Sometimes you just can't stop at the red light

[TheLondonCyclist]

Noting the use of 'girls' as pejorative term. Isn't that a bit gay?

Ha.

Do you know what my sexuality is? or do you just like using the word "gay" whenever it suits you?

 

[gaz]

[QUOTE 2175863, member: 45"]Anyway, the word is ghey.[/quote]
50 shades of ghey?

 

[mickle]

Do you know what my sexuality is? or do you just like using the word "gay" whenever it suits you?

No. And i dont care. Its not relevant to the point i was making - a point which seems to have escaped you. Which was this: using the world 'girls' as s pejorative term is every bit as ignorant as the non-ironic use of the word 'gay'. Because - as any fule nos - girls is wicked. And so is gays.

 

[mickle]

... and this:

You girls still at it? Haha

BTW, is trolling.

 

[TheLondonCyclist]

... and this:

BTW, is trolling.

 

[TheLondonCyclist]

... and this:

BTW, is trolling.

Do you really need to explain what trolling is to a 21 year old? lol

 

[mickle]

Do you really need to explain what trolling is to a 21 year old? lol

Evidently.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Until anybody can produce evidence of the lorry driver's intention to stop at a red light, I absolutely believe that gaz cycled wisely. Whether the driver would have stopped because the bike stopped in front remains pure hypothesis. The fact that he didn't is a certainty.

 

[TheLondonCyclist]

Evidently.

OK. Lol. I hope this little chat hasn't been deemed as an argument and hope we're all good as I don't want you to get the idea that I'm trying to be offensive. cheers

 

[TheLondonCyclist]

Until anybody can produce evidence of the lorry driver's intention to stop at a red light, I absolutely believe that gaz cycled wisely. Whether the driver would have stopped because the bike stopped in front remains pure hypothesis. The fact that he didn't is a certainty.

In my eyes, the amber light came on ages before he went through the red, he had a enough time. That's just my 2 pence

 

[mickle]

So how are those of is who aren't equipped with rear view surveillance cameras to know which red lights we're supposed to jump?

And has anyone reported the driver yet?

 

[BentMikey]

The camera is irrelevant, it just shows what already happened, including Gaz taking a looksee behind himself, and that looksee letting him decide not to stop.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

In my eyes, the amber light came on ages before he went through the red, he had a enough time. That's just my 2 pence

Certainly, the lorry driver had enough time to stop. Whether gaz had enough time to stop safely with a lorry on his tail is another question. Of course, the lorry driver might have been watching gaz's hands on the brakes so attentively he forgot to look at the red light, but we'll never know. What we do know is he didn't stop.

 

[gaz]

And has anyone reported the driver yet?

I haven't. The clip is several months old and i didn't get around to uploading it when it happened.
My reason for the upload is to share with people how you can read the road. I took a look over my shoulder as the lights change and I saw a tipper truck bearing down on me with less than a second gap left between us.
I had to make a split second decision on what to do. Will the tipper driver stop or will he continue? If I stop will he be able to stop? Is he concentrating on what I'm about to do?

He may have only gone through the light because I did, all we know for sure is that he went through it after I did. And I sure as hell wouldn't want to find out what would happen if I came to a stop and he didn't.

 

[TheLondonCyclist]

Certainly, the lorry driver had enough time to stop. Whether gaz had enough time to stop safely with a lorry on his tail is another question. Of course, the lorry driver might have been watching gaz's hands on the brakes so attentively he forgot to look at the red light, but we'll never know. What we do know is he didn't stop.

I'm never stopping at red lights when there's a car behind me.. oh, wait... hmmm