I really don't know what to say...

[magnatom]

NO it's not!

Hi Nethalus,

It's a long time since you've posted on here!

To be fair to 4F, the driver did act in a very poor manner. She endangered my life, and then when I tried to point this out to her she gave me two fingers. I think alling her a bitch is being let off pretty lightly.

Also keep in mind that this incident followed on from a very very serious incident that occured to me a week or so before, and has now resulted in a tanker driver being charged with dangerous driving. I've removed the video until the case progresses, but if you look at this thread, you'll get the idea.


It's because of incidents like that, that we sometimes react strongly to bad driving.

 

[magnatom]

Not a bad result that mags,at least it's not just been ignored.
So who are you going after next?

I don't have to go after anyone, they go after me!

 

[nethalus]

Hi Nethalus,

It's a long time since you've posted on here!

To be fair to 4F, the driver did act in a very poor manner. She endangered my life, and then when I tried to point this out to her she gave me two fingers. I think alling her a bitch is being let off pretty lightly.

Also keep in mind that this incident followed on from a very very serious incident that occured to me a week or so before, and has now resulted in a tanker driver being charged with dangerous driving. I've removed the video until the case progresses, but if you look at this thread, you'll get the idea.


It's because of incidents like that, that we sometimes react strongly to bad driving.

Ah skip, tipper and tanker lorry drivers a law on to themselves. I'm sure some of them watched that early Spilberg film Dual too much when they were younger!
Had a few problems with them myself, including a few where the old life flashed before the eyes. Mind you I remember a colleague of mine down in colchester ended up with their bus in a ditch and a broken arm because of a tanker driver. The lorry was on their side of the road, it was either take a chance with the ditch or deffinately die in a head on!!

 

[BentMikey]

Hiya Nethalus, how's things with you?

p.s. I take it you can honestly say you've been just as keen to tell off your fellow forum bus drivers about threatening to run over Magnatom?

 

[nethalus]

Hiya Nethalus, how's things with you?

p.s. I take it you can honestly say you've been just as keen to tell off your fellow forum bus drivers about threatening to run over Magnatom?

Can't say I've seen anyone saying that lately. Some did say that he should be careful in provoking people.

 

[BentMikey]

Hmm, that's not what I just saw a day or two ago on the bus forum. Let's be frank though, just existing as a cyclist is enough to provoke a poor driver.

 

[nethalus]

Hmm, that's not what I just saw a day or two ago on the bus forum. Let's be frank though, just existing as a cyclist is enough to provoke a poor driver.

Well I suppose if you look at older posts there might be some. But not been any I've noticed.

 

[lit]

Can't say I've seen anyone saying that lately. Some did say that he should be careful in provoking people.

I'd love to know what they mean by that.

 

[nethalus]

I'd love to know what they mean by that.

Well I let's invent a hypothetical situation. Magnatom is riding to work with his camera filming away, minding his own business. Some moron driving a van nearly has him off his bike. Magnatom catches said moron up and gives him a piece of his mind. Said moron turns out to be Dangerous O'Brien, the king of road rage, who takes serious exception to being told off by a cyclist. Dangerous sees red and aims his vehicle at Magnatom, knocking him off his bike and into a crumpled heap on the road.
That's what is meant by he should be careful. There are some unpredictable and dangerous nutters out there. Best to mutter some obscenities under your breath, get the vehicle's details and then carry on safe and sound.

 

[BentMikey]

That's the kindest possible interpretation of that sort of comment IMO. Mostly it means that the cager making the comment is threatening Magnatom in case he dares to film their bad driving.

Very few people at all have any courage when faced with a video camera.

 

[lit]

Best to mutter some obscenities under your breath, get the vehicle's details and then carry on safe and sound.

That's what I tend to do, I was being slight tongue in cheek with that comment but your explanation is appreciated all the same.

 

[classic33]

Well I let's invent a hypothetical situation. Magnatom is riding to work with his camera filming away, minding his own business. Some moron driving a van nearly has him off his bike. Magnatom catches said moron up and gives him a piece of his mind. Said moron turns out to be Dangerous O'Brien, the king of road rage, who takes serious exception to being told off by a cyclist. Dangerous sees red and aims his vehicle at Magnatom, knocking him off his bike and into a crumpled heap on the road.
That's what is meant by he should be careful. There are some unpredictable and dangerous nutters out there. Best to mutter some obscenities under your breath, get the vehicle's details and then carry on safe and sound.

Hasn't that already been dubbed road rage.
Intentionally using your vehicle as a weapon outright, with the sole intention of causing injury or death to someone else, should be classed as attempted murder.

As far as the "unpredictable nutters" goes, I'm finding that more & more they seem to be driving buses. Normally younger drivers at that. Those that have been with the company a while seem to appreciate what others have to do to avoid them.

Wonder what the bus driver in Leeds city centre last week was thinking off when he pulled passed a stationary Cyclist, opening the doors & making it clear what he thought of cyclists. Before he realised why the traffic had stopped, an Ambulance on "Blues & Twos" going straight accross the Headrow & down the street where you say traffic isn't allowed.


Magnatom, The line from Knight Rider.
"One man can make a difference".

 

[nethalus]

Hasn't that already been dubbed road rage.
Intentionally using your vehicle as a weapon outright, with the sole intention of causing injury or death to someone else, should be classed as attempted murder.

As far as the "unpredictable nutters" goes, I'm finding that more & more they seem to be driving buses. Normally younger drivers at that. Those that have been with the company a while seem to appreciate what others have to do to avoid them.

Wonder what the bus driver in Leeds city centre last week was thinking off when he pulled passed a stationary Cyclist, opening the doors & making it clear what he thought of cyclists. Before he realised why the traffic had stopped, an Ambulance on "Blues & Twos" going straight accross the Headrow & down the street where you say traffic isn't allowed.


Magnatom, The line from Knight Rider.
"One man can make a difference".

You should have taken note of the bus fleet or reg number and reported him for doing that. I know I would have done. I reported a First Yorkshire driver not long ago for driving whilst using his mobile phone. I must say I think the driving standards of that company have slipped dramatically recently. And before anyone asks, I haven't worked for them in nearly a year now.

 

[goo_mason]

Hasn't that already been dubbed road rage.
Intentionally using your vehicle as a weapon outright, with the sole intention of causing injury or death to someone else, should be classed as attempted murder.

As far as the "unpredictable nutters" goes, I'm finding that more & more they seem to be driving buses. Normally younger drivers at that. Those that have been with the company a while seem to appreciate what others have to do to avoid them.

Wonder what the bus driver in Leeds city centre last week was thinking off when he pulled passed a stationary Cyclist, opening the doors & making it clear what he thought of cyclists. Before he realised why the traffic had stopped, an Ambulance on "Blues & Twos" going straight accross the Headrow & down the street where you say traffic isn't allowed.


Magnatom, The line from Knight Rider.
"One man can make a difference".

Completely different experience up here - Lothian Buses drivers are excellent around cyclists. I've experienced this both whilst a passenger watching them passing cyclists or slowing to a crawl to sit behind them when it's unsafe to overtake and as a cyclist seeing how they behave around me.

The nutters up here are company van drivers, BMW/Audi/Merc look-at-me drivers, doddery OAPs and boy racers.

 

[Matthames]

Using a vehicle as a weapon comes under the offences against the person act. Unfortunately it is only classed as a misdemeanor.

The law is thus:

35. Whosoever, having the charge of any carriage or vehicle, shall by wanton or furious driving or racing, or other wilful misconduct, or by wilful neglect, do or cause to be done any bodily harm to any person whatsoever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years ....