GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Good. But slightly misses the point. Much of the debate isn't around Inspector Knacker's actions but rather the opinions of other cyclists towards his victim's dress code.
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Cyclists gets a finger wag !
- Thread starter ozboz
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GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
My old rural commute. C class roads. At night. I can hear the car gaining on me as I climb the uphill z bend. The wash from my lights doesn't light up the trees. He's closing fast... Do I hug the pothole riddled gutter? Do I ride wide so he'll see me sooner as the bend unwinds? Should I just be getting the train home?I'm the opposite unless I'm in company. On my own, on a country lane, my constant thought is what is going to come round that next bend and is he likely to be travelling at speed on my side of the road? On a wide A road I can usually see for quite a way (I'm thinking A2/A20 style roads here) plus there's the fact that an A road usually takes a fairly direct route.
If I'm in company, ride a way back so that someone else discovers what's coming round the next bend
Squeal of brakes, horn blast, swerve. And relax the sphincter. He's past. But once it was squeal of brakes, no horn, no swerve, and thud, we're off and I need a new back wheel and a lift to a and e.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
I've highlighted the troublesome elements largely absent from smaller country roads in the fens, which may explain my different attitude/generalisation.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
With huge scary blades the full width of the road. Usually taller than the houses with flashing lights so pretty easy to spot when most hedges are lower than a top tube.
(edited: grrr autocorrect)
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GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
I did once cause a two-car rta on the same hill.I've highlighted the troublesome elements largely absent from smaller country roads in the fens, which may explain my different attitude/generalisation.
Apparently the driver passing me saw me but didn't see the car coming from the other direction. Boom! Two very bent cars, in bits, all over the road, and chummy trying to blame me for riding in the middle of the road.
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
Not any more! Elizabeth is moving on; maybe.
gilespargiter
Veteran
- Location
- N Wales
That allusion is part of a private joke - guy that takes around 20 seconds to fall 40-50ft !?!
