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So you're sick of everyone else's cars but not your own?
Sick of cars! Lack of indicating, pavement mounting,lazy drivers etc etc
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So you're sick of everyone else's cars but not your own?
vickster
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I'm sure Accy for example drives between his window cleaning gigs outside the rush hour, other people drive between different places of work, people work different shifts, retired and non working people also drive during the day etc...roads are generally less busy during the day (the m25 appears to be an exception)
Simples
I obviously imagined it then. Thanks for clearing that up.
vickster
Squire
Eh?
I'm sure you didn't imagine that there were people using roads outside the rush hour
Doesn't that happen in France?
martint235
Dog on a bike
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Depends. I've been beeped for not signalling straight on. There's a difference between a roundabout and a gyratoryMaybe it's simply a question of balance. My big bugbear is vehicles that don't bother signalling on roundabouts, so you are pretty clueless as to which way they intend going. But hey, THEY know where they're going, so what does it matter - ?However, when cycling home and I invariable come across two lanes of gridlocked traffic in various places, I pedal straight down the space in the middle to the front of the queue and think 'Yes, revenge - !'
OP
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Accy cyclist
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Many years ago the BSM were after learner driving instructors. I fancied it so i took a test drive with one of their "senior" instructors, to see if i was suitable material for the job. He pulled me up when i indicated, asking why i'd indicated when there was no one about. How do i know no one's about, there might be someone i haven't noticed who's wondering what my next move will be i replied. He said if i was taking the test to become an instructor they'd fail me for unnecessary indicating. It only costs a few seconds to flick a switch what harm is there in that i replied, but he wasn't having it so i stopped the car and decided the job wasn't for me.
martint235
Dog on a bike
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- Welling
Tree. Forest. No one around. On my bike I still stick my arm out when the nearest car is 5 miles away. Habit
OP
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Accy cyclist
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snorri
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- East coast, up a bit.
One of my ex-colleagues had modified the old WW1 saying "When your marching you're not fighting" to say "When you're driving you're not working" In other words as long as he was out on the road and not sitting idly at his base, management were happy without checking his every move.
vickster
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But cars have multiple mirrors for checking. I guess you don't have eyes in the back of your head?
Nigelnaturist
Guru
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- Pontefract
Complete opposite to what I was told doing my HGV, regarding indicating at roundabouts, there is a mini one near here atop of a short 10% climb it does pee me off when a car on the approaching right doesn't indicate left if thats their intent because you have to stop till you know their intent and as we all know its lost momentum.
Move with the times. Get a smart phone and update your status while driving up and down the main street
Oldfentiger
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Bloomin prophetic, this thread.
Had real close shave this evening.
For those who know the area, I was swooping down the slope from Blacko to Barrowford on the A628 iirc. It's a 30mph limit so I was keeping up with the traffic, but leaving a 50 metre gap to the car in front. Don't want to have to panic brake if someone jumps on the anchors.
All of a sudden some muppet reverses at speed out of a driveway on the left into the gap I've left in front of me!! No way I'm gonna stop in time. Back brake is no use as the wheel is off the ground. Can't brake any harder or I'm over the bars.
Muppet wakes up, jams it in gear and accelerates away smartish, waving his hand by way of apology.
I waved back at him.
That's a busy road. Who reverses out onto a busy A road ffs?
Had real close shave this evening.
For those who know the area, I was swooping down the slope from Blacko to Barrowford on the A628 iirc. It's a 30mph limit so I was keeping up with the traffic, but leaving a 50 metre gap to the car in front. Don't want to have to panic brake if someone jumps on the anchors.
All of a sudden some muppet reverses at speed out of a driveway on the left into the gap I've left in front of me!! No way I'm gonna stop in time. Back brake is no use as the wheel is off the ground. Can't brake any harder or I'm over the bars.
Muppet wakes up, jams it in gear and accelerates away smartish, waving his hand by way of apology.
I waved back at him.
That's a busy road. Who reverses out onto a busy A road ffs?
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