Extremely close near miss with an idiot

[RWright]

This would have made GREAT cycle cam footage! Just hearing Matthew laughing after he blew his horn at the guy would have made my day.

 

[Headgardener]

How come the texters mate didn't think to give him the heads up that another cyclist was aproaching?

 

[glenn forger]

yeah, that annoys me when one rider has noticed you but doesn't bother to alert the idiot riding along while texting.

 

[MontyVeda]

@Luddite Joe .... Matthew gave you the horn???

 

[Matthew_T]

How do we even know he was texting? Is Matthew another one with SuperVision?

Okay then, he was taking a picture of his groin. What else do you think he was doing? Texting is a categorie for using your phone without having it by your ear. You could be on facebook, the internet, etc.

 

[PK99]

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.

"Take a look cyclist, please" some way before potential conflict works for me in similar situations.

 

[glenn forger]

Okay then, he was taking a picture of his groin. What else do you think he was doing? Texting is a categorie for using your phone without having it by your ear. You could be on facebook, the internet, etc.

Looking at pictures of girls with no vest on.

 

[Boris Bajic]

Looking at pictures of girls with no vest on.

The OP hadn't mentioned he wasn't wearing a vest.

 

[potsy]

Maybe he was surfing the mobile tinterweb looking at CC

 

[Cyclopathic]

How come the texters mate didn't think to give him the heads up that another cyclist was aproaching?

Perhaps out of a sense of mischief, or had just decided it was none of his business. I prefer the former though.

 

[Leodis]

Was he on a BSO?

 

[ianrauk]

Bet he cut a corner too...