Steve Austin said:
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'FACT' Tom was going noticeable quicker after the car overtook him, and did chase the car down IMO.
He was going noticeably faster, but that's because he changed from going uphill to downhill after cresting the blind rise. I thought he was making good progress on overtaking the other cyclist, and primary position seems to be justified there given the narrow lane, the blind rise over the bridge, the parked cars, the junction, and the cyclist which he was in the process of overtaking.
Steve Austin said:
Then proceeded to shout at the driver 'FACT'
Incorrect. If you listen to the video, you'll see that the driver/passenger made some comment as Magnatom passed, and that caused Magnatom to stop when he wasn't going to, and comment back.
Steve Austin said:
any need to call someone an peanut if you block them by riding slowly in the midddle of the road?
That seems quite reasonable when the idiot overtook so dangerously in the face of oncoming traffic.
What I think is contemptible is that you want to blame Magnatom for the driver's poor overtaking, instead of blaming the driver for not holding back. If the driver did hold back, he wouldn't have lost even a second of journey time, as the time lost whilst going a little slower behind Magnatom would have been saved by not having to wait quite as long in the queue at the roundabout.
Can you explain to us all why you think it's fine to justify that driver's behaviour?
Steve Austin said:
like i said. Tom is an accident waiting to happen, and needs to learn how to ride defensively, not offensively.
of course in my opinion
I think Magnatom's riding was fine. It was assertive, but appropriate for the conditions.
Here's a challenge for you. Video some of your commute and put it online for us to look at. I'm betting that your riding could do with some improving. Given your comments, my guess is that it may not be up to Magnatom's standard of riding and that you'll be riding far too submissively. Of course, in fairness, everyone's riding could be improved, including my own.
Oh, another thing is that Magnatom's name isn't Tom.