OP
OP
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Ah, its ok. She's a blue badge holder! That's ok then.
Another motorist with no respect for others
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Slick
Guru
[QUOTE 5252464, member: 10119"]Yeah - I could imagine that happening. But that was a _really_ stupid choice they made! However slowly they were driving, however 'justified' they may have thought they were in ignoring a road closure, who in their right mind thinks it is OK to drive towards a person standing in front of their car and NOT stop, actually pushing them along with a car? It's slightly surreal. Reminds me of that footage from outside a school.
I'm very appreciative and glad that, in the best part of 40 years of bimbling around various places on a bike or on foot, I've not encountered such completely pillock-ish behaviour myself.[/QUOTE]
It was just my initial reaction to the OP but it was obviously wrong as soon as I saw the footage. We can sometimes be over critical but as you already know, there's no excuse for behaviour like that on our roads.
I'm very appreciative and glad that, in the best part of 40 years of bimbling around various places on a bike or on foot, I've not encountered such completely pillock-ish behaviour myself.[/QUOTE]
It was just my initial reaction to the OP but it was obviously wrong as soon as I saw the footage. We can sometimes be over critical but as you already know, there's no excuse for behaviour like that on our roads.
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
So when a cyclist disobeys a 'Road Closed' sign (am I the only one etc etc harumph, Tunbridge Wells), how will the 'powers that be' identify the transgressing cyclist and 'mail out the fines'?
By whom? Do you think there are armed police roaming the Plymouth streets? Put yourself in the mind of the armed policeman/woman. I think (am sure) their rules of engagement would not sanction shooting at the driver of a car until damage to life/limb has already occurred or there was a reasonable expectation that so shooting would prevent serious injury to the public or the armed policeman himself.
None of my comments above are intended to justify or condone the poorly informed driver's judgements and actions which I depreciate, but I'm not sure hyperbole helps.
OP
OP
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Road closed signs should be attached to javelin missile batteries.
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
What a load of bullcrap coming from her mouth trying to justify her appalling actions.
Gixxerman
Guru
- Location
- Market Rasen
The only way she could have made it worse was to mention road tax. Talking of which, the Daily Fail webshite comments section on this very story is full of the usual road tax rubbish (not that this would come as surprise to anyone on here). So the DM anger is not limited to cyclists.
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
Perhaps the writing workshop she was giving in Okehampton was for DM Journalists ?
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
Claims she panicked because she was surrounded by people who were aggressive. I doubt it entered her head, then or since, to ponder what made them aggressive.
OP
OP
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
"That's hindsight". Stupid person - foresight was the Road Closed sign. Foresight was the multiple people telling her the road was closed. Foresight was driving into the chap with the cone trying to stop her. These were deliberate actions. The only thing she is sorry about is being filmed and making the national media with her dangerous and selfish behaviour.
The sooner the Feds stick her on, the better.
The sooner the Feds stick her on, the better.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
This http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-44193827 is similar to an act of motorist twattery last year. Directly outside my flat i saw a fireman put bollards down to stop cars while the "Poppy Day" parade passed by. Some git in a boy racer car drove up and saw these bollards blocking his way. He got out of his car and started to kick the bollards, trying to make a gap to get his car through. He eventually did and tried to drive into the folk in the parade! Ok,he wasn't going fast but the scumbag was trying it on,hoping folk would panic and jump out the way. I don't know what happened further down the road but i then saw the car reversing rather sharply while 2 firemen ran at the car encouraging the idiot to go back where he came from.
First i have seen of this.i love the i have a workshop in Okehampton,Details of the event would have been posted and delivered by Royal Mail via the Council Offices.Stonegate Road here in Meeanwood and Moortown are always used for such events,the next one is a very important Triathalon 10th June,letters have already arrived and yellow road signs are already in place.How she missed all those i have no idea.But last summer i saw some motorists demanding entry to closed off roads around here.It beggars belief when weeks and weeks before we have all been informed.
sabcycling
Active Member
- Location
- Londonderry, Northern Ireland
The guy who opened her door is every bit as much a t-word as far as I'm concerned, she was in the wrong but that's still not on. Just giving her every reason to speed off frankly, race or not.
