Happiness Stan
Well-Known Member
Magnatom has been gagging to capture an incident like this for years. Now it's time for him to put his big girl pants on and do something about it. Otherwise put the camera away.
20 cm away from death
- Thread starter magnatom
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BentMikey
Rider of Seolferwulf
- Location
- South London
Happiness Stan said:
Why on earth would you post something so utterly unrealistic?
Sh4rkyBloke
Jaffa Cake monster
- Location
- Manchester, UK
What a strange thing to say. Are you a bit dim?Happiness Stan said:
Landslide
Rare Migrant
- Location
- Called to the bar
wafflycat
New Member
- Location
- middle of Norfolk
Happiness Stan said:
*sniff* *sniff*
ah yes, the unmistakable scent of liquid bovine bowel movements associated with a trolling comment
hackbike 666
Guest
Happiness Stan said:
So you are saying it's ok to drive like that then?
Rhythm Thief
Veteran
User3143 said:
They are in theory. In practice, it hasn't made much difference. Not that I go anywhere near my hours any more.
Rhythm Thief
Veteran
nigelb said:
Probably not that many. It looked to me like Mags was behind his mirror and the driver just didn't see him. It's not an excuse - I always look round and under my mirrors as well as in them when I'm approaching a roundabout - but it might be a reason.
Twenty Inch
Guru
- Location
- Behind a desk
Rhythm Thief said:
Indeed, if I don't see a truck-driver's head going up and down and from side to side at a junction, I become very cautious.
thomas
the tank engine
- Location
- Woking/Norwich
User3143 said:Great idea!! Let's go out and get cut up by a truck on a roundabout with my front wheel only a foot from the rear wheels on the trailer.
That'll make some great film that will!!
You forget Lee, that everyone with a Helmet Camera goes out trying to get squished just for some good film
Happiness Stan said:
Yes you're right. That's why on my current commute I much much prefer taking the back-road route where if I am lucky I see about 4 cars over about 4 miles compared to the quicker 'A' road where I see a couple of hundred cars. I am much more likely to have some 'exciting' footage staring sheep, horses and ikle wikle bunny wabbits on the back roads. Just you wait, it'll make me a star......
(Actually, the sort of footage involving animals that would make me a star, might not last too long on youtube......)
Lucky I have a rucksack camera rather than a helmet camera.thomas said:You forget Lee, that everyone with a Helmet Camera goes out trying to get squished just for some good film
Besides, most of the roads I use are tracks or have weight limits. I hope that me on the bike doesn't exceed 7.5 tonnes, but I'm a bit worried about checking.
Most of my footage is fun little rides in the country, which end up looking like this.
On to much more serious matters. Thinking ahead, if all this makes it to court (I'm not in the know, just speculating) then I imagine its the kind of story that even the nationals might tip their hat towards on a quiet day. That's likely to unleash the forces of vox-pop hell upon Maggers. I really really hope for the good doctor's sake that this doesn't induce some of the less well balanced members of society to start issuing some quite serious threats again.
