I did a bad thing today…
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Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
lit said:
I think the use of the word 'lapse' indicates that the action is not acceptable. You don't 'lapse' if you do something acceptable...
I gather that a downward blow is more likely to damage the mirror housing, than anything fore or aft...
I've never done it myself, I try and limit myself to muttering (or louder) something insulting, and anyway, I'd be sure to muck it up and fall off.
XmisterIS
Purveyor of fine nonsense
Next time, open the boot or one of the back doors.
No damage done, but causes the driver some inconvenice!
No damage done, but causes the driver some inconvenice!
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
lapse, according to http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lapse
–noun
1. an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
2. a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure: a lapse of memory.
3. an interval or passage of time; elapsed period: a lapse of ten minutes before the program resumed.
4. a moral fall, as from rectitude or virtue.
5. a fall or decline to a lower grade, condition, or degree; descent; regression: a lapse into savagery.
6. the act of falling, slipping, sliding, etc., slowly or by degrees.
7. a falling into disuse.
8. Insurance. discontinuance of coverage resulting from nonpayment of a premium; termination of a policy.
9. Law. the termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it or through failure of some contingency.
10. Meteorology. lapse rate.
11. Archaic. a gentle, downward flow, as of water.
–verb (used without object)
12. to fall or deviate from a previous standard; fail to maintain a normative level: Toward the end of the book the author lapsed into bad prose.
13. to come to an end; stop: We let our subscription to that magazine lapse.
14. to fall, slip, or sink; subside: to lapse into silence.
15. to fall into disuse: The custom lapsed after a period of time.
16. to deviate or abandon principles, beliefs, etc.: to lapse into heresy.
17. to fall spiritually, as an apostate: to lapse from grace.
18. to pass away, as time; elapse.
19. Law. to become void, as a legacy to someone who dies before the testator.
20. to cease being in force; terminate: Your insurance policy will lapse after 30 days.
I think those highlighted cover it....
–noun
1. an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
2. a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure: a lapse of memory.
3. an interval or passage of time; elapsed period: a lapse of ten minutes before the program resumed.
4. a moral fall, as from rectitude or virtue.
5. a fall or decline to a lower grade, condition, or degree; descent; regression: a lapse into savagery.
6. the act of falling, slipping, sliding, etc., slowly or by degrees.
7. a falling into disuse.
8. Insurance. discontinuance of coverage resulting from nonpayment of a premium; termination of a policy.
9. Law. the termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it or through failure of some contingency.
10. Meteorology. lapse rate.
11. Archaic. a gentle, downward flow, as of water.
–verb (used without object)
12. to fall or deviate from a previous standard; fail to maintain a normative level: Toward the end of the book the author lapsed into bad prose.
13. to come to an end; stop: We let our subscription to that magazine lapse.
14. to fall, slip, or sink; subside: to lapse into silence.
15. to fall into disuse: The custom lapsed after a period of time.
16. to deviate or abandon principles, beliefs, etc.: to lapse into heresy.
17. to fall spiritually, as an apostate: to lapse from grace.
18. to pass away, as time; elapse.
19. Law. to become void, as a legacy to someone who dies before the testator.
20. to cease being in force; terminate: Your insurance policy will lapse after 30 days.
I think those highlighted cover it....
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CharlieB
Junior Walker and the Allstars
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Actually, as I said in the OP, I don't have anger issues.
I' d had a very very frustrating commute this morning and that about put the tin lid on things.
I was extremely careful to try not to cause damage in approach/speed, as I know wing mirrors are designed to take a knock or two. It was never my intention to cause permanent damage.
That said, I take the point made earlier about not doing our cause any favours, and am suitably contrite.
I' d had a very very frustrating commute this morning and that about put the tin lid on things.
I was extremely careful to try not to cause damage in approach/speed, as I know wing mirrors are designed to take a knock or two. It was never my intention to cause permanent damage.
That said, I take the point made earlier about not doing our cause any favours, and am suitably contrite.
BentMikey
Rider of Seolferwulf
- Location
- South London
It's never right, but I can understand it. I guess that's why I love the video camera. You can bring immense embarassment to a driver via youtube, perfectly legally and quite fairly. Just look at all the many campaigning examples here.
OTOH:
I remember someone on C+ posting that the best way according to them to deal with mirrors is not to bend them forwards/backwards, but up/down. Then they break, and expensive car mirrors like BMW or Merc might be as much as £1000 to replace.
Now, stop daydreaming and remember the other post from a chap that broke someone's mirror, and it ended up costing them multiple thousands of pounds in court. The driver chased them whilst calling the police, saying he had a gun. The cyclist got caught.
OTOH:
I remember someone on C+ posting that the best way according to them to deal with mirrors is not to bend them forwards/backwards, but up/down. Then they break, and expensive car mirrors like BMW or Merc might be as much as £1000 to replace.
Now, stop daydreaming and remember the other post from a chap that broke someone's mirror, and it ended up costing them multiple thousands of pounds in court. The driver chased them whilst calling the police, saying he had a gun. The cyclist got caught.
joolsybools
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Scotland
Just don't do it again
Sorry, can't condone this at all. Let's face it, it is criminal damage. I'm not one to mince words, so I won't.
Action like this doesn't help cyclists at all. This driver will be significantly more aggressive towards cyclists as a result of this. All that for a moment of revenge.
Sorry I can't join in the back slapping.
Action like this doesn't help cyclists at all. This driver will be significantly more aggressive towards cyclists as a result of this. All that for a moment of revenge.
Sorry I can't join in the back slapping.
Ive got to be honest I would have done the same thing but would of instantly regretted it and the other posts are right, what if you see this person again and they try and take action, you are vulnerable on a bike.
Like I say I have done something similar in the past but have learnt my lesson and really try hard not to loose it anymore.
Like I say I have done something similar in the past but have learnt my lesson and really try hard not to loose it anymore.
