A Cyclist Knob with a Camera
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From: JMS jmsmith2010 on 17 May 2010 11:22 Lifted from uk.rec.cycling.moderated >I found this overtake frightening!! >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnH8hjjgbw What a prick. OK he had stopped and put a hand down - but not a foot. (PS He is an A* knob as he has to have two cameras)
From: Roger Thorpe on 17 May 2010 11:52 JMS wrote: > > > Lifted from uk.rec.cycling.moderated > > >> I found this overtake frightening!! > >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnH8hjjgbw > > > What a prick. > > OK he had stopped and put a hand down - but not a foot. > > (PS He is an A* knob as he has to have two cameras) > > > errrr. why should he have put a foot down? -- Roger Thorpe ....Wait a minute, It's stopped raining/ Guys are swimming, guys are sailing.....
From: Mrcheerful on 17 May 2010 12:03 "JMS" <jmsmith2010(a)live.co.uk > wrote in message news:lin2v5tutb2uhqfthc0jkscb7690j83l1a(a)4ax.com... > > > > Lifted from uk.rec.cycling.moderated > > >>I found this overtake frightening!! > >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnH8hjjgbw > > > What a prick. > > OK he had stopped and put a hand down - but not a foot. > > (PS He is an A* knob as he has to have two cameras) what is he whining about, they missed him.
From: mileburner on 17 May 2010 12:18 "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:gNdIn.15880$Wz2.12413(a)newsfe27.ams2... > > "JMS" <jmsmith2010(a)live.co.uk > wrote in message > news:lin2v5tutb2uhqfthc0jkscb7690j83l1a(a)4ax.com... >> >> >> >> Lifted from uk.rec.cycling.moderated >> >> >>>I found this overtake frightening!! >> >>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnH8hjjgbw >> >> >> What a prick. >> >> OK he had stopped and put a hand down - but not a foot. >> >> (PS He is an A* knob as he has to have two cameras) > > > what is he whining about, they missed him. Yeah, only just, and that is E X A C T L Y what happens A L L T H E T I M E if you are daft enough to R I D E in the gutter.
From: Mrcheerful on 17 May 2010 12:50
"mileburner" <mileburner(a)btinternet.com> wrote in message news:hsrq82$oqr$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > news:gNdIn.15880$Wz2.12413(a)newsfe27.ams2... >> >> "JMS" <jmsmith2010(a)live.co.uk > wrote in message >> news:lin2v5tutb2uhqfthc0jkscb7690j83l1a(a)4ax.com... >>> >>> >>> >>> Lifted from uk.rec.cycling.moderated >>> >>> >>>>I found this overtake frightening!! >>> >>>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnH8hjjgbw >>> >>> >>> What a prick. >>> >>> OK he had stopped and put a hand down - but not a foot. >>> >>> (PS He is an A* knob as he has to have two cameras) >> >> >> what is he whining about, they missed him. > > Yeah, only just, and that is E X A C T L Y what happens A L L T H E T I > M E if you are daft enough to R I D E in the gutter. > > the police driver would have been able to see that the cyclist had stopped completely (and well short of the centre island, well done!), which means the cyclist is NOT about to wobble all over the road or suddenly jump 5 feet to the right, and therefore can be passed quite closely without any significant danger. if it was a horse then yes, the police should have passed much more carefully, but this is an obviously (from the recumbent) experienced (probably adult) cyclist that has completely stopped. |