Confrontation with a motorist: I did nothing wrong this time

[smutchin]

maybe those who think a two dimensional dashed white line on the tarmac is like a red light or traffic barrier at a level crossing should tell me what to think???

If you've passed your driving test, you should know what to think. The rules are clear and unambiguous.

Far too many motorists these days drive as if the white lines are just there to make the road look pretty.

d.

 

[Dan B]

If you think reading out a number plate aloud is the same as assault and threatening behaviour then you're a numpty. There is no way any sensible person would equate the two.

We've done this: Linf doesn't know how many in a dozen

 

[crazy580]

Highway code rule #147: "do not allow yourself to become agitated or involved if someone is behaving badly on the road. This will only make the situation worse. Pull over, calm down and, when you feel relaxed, continue your journey"

 

[TheJDog]

If you've passed your driving test, you should know what to think. The rules are clear and unambiguous.

Far too many motorists these days drive as if the white lines are just there to make the road look pretty.

d.

The highway code isn't all that unambiguous on this front, it says "do not cut the corner", not "you MUST NOT".

You are allowed to cross almost all white lines in some circumstances.

But this is just getting into nit-picking.

 

[Peowpeowpeowlasers]

well up until yesterday I'd have said this was acceptable, he can see the road is clear ahead and nobody died as a result of cutting the corner... but seeing as I've been shot down in flames for suggesting it's acceptible, I think ... I don't know what to think...

maybe those who think a two dimensional dashed white line on the tarmac is like a red light or traffic barrier at a level crossing should tell me what to think???

The first right turn is unacceptable and dangerous to all. I'd never ride like that, it's a recipe for injury and death.

The second right turn is fine, I'd have probably done the same in a large group. On my own I'd have slowed and taken it at a tighter angle. You can see the road layout has been modified to make it easier for vehicles coming the other way to turn onto the main road.

 

[lejogger]

We've done this: Linf doesn't know how many in a dozen

Is it a baker's dozen

I'd actually just like to address the age issue... It's nothing to do with that. There are more than enough teeneagers capable of 'bullying' or frightening the majority of people of a more senior age. The motorist became the alpha male in the situation due to his arrogance and aggression. These traits do not always increase with age, and in fact are probably more prevalent in the younger generation.

 

[Linford]

We've done this: Linf doesn't know how many in a dozen

No, you did this, but you struggle with the figurative use of a term. I'm surprised your first name isn't Lawrence

 

[dawesome]

I use a corner like that, it's Rosary Road where it meets Thorpe Road in Norwich, cars travelling west and massively cut the corner at 30mph, right outside two shops and the cemetery entrance where there are cars parked and a blind corner. They're five or six feet over the line, accelerating towards what they can't see.

 

[hennbell]

This is a simple case of running into a bully.
The car clearly cut the corner the cyclist looked at the motorist the wrong way. The motorist saw the cyclist was a young gentleman and decided to make an issue of it. From this point on it If the cyclist was a bit bigger and appeared ready and willing to fight, the motorist would have stayed in the car.

And the notion that an adult was being sassed by a cheeky child is just another way of excusing the poor behavior of the adult.

Feel free to report the motorist, likely nothing will happen.

Next time do not stop unless you are ready to defend yourself.

 

[smutchin]

The highway code ... says "do not cut the corner"

Yup, seems pretty unambiguous to me.

You are allowed to cross almost all white lines in some circumstances.

None of those circumstances apply to the motorist in Matt's video (or indeed to Matt himself in the other video).

It's not people crossing white lines "in some circumstances" that bothers me, it's crossing them routinely as if they don't mean anything or aren't even there, usually because they're too impatient to wait a second or two. No excuse for it, it's just selfishness. Those white lines are there for a reason other than decoration.

But this is just getting into nit-picking.

Quite.

d.

 

[Linford]

This is a simple case of running into a bully.
The car clearly cut the corner the cyclist looked at the motorist the wrong way. The motorist saw the cyclist was a young gentleman and decided to make an issue of it. From this point on it If the cyclist was a bit bigger and appeared ready and willing to fight, the motorist would have stayed in the car.

And the notion that an adult was being sassed by a cheeky child is just another way of excusing the poor behavior of the adult.

Feel free to report the motorist, likely nothing will happen.

Next time do not stop unless you are ready to defend yourself.

Yup, good to see you are learning about life. He didn't look at the driver the wrong way though, he started with sarcasm, and then threatened him with the law. That is what provoked the more extreme response. Dress it whichever way you want. pick on someone bigger and uglier than you are and then deal with the consequences.

 

[4F]

 

[redcard]

Matt, maybe you just need to accept you might have one of those faces people just want to slap, and you should try to do everything possible to avoid getting it slapped.

Live your life so no one ever wants to slap you. That'll show the bastards.

 

[markharry66]

I dont think you really did anything wrong, put it down to experience and move on just encountered a complete twat so ott

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

So when that driver nearly wiped me out at Stratford the other week,what should I have done?

Just said thankyou and walked off?

Yes,it's on utube.