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From: The Medway Handyman on 29 Mar 2010 14:14 Phil W Lee wrote: > boltar2003(a)boltar.world considered Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:43:07 +0000 > (UTC) the perfect time to write: > >> On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:05:13 +0100 >> Happi Monday <happi(a)munday.com> wrote: >>>>> Slamming on the brakes in front of a cyclist is not realy >>>>> acceptable either. >>>> >>>> Neither is deliberately obstructing the road, is it? >>> >>> The tandem is entitled to use the road - just 'coz he's in front, >>> doesn't make him an obstruction, at least, not in the sense it is >>> being used. >> >> It does if they can move over to let traffic pass but decide not to >> when theres no good reason for them to stay in the middle of the >> lane (eg potholes parked cars). There was none of the above at this >> junction and we're not talking a couple of seconds here, they sat in >> the middle for a good 30 seconds before deigning to move over. Only >> oncoming traffic prevented me from >> passing them which was probably lucky for them as I wouldn't have >> given >> them much of a wide berth if I had. >> > So only now do we get to the reason for them positioning themselves in > that way. Because they were arrogant twats. > They were preventing themselves being placed at risk by a dangerous > overtaking manoeuvre which you admit you would have carried out if > they had not prevented you from doing it. They should have kept well out of the motorists way. > An excellent standard of riding by them. Not. -- Dave - the small piece of 14th century armour used to protect the armpit.
From: The Medway Handyman on 29 Mar 2010 14:15 bugbear wrote: > boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: >> I was sitting at some lights on the A22 (not exactly a minor road) >> when a couple on a Tandem come past and stop. Not to the side, oh >> no. They stop right bang in front of me. > > Would I be correct in inferring there was an advanced stop line? Paid for by motorists. -- Dave - the small piece of 14th century armour used to protect the armpit.
From: The Medway Handyman on 29 Mar 2010 14:19 David wrote: > <boltar2003(a)boltar.world> wrote in message > news:hoq47n$j44$1(a)speranza.aioe.org... >> On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:36:32 +0100 >> "David" <none(a)selectfire.co.uk> wrote: >>> <boltar2003(a)boltar.world> wrote in message >>> news:hopt8k$65t$1(a)speranza.aioe.org... >>>>> Would I be correct in inferring there was an advanced stop line? >>>> >>>> There was >>> >>> Conveniently failed to mention that did we? >> >> Its of no consequence. An advanced stop line is just that , its not a >> "block >> the traffic once the lights have gone green" line. > > He was blocking the traffic no more than any other vehicle. If you > knew how to drive you'd know that you have to pull into the adjacent > lane to over take. Whether it be a Ferrari, a bicycle or a milk > float. He was blocking the traffic by "slooowly accelerating to a heady speed of 15mph" as the OP said. A Ferrari wouldn't have caused that problem. -- Dave - the small piece of 14th century armour used to protect the armpit.
From: The Medway Handyman on 29 Mar 2010 14:46 David wrote: > <boltar2003(a)boltar.world> wrote in message > news:hoqhjg$ckn$1(a)speranza.aioe.org... >>> He was blocking the traffic no more than any other vehicle. If you >>> knew how >>> to drive you'd know that you have to pull into the adjacent lane to >>> over take. Whether it be a Ferrari, a bicycle or a milk float. >> >> When there was oncoming traffic? Yeah, that would have gone well. >> Muppet. > > Have you ever heard of waiting until it was clear to overtake? > Maybe you should think seriously about surrendering your driving > licence. If the cyclist scum had been in the gutter where he belongs it would have been clear to overtake. -- Dave - the small piece of 14th century armour used to protect the armpit.
From: Happi Monday on 29 Mar 2010 15:17
On 29/03/2010 19:12, The Medway Handyman wrote: > Its not your job to teach motorists how to drive. They have passed a test > of competence Advocating running cyclists down and/or killing them, hardly sounds like a competent motorist, tested or otherwise. It's more like the ramblings of a total fuckwit. |