
When I got to work I realised the base layer top I was wearing was not only inside out.. it was back to front...
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
- Location
- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
that never bodes well for a day at work... more caffine needed and now!
MisterStan
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- Out there somewhere
In fine bone china of course..... with pinkies out!Tea m'dear.. tea
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I dont know about Welsh Councils but English Councils are Dutybound to reply. I think they can ignore it only if its been through a particular process to identify it as SPAM but even the most spurious of questions get responded to.
The flashing light thing really is a myth, especially if its in ground loop detectors
. Have a look a closer look at the site is there is epoxy rectangle in the ground something like this or this. In the first example there's a series of detectors and passing over them all at the correct speed nearly always triggers the lights even though its minor side road. In the second example drivers flash their lights all the time to no avail, it really craics me up 
the slip is dominated by the main A90 and also is a bus gate they just have to be patient (I nip through the bus gate )Occasionally you get both types if there's a particular problem but more often if there's two one is redundant and getting replaced by the other.
If there's a box on top of the signals itself then it is a microvave detectors, approach is the key in this case (correct speed/ timing it right) but there can be problems with these types of detector; the below TAL leaflet sums it up.
http://www.ukroads.org/webfiles/tal16-99.pdf
