Strange thing happened

[D4v0]

On my way home tonight, I was leaving one of the dual carraigeway sections of the ride when I saw a car ahead of me pull over and a woman got out and waved me to stop.

She was very polite and said she was sorry for driving so close me (I hadnt noticed tbh) and suggested I get a high viz bib/jacket as the sun was directly in front of her and made it hard to see me. I said thanks for the tip and rode away.

Suppose it makes a change from the usual "W*n*er" out the side of a saxo or 206.

 

[purplepolly]

She would have been able to see you even more easily if she bought a pair of decent pair of sunglasses designed for driving . Hopefully she won't be going near any zebra crossings on the way home.

 

[Brains]

It sounds like a very polite way of saying "What the !"£$ck are you doing on my dual carrage way ?????!!!!", she was sensible to know that you had every right, however in her eyes this may not have been sensible.

Either that, or she saw your arse in the lycra, but having stopped you saw the it was a case of "nice legs, shame about the face" so did not get your number .....

 

[ComedyPilot]

It sounds like a very polite way of saying "What the !"£$ck are you doing on my dual carrage way ?????!!!!", she was sensible to know that you had every right, however in her eyes this may not have been sensible.

Either that, or she saw your arse in the lycra, but having stopped you saw the it was a case of "nice legs, shame about the face" so did not get your number .....

If she'd seen the size of his @rse, she wouldn't have stopped to say he needs hi-viz

 

[Tharg2007]

If she'd seen the size of his @rse, she wouldn't have stopped to say he needs hi-viz

how big is it, not enough to block the sun it seems

 

[ComedyPilot]

how big is it, not enough to block the sun it seems B)

Dunno, I'm just 'ass-uming'






That coat would be mine

 

[thomas]

It's a case of not expecting to a see a cyclist I think. At least she tried to be helpful and wasn't being rude.

 

[maurice]

Makes a pleasant change.

 

[lukesdad]

She was only giving her point of view and I would assume trying to be helpful.

 

[Speck]

Didn't you tell her that was the worse "chat-up" line you.de heard!

 

[NormanD]

"Get a High-Viz jacket .. My company make them you know" what cyclist couldn't resist that sort of chat up line.

Norm

 

[ComedyPilot]

I am going to start a new thread on Hi Viz

 

[Speck]

I am going to start a new thread on Hi Viz

Why not make it "Cycling with an Hi Viz vest, new helmet, clipless pedals and compact gearing, preferably Campag

 

[dondare]

On my way home tonight, I was leaving one of the dual carraigeway sections of the ride when I saw a car ahead of me pull over and a woman got out and waved me to stop.

She was very polite and said she was sorry for driving so close me (I hadnt noticed tbh) and suggested I get a high viz bib/jacket as the sun was directly in front of her and made it hard to see me. I said thanks for the tip and rode away.

Suppose it makes a change from the usual "W*n*er" out the side of a saxo or 206.

A few years ago a motorist who ran over a cyclist claimed that it was because they were driving directly into the sun and the hi-viz jacket that the cyclist was wearing made them harder to see. Yellow against yellow, I suppose.

 

[Tharg2007]

surely if the suns rays are blinding you enough so you cant see the road in front of you you should slow down to give enough braking space, like fog or heavy rain, if its really bad pull over and dont drive.