Give the man a Darwin award. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-26336618
And sometimes it IS the cyclist's fault
- Thread starter ASC1951
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MissTillyFlop
Evil communist dictator, lover of gerbils & Pope.
Bloody hell, he's lucky that a £50 and the ire of the drivers was as bad as it got...
Indeed. The going rate is a couple of broken spokes ...... and your head spread over three lanes.
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
fairly regular event on the M23 near Gatwick. Escaping from there by bike without using the M23 isn't that obvious to forenz on bikez. Sussex Police usually just escort them off.
Lanzecki
Über Member
- Location
- A Boreen, Ireland
It's never the cyclists fault!! It was the GPS..
spen666
Legendary Member
Exactly - don't you lot realise it is an ABSOLUTE defence to any allegation for a person to have followed orders from their sat nav / gps. No one is expected to challenge the fact the device is perfect
mr_cellophane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Essex
Anyone know which phone app ?
ArDee
Guru
- Location
- North of Buntingford, Hetfordshire
Given that it was a Tuesday morning on the M25 close to Heathrow and he was cycling on the hard shoulder - he was probably faster than any of the cars.
Nigel-YZ1
Guru
- Location
- Somewhere else... maybe soon.
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
Oh.
So that isn't a cycling lane then?
Maybe it should be?
So that isn't a cycling lane then?
Maybe it should be?
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I know you are joking, but in this notorious local example, a motorist tried using a 'my sat nav told me to do it' defence in court and failed!
Verdict.
