Ok cyclists - is this reasonable behaviour?
in [UK Drivers]
|
From: boltar2003 on 29 Mar 2010 07:51 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. B2003
From: boltar2003 on 29 Mar 2010 07:52 On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:36:45 +0100 damduck-egg(a)yahoo.co.uk wrote: >You would have loved the situation I came across yesterday, Half dozen >vehicles doing about 10 mph up a gentle rise. They were stuck behind >one of those underpowered Horse boxes who in turn was unable overtake >a gaggle of cyclists . Give them their due they eventually pulled over >and let My Little Pony and Chauffeur pass. Let me guess , the horse box then proceeded to the dizzying heights of 25mph before running out of puff? :) B2003
From: mileburner on 29 Mar 2010 07:59 Derek C wrote: > Advance stop lines for cyclists are a good idea, because they don't > have to sit in a driver's possible blind spot, but they shouldn't be > an excuse for hogging the middle of a traffic lane once things get > moving. As a cyclist, the only advantage of ASLs is that there is a reserved place for you at the front of the queue :-) I do however prefer to be behind a car or two from the front, as there always seems to be a certain amount of driver anxiety if you do not go the millisecond the light turns green and then get out of the way. Being a few cars behind also means that you can often keep up with the traffic speed.
From: Happi Monday on 29 Mar 2010 08:02 On 29/03/2010 10:44, 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. > >> 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. Organise yourself and leave earlier. You need to chill a little - you're turning into another Madway Handjob.
From: Happi Monday on 29 Mar 2010 08:05
On 29/03/2010 12:13, JNugent wrote: > mileburner wrote: >> <boltar2003(a)boltar.world> wrote in message >> news:hopq1u$vvu$1(a)speranza.aioe.org... >>> 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. >> >> Nope. >> >> Misuse of horn, driver intimidating tandem cyclist. > > Sounds more like a reminder to the cyclist(s) that there is other > traffic on the road, and other travellers with a right to be due > consideration. > > Flashing the headlamps would suffice with motor traffic. Bikes rarely > have mirrors. > >> 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. |