Being cheeky on the road
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Yes it is acceptable, though a little cheeky.
The majority of car drivers seem to be fine with it. Only ever had a couple of motons get arsey about it over the years. I prefer to slot in between cars rather then make my way to and sit in front of the queue.
The majority of car drivers seem to be fine with it. Only ever had a couple of motons get arsey about it over the years. I prefer to slot in between cars rather then make my way to and sit in front of the queue.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Never had a problem with that. I've occaisionally had an @rsey driver when I've done similar to get to an ASL but never to a rbt, touchwood.
gaz
Cycle Camera TV
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- South Croydon
As long as you don't bunny hop onto the bonnet, surely it's ok?
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3nu5PkoyLc
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3nu5PkoyLc
Angry Blonde
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I always wondered how they got them up there
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[QUOTE 2923755, member: 45"]What's acceptable and what isn't? What should be acceptable?
For example, riding up the outside of a crawling queue towards a roundabout, and pushing in to the gap a couple of cars back or even making your own gap. Acceptable? It's not going to hold anyone up, but it's possible that it might annoy the following driver.[/quote]
It's fine IMO and I don't mind cycles or motorbikes doing it when I'm driving but really get ticked off when cars do it. You just know the same people are doing it everyday, passing 20 or 30 cars in the wrong lane then attempting to bully their way into a spot that isn't theirs and isn't there!
As a cyclist, the biggest problem is you are physically very vulnerable and you just never know when someone is about to blow up. I still can't believe THIS GUY tried to punish pass me in an artic and severely enough to kill me if I hadn't been on the ball
For example, riding up the outside of a crawling queue towards a roundabout, and pushing in to the gap a couple of cars back or even making your own gap. Acceptable? It's not going to hold anyone up, but it's possible that it might annoy the following driver.[/quote]
It's fine IMO and I don't mind cycles or motorbikes doing it when I'm driving but really get ticked off when cars do it. You just know the same people are doing it everyday, passing 20 or 30 cars in the wrong lane then attempting to bully their way into a spot that isn't theirs and isn't there!
As a cyclist, the biggest problem is you are physically very vulnerable and you just never know when someone is about to blow up. I still can't believe THIS GUY tried to punish pass me in an artic and severely enough to kill me if I hadn't been on the ball
[QUOTE 2923755, member: 45"]What's acceptable and what isn't? What should be acceptable?
For example, riding up the outside of a crawling queue towards a roundabout, and pushing in to the gap a couple of cars back or even making your own gap. Acceptable? It's not going to hold anyone up, but it's possible that it might annoy the following driver.[/quote]
I do it all the time, off Lambeth Bridge it's either do that or get off and walk cos you'll be sat there all day otherwise.
For example, riding up the outside of a crawling queue towards a roundabout, and pushing in to the gap a couple of cars back or even making your own gap. Acceptable? It's not going to hold anyone up, but it's possible that it might annoy the following driver.[/quote]
I do it all the time, off Lambeth Bridge it's either do that or get off and walk cos you'll be sat there all day otherwise.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Natural gaps are the future. But then my commute only has two traffic light controlled junctions and nine traffic light controlled pedestrian crossings in 20 - 23km.
within a perfectly acceptable range of cheekiness imo and only the most twuntish of nobber-drivers has any problem with it.
within a perfectly acceptable range of cheekiness imo and only the most twuntish of nobber-drivers has any problem with it.
I don't see anything wrong with that at all, and do it all the time.
Even if it means one or two drivers are a few seconds later onto the roundabout than otherwise, you will not be adversely affecting their journey time at all, so anyone who would get annoyed by that is a nobber.
Even if it means one or two drivers are a few seconds later onto the roundabout than otherwise, you will not be adversely affecting their journey time at all, so anyone who would get annoyed by that is a nobber.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
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- Bristol
I had a lift this morning down the car park that claimed to be the A38 as I needed to collect a large parcel (I would absolutely hate to do every day, it would be such a depressing start to the day to crawl along the road), and it was nice watching the cyclists progressing down the road, and which side they chose to go on. They didn't seem to have any problems getting back into the queue the occasional times it started moving.
When I do it myself I don't normally have problems getting back into the line either, even if one car won't let you back in, the next usually does and it doesn't seem to make any difference which side.
When I do it myself I don't normally have problems getting back into the line either, even if one car won't let you back in, the next usually does and it doesn't seem to make any difference which side.
Hip Priest
Veteran
I do it all the time. As with anything cycling-related, if you ride predictably and confidently, drivers don't seem to have a problem.
Linford
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Why do you feel the need to use the term 'Moton' to describe drivers ?
