OP
OP
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Yeah right.
Undertaken while turning right
- Thread starter Accy cyclist
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I did not know this forum was about inconsiderate motorists. Unless you do not drive I bet that you have been one on many occasions.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Enough of this rubbish, what we all want to know is what jersey he was wearing when this happened, let's get our priorities right 
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
I think you misunderstood my reply. I was referring to Acce expressing his feelings . By the way, I do drive and I do mistakes when driving AND cycling. As we all know, only fools never make mistakes.
OP
OP
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
With all due respect as they say, shut up about my previous threads! This thread is about me being undertaken not about any anger issues i have. You obviously don't have anything to say about the undertaking incident but plenty to say about my previous threads.
OP
OP
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
So in your book anyone who gets angry about such incidents has anger issues? Oh look someone has just tried to run me over and it's made me mad. Therefore i must have anger issues?!
Serynia
Active Member
- Location
- South Shields
Sunday Morning and having a day off cycling due to an incident yesterday so a little pissed and sore myself today... We all need to vent sometimes doing it here and letting off steam don't see a lot of harm, although not all motorists are out to get us just seems that way sometimes. Yesterday I was cycling along happily when a car pulls in to park at speed a little way in front of me front tyre on the cyclepath... kid jumps out of the car onto the path it was hit the car, the kid or evasion pattern delta (sorry binge watching star trek this morning ) I chose to try and evade and did not notice the tiny kurb around a tree hit it and off I came... not as dramatic as Mr Froomes slide the other day but hurt like hell. The family in the car totally ignored me and a nice old couple helped pick me of the floor I was too shocked by the drivers stupidity and complete lack of concern to say something at the time but riding the rest of the 15 miles home bloody, sore and with a knackered knee I called him every name I could think of even Turrian, Quarian and Klingon... when I ran out of English.
Moral of the story... people need to vent sometimes.
Moral of the story... people need to vent sometimes.
Nigelnaturist
Guru
- Location
- Pontefract
I had some twit the other day over take me and crossed the white line into on come traffic, he swerved back in a tad to quick, even the motorist on the other side slowed down, a few name calling as he then sped off, forgot about now bar the incident.
Kevin Alexander
Veteran
I average a couple of idiots a day but the worst one the other day was a cyclist.
It's not just motorists.
I was cycling down the cycle lane on a busy road and I slowed down as the traffic was backed up and you usually get pedestrians skipping through cars. a cyclist cycled down the pavement and then skipped onto the road when the traffic started moving..then stopped for no reason causing me to put the brakes on, check it was safe and move into the middle of the road. He got a mouthful and for 10 seconds I fumed.
After 10 seconds it was forgotten.
People will also make mistakes but don't let it get you down or piss you off as there will always be someone worse later on
It's not just motorists.
I was cycling down the cycle lane on a busy road and I slowed down as the traffic was backed up and you usually get pedestrians skipping through cars. a cyclist cycled down the pavement and then skipped onto the road when the traffic started moving..then stopped for no reason causing me to put the brakes on, check it was safe and move into the middle of the road. He got a mouthful and for 10 seconds I fumed.
After 10 seconds it was forgotten.
People will also make mistakes but don't let it get you down or piss you off as there will always be someone worse later on
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User482
Guest
It's pretty clear that you're never going to get it. Oh well.So in your book anyone who gets angry about such incidents has anger issues? Oh look someone has just tried to run me over and it's made me mad. Therefore i must have anger issues?!
Indeed. People are fallible, people are sometimes peanuts, and sometimes things happen. I doubt that driver has given you a second thought since the incident happened. You're not that important. The only one who has had his day affected by what happened is you. And that's your choice. He (by your account) handed you the anger you felt when you posted this topic (hours later by the looks of things) but you took it, you nursed it.
Absolutely let it go, what does getting angry achieve? Did your angry 'revenge' actually teach him a lesson? Again I'd doubt it. He probably muttered something about inconsiderate cyclists then forgot about you as soon as he got passed.
Kevin Alexander
Veteran
I don't think a lot of people do this as most of us just forget it and move on. Bad drivers will always be on the road and so will bad cyclists. Get used to it or take the bus
outlash
also available in orange
- Location
- ice station zebra
Er, no. For many, a forum is for sharing information and chatting to like minded people. Sometimes that turns into debate, sometimes heated but it certainly isn't a platform for someone's half-assed, one sided rant about a situation where anyone else involved doesn't have the opportunity to reply. How do we know the OP is telling the whole story? It's only being told from their perspective (and let's be fair, it doesn't sound like the OP was an angel even from his own viewpoint). You want to treat the web as a soapbox for your own BS? There's facebook for that.
Kevin Alexander
Veteran
Did you have a camera on? If not I would maybe get one and then report the drivers and then you can feel relived that its then in the hands of the authorities.
You might not retain some of the anger hours or days after the incident.
The thing with internet forums is that you should expect posts that may or may not agree with yours. I remember posting a rant about a grievance I had with a cycle mechanic that refused to do a minor job on my bike simply because my chain and sprockets was dirty. I was kind of surprised that the responses mostly said I should have kept my bike clean before taking it to a mechanic. It is my belief that a cycle mechanic that doesnt want to deal with oil and dirt is a bit like a doctor that has a phobia of blood. I guess my viewpoint of life is different from the people who responded in that thread. (was on another forum).
That driver sounds like a total tossa tho. There should be some sort of test of judgement and common sense before being allowed to operate any kind of heavy machinery. This test would be seperate from the current driving tests that show you know how to physically drive the car.
