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buggi

Bird Saviour
Location
Solihull
just bump the back of their car :smile: then tell em its their fault for pulling in front of you and braking and you'll be claim for any damage to your bike :smile:
 
MGIF and unnecessary, but can't say I would have been too upset by that. Driver was indicating, didn't look too close and it would just have given me a wry smile to think of the mentality of the driver to actually think the manoeuvre was going to get them anywhere.
 
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benb

benb

Evidence based cyclist
Location
Epsom
MGIF and unnecessary, but can't say I would have been too upset by that. Driver was indicating, didn't look too close and it would just have given me a wry smile to think of the mentality of the driver to actually think the manoeuvre was going to get them anywhere.

I'm not crying into my cornflakes about it. It was annoying at the time, but as you say not worth getting very peed off about.
 

sabian92

Über Member
I had exactly the same happen to me the other day. However, I chose to filter past him and then he tried to ram me off the road.

Better off letting them go. They're in a ton of car, if they hit you (deliberately or not) then you won't win. Better to be wrong than dead.
 

GrasB

Veteran
Location
Nr Cambridge
Don't put yourself back in front of someone that has already shown that they are incapable of driving safely.
It's a bit like motorists who deliberately block the cycle lane. Yes 9 times out of 10 I could filter down the outside but I don't want to as they've already proven their stupidity, inability to drive safely & within the law.
 
If that your most annoying :ohmy: It is annoying indeed but happens often unfortunately :sad: Ironically I find it happens less often when I'm on the fix (perhaps because I'm still pedaling to the line) than on the geared bike, even though on the former I'm slower away from the line :rolleyes:
 
Better off letting them go. They're in a ton of car, if they hit you (deliberately or not) then you won't win. Better to be wrong than dead.

I am reminded of the first words spoken in my first driving lesson in 1980.

"What is this we're sitting in?"

"A Volkswagen Passat..."

"This... is three-quarters of a ton of death. Never forget it."

My father (for it was he) had a way with language and I have never forgotten it. I think it was over a ton, but it didn't seem a good time to quibble over details.

God, I was a truly dreadful driver for the first decade or so.... I wonder if initial driving lessons still start that way...
 
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