Extremely close near miss with an idiot

[Iain M Norman]

Stopping and waiting till the hazard passed you would have worked.

 

[redcard]

Bloody hell Matt, i thought you'd been looking in the mirror again!

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Self inflicted extremely close near miss.

You chose to not respond appropriately to a hazard you were clearly aware of until dangerously late simply to make a point that will undoubtedly fall on deaf ears?

Have you thought that if you were a tad more adult about it you might have made him think a bit more? rather than waiting till the last minute to maliciously scare the c**p out of him and leave him undoubtedly thinking nothing more than what a twit.

 

[HovR]

You chose to not respond appropriately to a hazard you were clearly aware of until dangerously late simply to make a point that will undoubtedly fall on deaf ears?

Well they certainly are now if they weren't before.

 

[Matthew_T]

You chose to not respond appropriately to a hazard you were clearly aware of until dangerously late simply to make a point that will undoubtedly fall on deaf ears?

I fear this was the case.

The reason I waited until the last moment was that I thought he was going to look. The amount of time his head had been down made me think that the sense of not knowing where you are going would kick in and he would have a glance up.

I had just finished college and was almost home so I was pretty tired and wasnt in the mood for all the "excuse me" and 'shouting at the top of my voice to be heard' action. I was tired and he was an idiot.

 

[gaz]

Near miss? I was expecting a collision.

 

[Matthew_T]

Near miss? I was expecting a collision.

If I had been in a foul mood then I wouldnt have used my horn and just collided with him. Then given him a lashing about texting whilst cycling.

 

[400bhp]

Did noddy have a horn?

Or was it a bell?

 

[gaz]

If I had been in a foul mood then I wouldnt have used my horn and just collided with him. Then given him a lashing about texting whilst cycling.

A near miss means that there was a collision

 

[Boris Bajic]

Did noddy have a horn?

Or was it a bell?

I saw a documentary about him many years ago. Fascinating (if slightly odd) chap.

He wore a hat with a bell on it (or at least, wore one while the cameras were running).

He had a small car (FIAT 500 Vignale Gamine or similar) which would have been equipped with a horn.

He therefore had (at times) both a bell and a horn.

I recall that he was in dispute with some local gypsies and is now a UKIP candidate.

On the matter of the OP, I agree that the horn blast and the yell were late and therefore inappropriate, but I like to see an OP accept that this was so and admit to human fallibility. We all get tired and ratty and some of us can be snappy at those times. A nice post from Matthew late in the thread saying that he hadn't done the right thing. That's a rare sight on these pages.

 

[Matthew_T]

On the matter of the OP, I agree that the horn blast and the yell were late and therefore inappropriate, but I like to see an OP accept that this was so and admit to human fallibility. We all get tired and ratty and some of us can be snappy at those times. A nice post from Matthew late in the thread saying that he hadn't done the right thing. That's a rare sight on these pages.

Obviously I know that the horn and shout were late. I have explained my reasons for doing so and it probably wasnt the best idea. This is why I prefer to stick to the roads. You get silly cyclists which are more likely to be hit by a car than you.

 

[green1]

If I had been that cyclist I would have ripped the horn off your bike and stuck it where the sun don't shine. You have vocal chords, use them. He was an arse, but then I reckon he thinks exactly the same about you.

 

[HLaB]

The horn is stupid to use in those occaisions, it can spook somebody into doing something more stupid than just texting. If its not convenient to slow down and wait for a safe gap (which unfortunately for a lot of motorists it isn't, Pot Kettle Black), give a polite excuse me or comming through and be prepared!

 

[HLaB]

Self inflicted extremely close near miss.

You chose to not respond appropriately to a hazard you were clearly aware of until dangerously late simply to make a point that will undoubtedly fall on deaf ears?

Have you thought that if you were a tad more adult about it you might have made him think a bit more? rather than waiting till the last minute to maliciously scare the c**p out of him and leave him undoubtedly thinking nothing more than what a twit.

A bit harsh but there's some truth in that

 

[Hip Priest]

The cyclist was being a div, but a shout of 'hey up mate' before you reached him would've been better than an Airzound at point blank range!