a couple of days ago at a t-junction, as I am waiting for traffic to pass to turn right I get a shunt from behind. As I turn around there's a woman on her mobile in a silver golf. As I start shouting at her she says: sorry I didn't see you. It happened just after 3pm... Luckily no damage done to myself or my bike - just wandering how stupid people can be.
sorry I didn't see you
- Thread starter joch
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HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Folk are very stupid. Last Autumn I was sitting in a right turn queue with two vehicles in front and two behind. After sittilng staitionary for 20 secs or more I suddenly felt me being forced forward into the stationary van in front. I looked back to see the following driver appearing out of her glove box.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Very same happened to me last week.....
downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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redjedi said:
How did she get into her glove box?
Either Wee Jimmy Crankee or Thumbelina.
Lots of muppets about though.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
redjedi said:
How did she get into her glove box?
downfader said:Either Wee Jimmy Crankee or Thumbelina.
Lots of muppets about though.
Well she was a bit like Miss Piggy
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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had she taken the elephant out first?
With hindsight, you could have taken her reg, the time, and reported her for being on her mobile. when the police check her phone records they would be able to match up the time.
same thing happened to me once at a roundabout and the guy wedged my back wheel between his number plate and the tarmac.
same thing happened to me once at a roundabout and the guy wedged my back wheel between his number plate and the tarmac.
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
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patented body slam onto front of car then ride off as they survey the damage. The one cycling area that my bulk would be an advantage
col
Legendary Member
As she wasnt looking, you should have laid down and started frothing at the mouth and screaming and shouting" I cant move its my back , why werent you looking where you were going "
Then when she gets out to have a look at you, make a remarkable recovery. that would have shocked her enought to be more carefull.
Then when she gets out to have a look at you, make a remarkable recovery. that would have shocked her enought to be more carefull.
hackbike 666
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At a guess she didn't see the OP as she was on her mobile which was out of order.I would have been very pissed off if she had endangered my life.
I was out for a ride with a friend (m/cycle, not cycle) on sunday. National speed limit, long straight single carriageway road with a Blind dip in the road with double white lines 100 yards before a bend. Good visibility in daylight and about an hour before dusk. We were doing 55-60mph. Ford Focus coming the other way stops in the dip, and as we come over the apex, he decides to do a U turn in front of us. My friend goes towards the kerb in anticipation that the car will see him and stop till we pass, car isn't looking and carries on going. Friend tries to pull across towards the centre of the road to go around the back of him, but as the cars length is wider than our side of the road he can't make it. Clips the cars rear bumper with the front wheel of the bike, and his whole left side connects with the car (IMO he hit the car at about 45-50mph) Broken femur, broken hip, broken wrist, broken upper arm (which came through the leathers), broken fingers also.
He had his headlights on (as did I) and if we had been in a car, would have probably killed the passenger and the 2 year old in the back of the focus.
I was about 3-4 bike lengths behind him and saw it unfold
Not nice, but he is still alive.
He had his headlights on (as did I) and if we had been in a car, would have probably killed the passenger and the 2 year old in the back of the focus.
I was about 3-4 bike lengths behind him and saw it unfold
Not nice, but he is still alive.
very-near said:
One thing I learned in my 22+ years motorcycling is never expect car drivers to see you, give you space or let you pass. Most of them are brain dead individuals which only see the immediate road ahead of them and think mirrors are for applying make-up.
Sorry about your friend, hope he gets well soon.
joch said:
The driver (a doctor) behind the U turning car stated to me that he swung to his left before attempting to make the U turn, and the driveway on our side was not a car length in depth, so it looks like his focus was on trying to manouver in the space he had to make the turn.
Both of us had headlights on dip beam. I just think he wasn't looking or thinking, and was trying to backtrack after he got lost.
