briantrumpet
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- Devon & Die
People who live in igloos shouldn't throw penguins?
Nearly wiped out a whole cycling club
- Thread starter peedee
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glenn forger
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I am going to start sending emails every time a road user makes me use my brakes. The nerve. May even put it on Twitter. Cant get away with this.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
Emergency stop is not quite the same sentiment as had to brake a bit.
I had to do an emergency brake in very wet conditions to avoid ploughing into the back of a Range Rover (to meet one stereotype) who had just overtaken me then slammed on the brakes as couldn't pass a parked car. This is not the same as easing off slightly to, say, allow merging traffic.
I've seen this happen, including the emergency braking from cars with priority, in sportives where people seem to think they are racing and slowing for anything is a nono.
On club runs there would generally be a shout of 'Easy' from the front so that everybody is prepared to stop if necessary. If the bunch is split, then the leading group would soft-pedal until everybody was together again.
On club runs there would generally be a shout of 'Easy' from the front so that everybody is prepared to stop if necessary. If the bunch is split, then the leading group would soft-pedal until everybody was together again.
glenn forger
Guest
I had to do an emergency brake once. It was mundane and unremarkable. True story.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
You're clearly disinterested in this thread... but you keep posting. Why would that be?
glenn forger
Guest
Learn what disinterested means and we'll talk.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
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- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
@peedee - can you say what club colours were most commonly worn, or if there didn't seem to be any? You can often ID groups by knowing that and the area.
Don't be silly: the Driver-nati Rules say that once you've crossed the line onto the roundabout, you boot the loud pedal and squeal around the centre island as hard as tyre grip permits!
Not really slowly, but slow enough that I can stop. I live close enough to a hospital and a fire station that blue light vehicles are pretty common, but drivers are still taught to be ready for even an out-of-control car rolling out. Why aren't you?
I'm pretty sure that is what is a crock. I join @Tim Hall in asking you to cite the Highway Code rules you think say that.
It depends on the group and the practices they use, but it does sound rather like some cyclists should have given way to those already on the roundabout. Also, some of the cyclists may have been told to stop and not done so, which happens more easily when there aren't enough leaders to split into more manageable groups.
400bhp
Guru
The roundabout you posted up is on two TT courses, however I don't think it's part of a [proper] racing circuit.
Are uou sure it was a club? It could have been a sportive when some cyclists appear to lose their way of thinking for the duration of the ride.
Racing roadkill
Guru
@peedee - can you say what club colours were most commonly worn, or if there didn't seem to be any? You can often ID groups by knowing that and the area.
Don't be silly: the Driver-nati Rules say that once you've crossed the line onto the roundabout, you boot the loud pedal and squeal around the centre island as hard as tyre grip permits!
Not really slowly, but slow enough that I can stop. I live close enough to a hospital and a fire station that blue light vehicles are pretty common, but drivers are still taught to be ready for even an out-of-control car rolling out. Why aren't you?
I'm pretty sure that is what is a crock. I join @Tim Hall in asking you to cite the Highway Code rules you think say that.
It depends on the group and the practices they use, but it does sound rather like some cyclists should have given way to those already on the roundabout. Also, some of the cyclists may have been told to stop and not done so, which happens more easily when there aren't enough leaders to split into more manageable groups.
Must resist...... Must resist......
Nice picture. Anyway, I'm having trouble finding a reference in the Highway Code where it says
Can you help?
This is close:
This section should be read by all drivers, motorcyclists, cyclists and horse riders. The rules in The Highway Code do not give you the right of way in any circumstance, but they advise you when you should give way to others. Always give way if it can help to avoid an incident.
vickster
Legendary Member
And my surgeon, Physio and importantly my mum would shout at me
