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This happened yesterday and I just wanted to know if anyone local (Southampton) has had similar experiences?
Riding towards some lights that had just changed green, I'm around a car and a half distance from the driver in front. As I ride through with about 25mph speed a white van overtakes closely (around 4 inches from my right hand) and immediately cuts me up, nearly rear ending the driver who had been in front of me.
I shout out "Do you think that was safe!?" iirc and back off a bit and put myself in view of his left mirror.
I switch to the right mirror as I'm indicating right for a minirab, and wanted to show the driver his overtake was completely bl**dy pointless. I notice that the driver he'd nearly gone into is also indicating a right turn, but for some reason (perhaps due to the Skills van drivers tailgaiting) Skills-man fails to notice and nearly rear ends said driver a second time. This time he hammers horn holding it down for about 3 seconds.
I called him a lunatic and rode on my way. Reported to StopSMIDSY. Wanted to report it to the company but either they're only 3 blokes in one van or they dont have a website. Instead I settled for a crime stoppers form and reported for dangerous driving. Not sure what good that will do.
The thing is I have encountered a Skills Scaffolding van several times before, a couple of times he's seen cutting up another cyclist, and a couple they've overtaken me stupidly close. I have also seen the same company van parked up in Woolston on Spring Road, wonder if its the same guy...?
So has anyone local had any issues with these plebs?
Riding towards some lights that had just changed green, I'm around a car and a half distance from the driver in front. As I ride through with about 25mph speed a white van overtakes closely (around 4 inches from my right hand) and immediately cuts me up, nearly rear ending the driver who had been in front of me.
I shout out "Do you think that was safe!?" iirc and back off a bit and put myself in view of his left mirror.
I switch to the right mirror as I'm indicating right for a minirab, and wanted to show the driver his overtake was completely bl**dy pointless. I notice that the driver he'd nearly gone into is also indicating a right turn, but for some reason (perhaps due to the Skills van drivers tailgaiting) Skills-man fails to notice and nearly rear ends said driver a second time. This time he hammers horn holding it down for about 3 seconds.
I called him a lunatic and rode on my way. Reported to StopSMIDSY. Wanted to report it to the company but either they're only 3 blokes in one van or they dont have a website. Instead I settled for a crime stoppers form and reported for dangerous driving. Not sure what good that will do.
The thing is I have encountered a Skills Scaffolding van several times before, a couple of times he's seen cutting up another cyclist, and a couple they've overtaken me stupidly close. I have also seen the same company van parked up in Woolston on Spring Road, wonder if its the same guy...?
So has anyone local had any issues with these plebs?