Very close police car overtake...

[BentMikey]

How can the lesser of two evils be driving so fast and dangerously close to a cyclist, leaving masses of safe room to the right of the police car?

The alternative is so easy even an idiot driver could manage it:
* Wide safe and almost straight line.
* No possibility of conflict with oncoming traffic.
* Offside wheels near the centreline of the road, but far from across it.
* Perfect alignment through the traffic islands for his approaching left turn.

Clearly the second option is by far the safer for both him and myself. Again, all the other drivers managed a similar line easily, but not this driver.

 

[BentMikey]

The only elaboration we need is that you're unwilling to place your own family in that position. That proves my point perfectly.

 

[Riding in Circles]

The only elaboration we need is that you're unwilling to place your own family in that position. That proves my point perfectly.

I would be willing to put my ex wife in that position, in fact I may be tempted to give her a push at the opportune moment as well.

 

[BentMikey]

LMAO!!

On that note, let me get the teas/coffees....

 

[Cyclist33]

Blimey, this was a tad close, an estimated 50cm at speed on blues and twos from my right shoulder. Should I report it?

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnH8hjjgbw


I'm not comfortable with being overtaken like that - especially after I made the effort to pull over well early and well before the traffic islands to make it easy for his overtake.

I should imagine that they knew exactly what they were doing and have driven that car faster through trickier situations than past a bloke on a recumbent bike who's already clearly stopped.

What are you fussing about?!

Cyc

 

[BentMikey]

I should imagine that they knew exactly what they were doing and have driven that car faster through trickier situations than past a bloke on a recumbent bike who's already clearly stopped.

What are you fussing about?!

Cyc

Bollocks.

 

[Crankarm]

BM - have you made an official complaint to the police yet?

 

[BentMikey]

No, I'm going to go the informal route, one of my neighbours is a copper and knows someone in the dog section where this car is apparently from. A quiet word may be effective enough since I only want for this driver to learn from their mistake, I don't need a pound of flesh with it.

Besides, I feel it might be wise not to go the formal route, perhaps that's a little overly paranoid but I'm used to police in Africa who may sometimes have fewer scruples about comeback on complaints.

 

[Crankarm]

No, I'm going to go the informal route, one of my neighbours is a copper and knows someone in the dog section where this car is apparently from. A quiet word may be effective enough since I only want for this driver to learn from their mistake, I don't need a pound of flesh with it.

Besides, I feel it might be wise not to go the formal route, perhaps that's a little overly paranoid but I'm used to police in Africa who may sometimes have fewer scruples about comeback on complaints.

You think the driver concerned might try to run you down next time or set Fido on you ? I don't think so.

 

[Cyclist33]

Bollocks.

A compelling counter-argument.

 

[lit]

A compelling counter-argument.

As "compelling" as yours.

 

[Cyclist33]

Well, setting aside your attempt at irony for a minute, no it isn't.

I bet the camera exaggerates the proximity anyway.

 

[lit]

Meow.

Quit whilst you were never ahead "cyclist".

 

[Cyclist33]

How many times have you used that line before? It's nice to see you defending your buddy's overreaction though. Are you a recumbrist, too?

 

[lit]

Getting pretty desperate now.