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WVM, SVM, trade van drivers and courier drivers - ignorant, selfish, knuckle dragging scum.
Was doing some shopping in town at lunchtime today. While walking a long a quiet back street I saw this guy about 25 yds away start crossing the road, cars parked on one side and only room for one vehicle to travel along it so not a wide road and if driving caution is the operative word - max 15mph IMHO as there are lots of people around. Shops on one side, offices and bus station on t'other to which this chap was going. My attention was drawn to the chap as he was moving awkwardly. I then realised his manner of movement was due to his obvious disability probably cerebral palsy. Any way he was making steady progress having emerged from between the parked cars on double yellows and I would say a good way out into the road. Then there was this loud engine reving, a sort of wheelspin noise and within a fraction of a second a silver transit van had sped by this chap crossing the road missing him by literally inches. Quite how he missed the guy I don't know as this chap couldn't easily jump back or quickly get out the way as say an able bodied person could. Anyway the guy shouted "peanut!" as this van must have shaved his forehead with it's nearside mirror as it sped by. The van had "Shellbuild" emblazoned all over it. Unfortunately I didn't get the reg but ran forward to see if the guy crossing the road was ok. He was. He said he gets that sort of behaviour from drivers all the time. And I thought cyclists had it bad
. Seeing this chap put everything that we take for granted into perspective. We chatted a bit more then satisfied he was ok I walked on.
Move forward about 30 mins. I was leaving town went through a set of lights, under a rail bridge, a car that had been patiently waiting to pass did so. I then checked behind as once a vehicle has passed, forget about it, onto the next moron who is behind. Anyway the vehicle behind is a silver transit, not the same one as earlier. Anyway he's itching to get by but there is oncoming and I move out a bit to protect myself from being dangerously close passed. Anyway only two cars were oncoming so the transit could pass when they had gone by ............. or so I thought.......... The f*cker had only decided he could not wait and was going to barge his way past me, pushing the first on coming car into the gutter and me toward the kerb. As he draws level with me he's waving his arms aggressively at me to get out the way and shouting all sorts, his nearside mirror catches my shoulder so I quick as a flash hang onto it and try to reposition it
. I don't even have to lean or stretch as it is touching my shoulder. He then swerves into me trying to side swipe me. I think I am a goner. The driver then veers away accelerates past and slams on his anchors in an entrance to some houses 75 yrds up the road, door opens, out steps a fat pasty faced knuckle dragging thug about 35-40 years old with an ear ring
. Anyway I shouted "Be careful you $^£"%£*$^ !" at him as I rode by him choosing not to show any sign of weakness. The transit van had "SawtryCabinets" sign written all over it. Unfortunately cannot remember the reg. If you are doing any business with this guy, just to let you know, he is an ar$ehole.
Cars following were staying well back. Guy jumps back in his van pulls out in front of cars and speeds toward me so I sit right up, turn right around swan neck stylee to eyeball this f*cker. He then passes me at speed a lot higher than the 30mph speed limit on this road, but this time giving me a bit more room this time. He's gesticulating and all sorts as he passes. He then slammed on his anchors and drove about 30-40 feet in front making his brake lights flash, but one car then passed me so is between me and him, then it's two. The fecker was still driving comparatively slowly holding the cars up behind him. I was cycling at about 17mph. Then a huge HGV loaded with pallets is behind and he stays well back giving me lots of space so I can shortly turn right off the road. I see the van about 300m in distance still driving pathetically slowly obviously looking in his mirrors. As I turn off he is heading toward the A14.
Then nearer home approaching a cross roads in the middle of no where, an old Toyota banger of a van with Gas/Plumbing Company on the side comes steaming up to the junction, no indication. The driver was a fat unshaven f*cker who had a mobile phone glued to his ear. He waited, he waited, obviously his mind was elsewhere. I guessed he would be turning right across my path. I just didn't want him to do it when I was quite so close to him as I was going straight on and had right of way. Right at the last second the fat f*cker decides to pull out on me. I brake, taking avoidance action involving a very loud "Oi!!!!" and narrowly miss him. He continues on up the road from where I have just come, still with his mobile phone glued to his ear.
Then further up the road about 2 miles another fat f*cker in a Peugeot 206 van with Morgan Construction sign written on the outside comes steaming by me before I enter a blind left hand bend where oncoming cars frequently try to cut the corner so is quite a hazardous bend. I time a rear glance perfectly to co-incide with his passing me. I see this fecker also has a mobile phone glued to his right ear. I note the reg but quickly forget it. I wish I had a headcam
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So all building trades, van drivers of any type - WVM and especially silver van men are very likely to be dangerous ignorant knuckle dragging scum (see the other thread). If you see one driving toward you prepare to be close passed, side swiped, pulled out on, abused and generally put in fear of your life.
For those whose don't know I cycle in bright yellow and high viz. Quite how some drivers don't see this, when other drivers are so courteous you wish you could stop them to thank them and explain in detail why you are so grateful, I don't know.
Was doing some shopping in town at lunchtime today. While walking a long a quiet back street I saw this guy about 25 yds away start crossing the road, cars parked on one side and only room for one vehicle to travel along it so not a wide road and if driving caution is the operative word - max 15mph IMHO as there are lots of people around. Shops on one side, offices and bus station on t'other to which this chap was going. My attention was drawn to the chap as he was moving awkwardly. I then realised his manner of movement was due to his obvious disability probably cerebral palsy. Any way he was making steady progress having emerged from between the parked cars on double yellows and I would say a good way out into the road. Then there was this loud engine reving, a sort of wheelspin noise and within a fraction of a second a silver transit van had sped by this chap crossing the road missing him by literally inches. Quite how he missed the guy I don't know as this chap couldn't easily jump back or quickly get out the way as say an able bodied person could. Anyway the guy shouted "peanut!" as this van must have shaved his forehead with it's nearside mirror as it sped by. The van had "Shellbuild" emblazoned all over it. Unfortunately I didn't get the reg but ran forward to see if the guy crossing the road was ok. He was. He said he gets that sort of behaviour from drivers all the time. And I thought cyclists had it bad

Move forward about 30 mins. I was leaving town went through a set of lights, under a rail bridge, a car that had been patiently waiting to pass did so. I then checked behind as once a vehicle has passed, forget about it, onto the next moron who is behind. Anyway the vehicle behind is a silver transit, not the same one as earlier. Anyway he's itching to get by but there is oncoming and I move out a bit to protect myself from being dangerously close passed. Anyway only two cars were oncoming so the transit could pass when they had gone by ............. or so I thought.......... The f*cker had only decided he could not wait and was going to barge his way past me, pushing the first on coming car into the gutter and me toward the kerb. As he draws level with me he's waving his arms aggressively at me to get out the way and shouting all sorts, his nearside mirror catches my shoulder so I quick as a flash hang onto it and try to reposition it


Cars following were staying well back. Guy jumps back in his van pulls out in front of cars and speeds toward me so I sit right up, turn right around swan neck stylee to eyeball this f*cker. He then passes me at speed a lot higher than the 30mph speed limit on this road, but this time giving me a bit more room this time. He's gesticulating and all sorts as he passes. He then slammed on his anchors and drove about 30-40 feet in front making his brake lights flash, but one car then passed me so is between me and him, then it's two. The fecker was still driving comparatively slowly holding the cars up behind him. I was cycling at about 17mph. Then a huge HGV loaded with pallets is behind and he stays well back giving me lots of space so I can shortly turn right off the road. I see the van about 300m in distance still driving pathetically slowly obviously looking in his mirrors. As I turn off he is heading toward the A14.
Then nearer home approaching a cross roads in the middle of no where, an old Toyota banger of a van with Gas/Plumbing Company on the side comes steaming up to the junction, no indication. The driver was a fat unshaven f*cker who had a mobile phone glued to his ear. He waited, he waited, obviously his mind was elsewhere. I guessed he would be turning right across my path. I just didn't want him to do it when I was quite so close to him as I was going straight on and had right of way. Right at the last second the fat f*cker decides to pull out on me. I brake, taking avoidance action involving a very loud "Oi!!!!" and narrowly miss him. He continues on up the road from where I have just come, still with his mobile phone glued to his ear.
Then further up the road about 2 miles another fat f*cker in a Peugeot 206 van with Morgan Construction sign written on the outside comes steaming by me before I enter a blind left hand bend where oncoming cars frequently try to cut the corner so is quite a hazardous bend. I time a rear glance perfectly to co-incide with his passing me. I see this fecker also has a mobile phone glued to his right ear. I note the reg but quickly forget it. I wish I had a headcam

So all building trades, van drivers of any type - WVM and especially silver van men are very likely to be dangerous ignorant knuckle dragging scum (see the other thread). If you see one driving toward you prepare to be close passed, side swiped, pulled out on, abused and generally put in fear of your life.
For those whose don't know I cycle in bright yellow and high viz. Quite how some drivers don't see this, when other drivers are so courteous you wish you could stop them to thank them and explain in detail why you are so grateful, I don't know.