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It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
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“I’m a highly trained advanced rider I’ll have you know”
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From another angle;
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61815609
Jeremy will have a hard on for this. Cue dickhead cyclists riding in the middle of the road to force a close pass
Jeremy will have a hard on for this. Cue dickhead cyclists riding in the middle of the road to force a close pass
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I'm conflicted about this. I genuinely couldn't give a fuck how close someone passes to me as long as they don't hit me. Cars have passed me so close on London roads that their wing mirrors have almost skimmed my arm and I've also sliced my way through spaces between moving vehicles with only a few millimetres of clearance. Having spent 15 years dicing it up in Central London, I ride very confidently with almost disturbing hyper vigilance, which mainly comes from being strapped to a spine board after a car took me out from the side and launched me across a roundabout when I was a teenager. Snapped the bottom bracket in half.
HOWEVER, not all cyclists are as confident. Cycling is good for people and planet and should be encouraged. One of the most common reasons that normals don't want to cycle is because they see London roads as dangerous. Any action which publicly sends a message to drivers to be more careful around cyclists is a good thing. Therefore, I personally wouldn't make any fuss about that pass, however, if it helps to send a message which makes a handful of other drivers give cyclists a bit more space, then it's a good thing.
HOWEVER, not all cyclists are as confident. Cycling is good for people and planet and should be encouraged. One of the most common reasons that normals don't want to cycle is because they see London roads as dangerous. Any action which publicly sends a message to drivers to be more careful around cyclists is a good thing. Therefore, I personally wouldn't make any fuss about that pass, however, if it helps to send a message which makes a handful of other drivers give cyclists a bit more space, then it's a good thing.
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That driver is a massive bellend though, he didn’t need to have the fine as was offered a driver awareness course and also failed to deal with the fixed penalty notice he received instead, hence the big fine. My worry is the cyclists who get up in the morning wanting to have an argument with a car driver, where you give plenty of space but they decide you didn’t and causes a load of fuss over nothing- and probably wins
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On average, 1% of the population will always be psychopaths, we can't change that.
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I'm definitely less concerned about that if I'm in town in traffic which is moving at sub-30mph. I'm not going that much slower, you get time to react.
On a country road where a car overtakes at 60mph and brushes your elbow it's a different matter. It's not just that the rider feels unsafe, it is now an offence in itself. The driver has only himself to blame for not overtaking safely and then ignoring the NIP and follow up. The full story just goes to show what an arrogant idiot he is.
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Good point, fogot about the speed. I literally never ride on roads where people are going above 30mph.
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I don't cycle a huge amount, but from my experience as well, I tend to get more space from cars in the city doing 30 or under then outside of it. Especially if I cycle up Ports Down hill, some cars barely give any space, and they're often doing 40 plus.
I saw that BBC article yesterday, the guy was a idiot.
I saw that BBC article yesterday, the guy was a idiot.
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You need to read the article to see how the driver dealt with the court in this one: https://road.cc/content/news/nmotd-783- ... 460-293549
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What an utter cock. Deserves every penny of that fine.Jobbo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20, 2022 11:43 am You need to read the article to see how the driver dealt with the court in this one: https://road.cc/content/news/nmotd-783- ... 460-293549
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"I couldn't come to court because I was bitten by a squirrel"
Yeah fuck off mate.
Yeah fuck off mate.
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Under the new Highway Code rules, are all the approaching drivers from around 55secs on up for fines &’points for <1.5m passing?
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Dunno but he needs his £50 fine for 1:42
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Utter cocksocket using the road like his own plaything.
He is not taking a single cars visibility into account and has no defensive riding skills at all. He is reacting instead of any proper forward planning.
Dave!
He is not taking a single cars visibility into account and has no defensive riding skills at all. He is reacting instead of any proper forward planning.
Dave!
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Ridiculous riding.
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He does seem to have acknowledeged, subsequently, that his riding was not up to scratch.