First Muppet of the Year

[HLaB]

After our club run this morning, me and a mate were cycling side by side slowly on an urban dual carriageway (30mph). It's usually jammed but today it was empty except for one car. The passenger decided instead of wishing us a Happy New Year as he'd passed he would instead lean out the window and tell us to get on the 'Effing Pavement', muppet

 

[DaveReading]

No alcohol limits for passengers, alas.

 

[cyberknight]

I thought i was a muppet,just got back from my 24mile loop in freezing wind driven rain.

 

[vickster]

I had Mr Abellio Ar$ehole..decided he needed to hoot and shake his head at me when he wanted to overtake me who was riding outside the door zone...the idiot didn't realise that there was a whole other side of road he could use to overtake with no other car in sight. Ignorant retarded

 

[ianrauk]

Yep, myself and @Trickedem had one today too. A complete tool of a driver who tried to over take us as another car was passing the other way. There was no where for him to go. He finally got past but to only get stuck at some lights. He gave us a beep as we over took and once we were through the junction he decided to get happy with his horn and pass too close.
Silly old git.

 

[NorthernDave]

Good day for it today.

I had two in the space of as many miles - both in grey cars of far eastern origin with cheap "cherished" plates, read into that what you will. One couldn't be bothered to wait 10 seconds for me to pass the roundabout exit he wanted and simply had to cut across me despite my right of way and clear indication where I was going, the other just had to pass me on a corner whilst staying on the same side of the road as me in his desperate rush to get to the supermarket a few hundred yards further on...

Happy New Year to you both!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Empty roads: happy new year to you, cyclist beeping taxi driver!

 

[matiz]

I had no problems with other road users this morning ,just a old guy losing control of two jack russells on extendable leads they ran straight out in front of me ,good job I was on the boardman with disc brakes,he was very apolagetic ,but I would put money on him doing the same again soon.

 

[Mile195]

I had a lovely ride this morning around the deserted roads of a load of Bedfordshire villages. Not a single two fingered salute required... Just friendly joggers and dog walkers... Either I'm going the wrong places or I need to work on being more confrontational!!

Who knows... Perhaps it's a sign of things to come this year! That'll be nice!

 

[G3CWI]

Must be the time of year. I was challenged by a pedestrian today for cycling on a cycle path. "Shouldn't you be on the road?" To which the answer was "no".

It's a rare stretch of road where the cycle path is actually preferable to the road.

 

[TissoT]

I see the Year is getting off to a good start ... Utter knobbers
some people need to learn to grow up.

 

[Markymark]

I see the Year is getting off to a good start ... Utter knobbers
some people need to learn to grow up.

Steady on, they all only went for a bike ride!

 

[mjr]

I had a lovely ride this morning around the deserted roads of a load of Bedfordshire villages. Not a single two fingered salute required... Just friendly joggers and dog walkers... Either I'm going the wrong places or I need to work on being more confrontational!!

It was a pretty low stress day cycling around West Norfolk too (well, except for mechanicals and a deflation). Worst that I recall is one motorist refusing to wait in a passing place so I put a foot on the verge and leant the bike rather than face him down. No one else seemed in much of a rush. A car followed a group of us at a plentiful distance for about a mile into one village before turning off, despite overtaking opportunities.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Seeing as everybody else is having a moan about dillock motorists i'll throw my two penneth in as well. Nothing exiting but while out this afternoon i approached a small roundabout. I checked then moved into the lane for going straight ahead or turning right. Some scumbag couldn't wait for me to just get out of his/her way so they overtook me missing me by about 1ft then turned left. The bastard didn't even bother to indicate as they swiped past me, showing their contempt for cyclists. It only takes one sh!t bucket like this to ruin a ride!

 

[fairyhedgehog]

Must be the time of year. I was challenged by a pedestrian today for cycling on a cycle path. "Shouldn't you be on the road?" To which the answer was "no".

It's a rare stretch of road where the cycle path is actually preferable to the road.

I had something similar happen fairly recently. Two women almost entirely blocking the path and one shouted at me as I passed to "get off the pavement". Normally I'd just tell myself "there's always one" and sail on by, but I was in a bad mood so I stopped and pointed out: "You see this picture of a bike on the pavement? And that sign up there with a pedestrian and a cycle?" She wasn't happy and neither was I. I think I need to go back to sailing on past and telling myself someone's just having a bad day!