I think I may have killed a driver...

[fossyant]

Its not often im doing the speed limit on my bike.I think your talking about cars?

Col, you need to get out on the bike more - stop being antagonistic.

Speed limit on my bike - do it all the time, and have been known to go over that at certain junctions to ensure I get a good position. Where this incident happened is a very busy road, so stopping from 30 wouldn't be easy when the lights are on amber - I'd suggest Sharky would have got rear ended had he attempted to stop, by one of the three cars that followed.......

 

[col]

Col, you need to get out on the bike more - stop being antagonistic.

Speed limit on my bike - do it all the time, and have been known to go over that at certain junctions to ensure I get a good position. Where this incident happened is a very busy road, so stopping from 30 wouldn't be easy when the lights are on amber - I'd suggest Sharky would have got rear ended had he attempted to stop, by one of the three cars that followed.......

Then your very fit,i do about fifteen most of the time,faster down hills,but never 30 on a flat clear road,well not for a long time,i thought he said he was doing 15?Emergency braking from 30 would have been dangerous.So your reason in calling me antagonistic is?

 

[fossyant]

Eight pages sir......mostly you having a go....?

Despite the 15 mph, as the cars were close, and three jumped the lights, I think trying to stop would have been more dangerous for Sharky.. I know the road, it's very busy, a rat run into Manchester.... far safer to nip through - on amber, not red, like at least two of the cars did !

 

[yenrod]

So why was there a massive tv add saying not to do it some time ago as it is dangerous to do it,you can use that excuse for a few things,if its dangerous you obviously were driving in an unsafe manner,are we not supposed to slow down as we approach lights,to be ready for a change so we can stop?Instead of racing through amber and then purposely winding up others who followed you through.?And then seemingly likeing the fact that the driver could have a heart attack because of your nasty behaviour,i hope someone is there with a helmet cam when you do it to someone who takes you to task for your disgusting behaviour.No wonder we are disliked more and more on the roads.

2nd'd.

 

[yenrod]

Well the way things are on the road today is the prevelant attitude: 'i couldnt give a toss about you unless it comes down to the legality of the situation'.

Instead of: i'll give you pelnty of room and have the patience too also as I'm a lot safer than you cyclists!'

 

[col]

Eight pages sir......mostly you having a go....?

Despite the 15 mph, as the cars were close, and three jumped the lights, I think trying to stop would have been more dangerous for Sharky.. I know the road, it's very busy, a rat run into Manchester.... far safer to nip through - on amber, not red, like at least two of the cars did !

I like it when the drivers get so mad that they start bouncing in their seat.

It's funny.

Eight pages sir,of answering what i was asked,or dont you answer if asked something?
Its as usual gone off from my main topic,that is he purposely wound the driver up and enjoyed the result,which i stand by,and what would your opinion on that be?,the amber is a side line which is what you have latched onto,and well thrown in mr p

 

[col]

Calm down col.

Do we sit back and not berate drivers for fear of their own actions resulting in a temper tantrum? Or even worse, a telling off from you?

Nope. I've had drivers lose it because I've cycled past them when they're not moving. And I find it amusing. It's not me that makes them the moron. It was already in them and bubbling to get out.

And despite the very regular comments, blocking manouevres, shouts, gestures (like that banana-polishing one) I've never even got near to losing it with a driver. Does that mean that their behaviour is ok because I didn't get wound up?

Im saying how uncalled for goading someone is on the roads,more so when it hasnt anything to do with us,i find plenty to laugh at where a drivers antics are concerned,but making it happen in such a way as to cause bad reactions,unbelievable.And im not telling anyone off,or is that thrown in to elicit a reaction?

 

[col]

Uncalled for because of the reaction that it brought?

What do you think of the couple of drivers a week who shake their heads at you patronisingly?

I havnt seen that and blimey your eyesight is good ,and if i did i would ignore it anyway,or am i supposed to do something back ,just to get back at them?

 

[goo_mason]

I havnt seen that and blimey your eyesight is good ,and if i did i would ignore it anyway,or am i supposed to do something back ,just to get back at them?

Shake your glasses up and down and comment on their short, fat hairy legs ?

 

[col]

No, you just ignore it and carry on. Unlike the monkey of a driver in this OP.

So you think its not very sensible either?to wind people up on the roads?

 

[col]

Shake your glasses up and down and comment on their short, fat hairy legs ?

 

[col]

I'm saying that if you can't cope with a bit of banter on the road without losing your ability to drive safely then you should question whether or not you should really be there.

True,so knowing there are people out there who will go off it,is it still sensible to do it,because most who do it know exactly what they are doing and why.

 

[col]

Without being there I don't consider myself qualified to comment. I've seen positive outcomes from comments to drivers.

So have i,but not when they are getting called self-gratification artists ect

 

[col]

From the OP it appears that he was merely fighting fire with fire.

How so?he admited the car didnt do anything to him?Until after he started that is.

 

[col]

He shook his head and clapped. The driver lost it and started with the language. Which was returned.

So would it not have been better to not do that in the first place,which made it all happen?