captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
Last nights commuting shenanigans:
Waiting at a crossing, light turns red, woman in front steps out into highway to cross but nearly gets hit by two kids jumping the red light on e-scooters (no lights), swerving around cars in rush hour traffic. I make eye contact with younger kid who shouts ‘F**k off ‘ at me. Both ride down main carriageway, beeping car horns…etc. Candidates for the Darwin Awards.
Leaving Railway Path up dark unlit lane, little white LED light coming towards me appears to be about 6 inches off the floor. Always see chap with his Jack Russell which has white LED on it’s collar. I assume it’s the dog and think it’s off the lead so I stop, angle my lights up expecting to see it…nope..…bloke dressed in black on a black e-scooter coming towards me with pathetic tiny LED on it, just above wheel arch. Hardly adequate lighting.
Stopped at local shop to but milk. Unlock bike, wheel it to kerb only to narrowly miss twit rushing past on….yep…another e-scooter thundering along pavement.
I’m beginning to really dislike these bloody things. They’re currently illegal plus don’t tell me they’re the ‘cool future of transport’…how cool is it looking like a mannequin nailed to a plank of wood?.
Wind?...no problems really. I make sure I fart quietly & discreetly
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Waiting at a crossing, light turns red, woman in front steps out into highway to cross but nearly gets hit by two kids jumping the red light on e-scooters (no lights), swerving around cars in rush hour traffic. I make eye contact with younger kid who shouts ‘F**k off ‘ at me. Both ride down main carriageway, beeping car horns…etc. Candidates for the Darwin Awards.
Leaving Railway Path up dark unlit lane, little white LED light coming towards me appears to be about 6 inches off the floor. Always see chap with his Jack Russell which has white LED on it’s collar. I assume it’s the dog and think it’s off the lead so I stop, angle my lights up expecting to see it…nope..…bloke dressed in black on a black e-scooter coming towards me with pathetic tiny LED on it, just above wheel arch. Hardly adequate lighting.
Stopped at local shop to but milk. Unlock bike, wheel it to kerb only to narrowly miss twit rushing past on….yep…another e-scooter thundering along pavement.
I’m beginning to really dislike these bloody things. They’re currently illegal plus don’t tell me they’re the ‘cool future of transport’…how cool is it looking like a mannequin nailed to a plank of wood?.
Wind?...no problems really. I make sure I fart quietly & discreetly
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