Chav on path

[Darbo]

Seen it all now a chav cycling on the path, he was leaning over the handlebars making up a rolly. Unfortunately the poor lad could not stop as he had his hands full of tobacco and went straight of the path into the road oblivious of the cars or myself on a bike looking in disbelief.

 

[rich p]

Multi-tasking - impressive! Smoking, cycling and committing suicide

 

[yorkshiregoth]

Darwin award nominee??

 

[bauldbairn]

Honestly! :?:

Would like to have seen it though?

 

[alecstilleyedye]

i'm always secretly jealous of the hoodies who can ride hands free nonchalantly whilst fashioning a roll-up when i ride thousands of miles a year and would never dream of attempting such a circus act…

 

[XmisterIS]

On the other side of the cross roads he then took his hands off the pedals

Now, that is some trick! Was he doing a handstand too?

 

[alecstilleyedye]

Darwin award nominee??

as were the pair of goons i once saw at the top of mow cop; two on a bso with no brakes, using their trainers to slow the bike as it went rapidly downhill.

 

[ufkacbln]

(Edited)

Bloke in his 20s came out of the shop in baggy grey tracksuits. Chav I thought (I know, how snobby of me).

I have a whole series of "triggers" that classify a perceived risk while on the roads, and would make the same classification - not snobbery, just an assessment based on experience that the individual will not be safe or sensible.

Others include any hatchback with prat plates or a spoiler and playing
Loud Music

 

[Wolf04]

Seen it all now a chav cycling on the path, he was leaning over the handlebars making up a rolly. Unfortunately the poor lad could not stop as he had his hands full of tobacco and went straight of the path into the road oblivious of the cars or myself on a bike looking in disbelief.

I was knocked off my bike by a similar idiot recently. The abrasions and gashed forehead have healed as has the injured shoulder but the £150 bill for the new tooth is still hurting :-(

 

[bauldbairn]

I was knocked off my bike by a similar idiot recently. The abrasions and gashed forehead have healed as has the injured shoulder but the £150 bill for the new tooth is still hurting :-(

Sorry to hear about that!

Didn't you get a name / description / punch in?

 

[Wolf04]

Sorry to hear about that!

Didn't you get a name / description / punch in?

No, instead I felt sorry for him!!!!!!!!

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=44507&highlight=Panic

Didn't know about the dental damage at the time though

They always said smoking was bad for your health.

 

[bonk man]

I used to go about no handed and roll ciggies as I went...

I would ride into Worcester from Malvern no handed which is about 7 miles of main road with a hill in it..... a cop deliberately cut me up one day to stop my no handed shenanigans but I just rode round him.. no handed

No brakes and worn out trainers were the rule in my circle of cycling mates in the late 70's, wrecked choppers with your mate on the back with his legs dangling... hey those were the days

 

[bauldbairn]

No, instead I felt sorry for him!!!!!!!!http://

Just read your thread - I would have felt sorry for him too!

I had an incident - where I was having a breather, well behind a cyclist, going up a hill over a large / long railway bridge. I was just waiting for him to look back, or move over enough for me to pass - as he moved to the left I made my move to pass on the apex of the hill. He suddenly swung his bike around to cross the road broadsiding me - causing me to emergency stop - we ended up parallel / face to face. No damage done - good test for the brakes. Turned out he was a LBS mechanic on his way to work(Malley's). We had a blether for about 10mins - discussing both our brand new bikes, then went our seperate way's. Alway's wary passing cyclists now.