Top Ten drivers who scare me.

[hopless500]

Chelsea tractors and narrow lanes= bad combination

Very bad. I came across one last night. Taking up all of the lane with headlights on full beam. Dunno what they were looking at, but it sure as hell wasn't the road. They weren't going mega fast, so I was just debating whether to drag myself and my bike into the ditch when the lights dipped and they swerved round me

 

[hopless500]

It although I've never had an issue with a farm tractor.
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I have! Last night. Actually, last night's ride was not fun.
Tractor on narrow lane, heading my way, lights on full. Me with hand over my eyes to have a fighting chance of seeing anything. Mud swamp on the road meaning both hands would have been much better off on the handlebars
Then two WVM, again on a narrow lane. One who just about let me scrape past. The other coming up the other way, who apparently took exception at having to reverse to make way for the other WVM shot past me at crazy speed, two wheels up the verge, mud flying everywhere. Oh and some nob'ead in a car (no idea what sort) again had me pressed up against a bloody hedge so he could get past. And he was laughing as he went past .
I was seriously considering purchasing an airhorn thingy to frighten the living wotsit out of anyone else who does this on the next ride.

 

[hopless500]

All drivers scare me - regardless of the vehicle.

I am a hazard - a vulnerable one.
Drivers that approach hazards with zero attempt at altering their speed/course to take the hazard into account are driving dangerously/without due care and attention.

I get it every time I ride, and I am f***ing sick of it. I don't ask to be targetted. I pull over on narrow lanes so as not to hold people up. I have lights. I ride safely, I don't RLJ - so why people think it is ok to give me a 6" flypast, drive at me at 60mph and generally act like I am an inconvenience is beyond me.

^^^^^^ all of that

 

[martinclive]

Vauxhall Vectra after that nothing to note

Apart from the cyclist who knocked you off a couple of weeks ago......................

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I do see good drivers in all my categories (with the exception of very loud stereo drivers).

I had, for a while, a very old Citroen Ami which had been lowered and fitted with an extremely loud stereo. Basically, the thing was a boombox on wheels and caused old people to frown at me in the street and say things like "eeh, this rappity hop music. There's never a tune you can whistle and you can't hear the words. Eeh". And so on. It was great ... but I remained as considerate to cyclists as I always am.

 

[Twelve Spokes]

Beemer man,definitely.(sorry just had an incident with one)

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Apart from the cyclist who knocked you off a couple of weeks ago......................

LOL!

 

[andrewpreston]

I had, for a while, a very old Citroen Ami which had been lowered and fitted with an extremely loud stereo. Basically, the thing was a boombox on wheels and caused old people to frown at me in the street and say things like "eeh, this rappity hop music. There's never a tune you can whistle and you can't hear the words. Eeh". And so on. It was great ... but I remained as considerate to cyclists as I always am.

I'm amazed you heard me muttering over the noise of the sound system.

 

[Domeo]

From experience of my commute, here's a top ten of the vehicles that cause those sphincter-puckering moments.

1. HGVs.especially foreign left-hand drive who think they can get closer to you because they can see you for longer.
2. BMWs... (Especially black). Do selfish,aggressive drivers buy BMWs or do BMWs turn you into a selfish,aggressive driver?
3. Audi & Merc. (BMW lite).
4. White Van man. Aggressive & using Mobile phone.
5. Taxis.
6. Buses.
7. Bin Wagons. The Martini of HGVs...they stop "any time, any place, any where".
8. Any driver whose stereo can be heard from 200 m away.
9. Chelsea Tractors. Any footpath, cycle lane,junction or crossing is a legit parking space... Heaven forbid that Tristram & Jocasta should walk 10 metres to school. And then there's the random door opening!
10. Tractors... Especially Fast-Tracks... The BMW of agricultural equipment.

I'm surprised plod isn't on the list. Biggest danger on British roads!