It is not always the motorist fault.

[screenman]

Everybody makes mistakes, the good drivers / riders / whatevers are the ones that realise this and can recognise it in themselves. The most dangerous trait on the road is arrogance.

Please put that post on the one I am competing in on the cafe section.

 

[Linford]

What about it? I picked the fun stuff. Riding a bicycle is fun, and @User30090 is good at it.

How come I manage to have fun when cycling without deliberately peeing off everyone else around me ?

 

[theclaud]

How come I manage to have fun when cycling without deliberately peeing off everyone else around me ?

Dunno Linf. You get that bit out of your system on here instead?

 

[zimzum42]

How come I manage to have fun when cycling without deliberately peeing off everyone else around me ?

Cos you pootle around the Cheltenham hills. User30090 and some of the rest of us burn up the tarmac London sides. Basically, we're harder and more sociopathic...

 

[winjim]

Please put that post on the one I am competing in on the cafe section.

Ha, that thread looks pretty angry and weirdly passive aggressive in places. Feel free to quote me though.

Also see this insight from @400bhp http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/why-do-motorists-put-themselves-through-this.144442/#post-2794875
Related to traffic jams but applies to most situations on the road.

 

[martint235]

Cos you pootle around the Cheltenham hills. User30090 and some of the rest of us burn up the tarmac London sides. Basically, we're harder and more sociopathic...

sociopathic or psychopathic??

 

[zimzum42]

sociopathic or psychopathic??

I'm just claiming sociopathy for myself, Beano though...

 

[Linford]

Cos you pootle around the Cheltenham hills. User30090 and some of the rest of us burn up the tarmac London sides. Basically, we're harder and more sociopathic...

Mixing it up in heavy traffic who only have overttaking you as their priority isn't my idea of fun zimmers. My weekend ride consists of an 800ft climb onto the beautiful Cotswold hills over 2 miles which is very very slow, and then a 45+mph descent back into the town (the best so far has been 49mph on strava). whats not to like about that ???

 

[theclaud]

(the best so far has been 49mph on strava).

Excellent work, Linfy. You get one of these too:

 

[Linford]

It is fun! Try it!

Busy roads with cars squeezing past....I hate it if I'm honest

I'm quality over quantity any day of the week...roll on the spring

 

[zimzum42]

Mixing it up in heavy traffic who only have overttaking you as their priority isn't my idea of fun zimmers. My weekend ride consists of an 800ft climb onto the beautiful Cotswold hills over 2 miles which is very very slow, and then a 45+mph descent back into the town (the best so far has been 49mph on strava). whats not to like about that ???

Horses for courses, and I can accept that maybe I'm a bit odd, but that sounds terribly boring. Nailing perfect lines round Hyde Park Corner after flying down Park Lane in full traffic, now, that's my idea of fun. But then I'm a city boy, get bored in the countryside after about half an hour, air's too fresh and clean too

 

[Frood42]

He should get abuse for beeping his horn for that. Winding down the window and saying "excuse me" is the correct protocol.

I have a school near me, and like to sleep in til 8:30, and get bleeding woken up at 8am by all the Chelsea tractors beeping away trying to get parked. Iceholes.

I nearly came a (very slow) cropper today when I trundled up the inside of a BMW stopped half in the ASZ. I was alongside him when the lights changed, and he set off, flicked on his indicator, and turned left nearly on top of me. Silly bugger. What's the point of indicating like that, I shouted.

If half in ASZ, up the outside, sit angled across the vehicle, turn and give a nice cheery smiley wave!

Or take primary behind, or on the outside behind the BMW where they can see you in the offside mirror, as most will or should be looking there for motorbikes/scooters, if you have a bright flashing light you can angle towards the mirror as well, that's good .
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[Matthew_T]

I was driving down a pitch black country road the other day taking a friend to a party. The entrance was on the right of the road and I wasnt sure where abouts it was. So I stopped and was about to turn right and then I stalled. Now at this point I had no traffic behind me but it was on a blind bend on a 60mph road. I tried to set off and stalled again. I was not very happy. I was really fearful that someone could come around the bend and hit me. Fortunately I was able to move off before anyone came.

I am not a perfect driver, but havent had any incidents with a cyclist. Most of the near misses I have had have been with older people in cars who just dont look where their going and pull out infront of me.

I take extra care around cyclists.

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3prZ3qC1fIY&feature=c4-overview&list=UURoxFrDZq9TNltHfSiEnpzg

 

[Linford]

Horses for courses, and I can accept that maybe I'm a bit odd, but that sounds terribly boring. Nailing perfect lines round Hyde Park Corner after flying down Park Lane in full traffic, now, that's my idea of fun. But then I'm a city boy, get bored in the countryside after about half an hour, air's too fresh and clean too

I guess that would depend on the route you take when in the country. Where I live is mostly flat, but am surrounded by some big hills...adrenalin rush ascending them, adrenaline rush descending them. I'd rather not get my adrenalin rush from others trying to take me out.

 

[Frood42]

"Double White Lines means illegal to overtake"

Not.

https://www.gov.uk/general-rules-al...ines-and-lane-markings-on-the-road-127-to-132

129
Double white lines where the line nearest you is solid. This means you MUST NOT cross or straddle it unless it is safe and you need to enter adjoining premises or a side road. You may cross the line if necessary, provided the road is clear, to pass a stationary vehicle, or overtake a pedal cycle, horse or road maintenance vehicle, if they are travelling at 10 mph (16 km/h) or less.
Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD regs 10 & 26
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