Ok cyclists - is this reasonable behaviour?
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From: GeoffC on 29 Mar 2010 06:07 boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: > On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:35:17 +0200 > "GeoffC" <me(a)home.invalid.com> 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. Unsurprisingly when the >>> lights go green me and >>> all the traffic behind are now slooowly accelerating to a heady >>> speed of 15mph and its only when I hammer the horn that these pair >>> of tossers move over and I look in the mirror and the bloke at the >>> front is laughing. I was sorely tempted to slam on the brakes and >>> see how funny he thought it was then. >>> >> >> So how do you know what he was laughing at? > > Well since he was looking at me its a fair guess what it was. You have a funny face. Get used to it. > >> Do you often have a tendency towards road-rage? > > When people deliberately obstruct me for no good reason when I'm > already late picking someone up from Gatwick - yes. > Try leaving a bit earlier and if that doesn't help, seek counselling. -- HTH Geoff
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 29 Mar 2010 06:08 On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:57:34 +0000 (UTC), boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: >So what gives? some cyclists are arseholes as are some drivers. Sadly people like critical mass encourage more cyclists to be arseholes. -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 29 Mar 2010 06:11 On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:52:20 +0000 (UTC), boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: >There was and I have no issue with cyclists moving up there. My issue is >with them not moving over when the lights went green. Its something to do with getting started without cars alongside I think. -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: Conor on 29 Mar 2010 06:11 On 29/03/2010 09:57, 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. Two things: Firstly, many of the traffic lights in my area have a green box at the front for cyclists which is full lane width. Secondly: When you're taught to ride a bike, you're taught road position which is roughly where they were. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Ian Smith on 29 Mar 2010 06:29
On Mon, 29 Mar, boltar2003(a)boltar.world <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. Unsurprisingly when the > lights go green me and all the traffic behind are now slooowly > accelerating to a heady speed of 15mph and its only when I hammer > the horn that these pair of tossers move over and I look in the > mirror and the bloke at the front is laughing. I was sorely tempted > to slam on the brakes and see how funny he thought it was then. No, you are right - responding to other road users who are using the road in accordance with the markings set out by hammering on the horn and contemplating a physical assault on them is not acceptable. I suggest you surrender your driving licence until you've calmed down a bit. -- |\ /| no .sig |o o| |/ \| |