Reminded why I love commuting on two wheels ...

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XmisterIS

Purveyor of fine nonsense
I've been unwell over the last week, have been feeling too grotty to ride, so it's been a week of taking the car instead of bicycle/motorbike.

And my goodness, wasn't I just reminded of why I absolutely love going anywhere on two wheels!

1) Here comes a traffic jam, I'll just slip down the outside of the ... Oh great, I can't.
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2) What's that light on the dashboard ... Damn it! I need diesel!

3) No, you cretin, you who are sitting one inch from my back bumper, flashing your lights at me, no I am not going to overtake the cyclist at a pinch-point! You can sodding well wait for 10 seconds!

4) Ah! I see that me waiting to overtake the cyclist safely was actually completely pointless, because while I gave him plenty of room, you just went charging past and gave him about an inch of room. Well done, you arrogant pig. Oh, your driving a TAXI! Why doesn't your behaviour surprise me ...

5) (And this was the one that really riled me) - I see, the right-hand lane of the dual carriageway is coned off with two lanes merging into one. And there's two bikers (one on a very nice custom Honda Hornet 900!) coming down the outside, so I'll give them plenty of room ... but then you, cretin, in your 4x4xRetard decide to come thundering down the outside lane and then aggressively ram the bonnet of your car in front of mine at the last minute when there's no space to do so! There isn't even any lane left to my right hand side, you're actually in my lane, trying to force me into the crash barrier! Brute!

Rant over ... roll on next week when I'm back on two wheels! ('scuse the pun!)
 
Location
Edinburgh
Nowt to do with 2 wheels, but your last reminded me of on old boss.

He lived (and probably still does in the Kingdom and would drive across the Forth each day into Edinburgh. This was back when you had to pay to get to the Kingdom, but escape was free.

Anyhow after the tolls the road narrowed from quite a few to 2 over the bridge. In the height of rush hour this was a bit of a free for all. His (partial) solution ... drive a beat up car with multiple dings. In any confrontation, he would just keep his line, after all, what is one more scratch or ding to him. Usually the other driver would be in a nice shiny new posemobile and would back off rather than get a dent.
 

fossyant

Ride It Like You Stole It!
Location
South Manchester
Always love passing traffic. And you can't have a chat at traffic lights, or pull over and have a chat with a mate in a car.

Weather, what weather. Road chaos - yeh a couple of mins delay. :tongue:
 

skudupnorth

Cycling Skoda lover
Agree with everything !!!! I am driving to college at the moment and i absolutly hate it,route nearly sorted to ride the 80 mile round trip through Cheshire's finest countryside :biggrin:
 

downfader

extimus uero philosophus
Location
'ampsheeeer
Most of the ones in London think Prince Philip isn’t right wing enough and that Mussolini had it about right


One of our lads got done by the PCO for having an England flag in his car (not blocking his vision, small and unobtrusive). When the other English lads found out they all put the flag on their car, LOL! Half were black and asian english lads too.
 

BlackPanther

Hyper-Fast Recumbent Riding Member.
Location
Doncaster.
6/ Getting to work by car and still feeling half asleep. There's nowt better for feeling fresh for work than cycling in.
 
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