Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Like this sort of thing.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUjhmBDUjFE
I think it's needed as the standard of driving i'm witnessing,now i'm back on my bike(s) is appalling. I could go on and on about the things i see,but i wont as we all must have witnessed such behaviour while either cycling,walking or driving ourselves. Maybe some CCers are guilty of such poor driving. Ok,i'll give one example. On Friday i was waiting to turn right onto a busy road. My head was constantly turning from left to right as i tried to work out when it would be safe to make a dash for it. I was ready to go when all of a sudden this woman driver appeared at the petrol station exit directly opposite to me. I presumed she was going straight on,not turning left or right as she wasn't signalling. She seemed agitated as she had a car full of screaming children. She seemed clueless as to what she was doing,so i took a chance and turned right. All of a sudden this woman turned left and came at me,beeping her horn at me. Ok,she had the right of way,but if only the idiot has indicated left i wouldn't have made that move. I know she had the right of way even if she was going straight on,but i decided that if so she wouldn't be pulling out for a while. Due to the heavy traffic. Her indecisiveness and lack of signalling put me in danger.
I think it's time the government took control of this bad driving and made new films/videos to discourage it. I know some will say that people who do bad things will ignore such advice,but i think most who drive with a couldn't care less attitude will start to listen if the message is repeated enough times. What do you think? Would such short films make drivers drive with a bit more courtesy,or is it too late for that?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUjhmBDUjFE
I think it's needed as the standard of driving i'm witnessing,now i'm back on my bike(s) is appalling. I could go on and on about the things i see,but i wont as we all must have witnessed such behaviour while either cycling,walking or driving ourselves. Maybe some CCers are guilty of such poor driving. Ok,i'll give one example. On Friday i was waiting to turn right onto a busy road. My head was constantly turning from left to right as i tried to work out when it would be safe to make a dash for it. I was ready to go when all of a sudden this woman driver appeared at the petrol station exit directly opposite to me. I presumed she was going straight on,not turning left or right as she wasn't signalling. She seemed agitated as she had a car full of screaming children. She seemed clueless as to what she was doing,so i took a chance and turned right. All of a sudden this woman turned left and came at me,beeping her horn at me. Ok,she had the right of way,but if only the idiot has indicated left i wouldn't have made that move. I know she had the right of way even if she was going straight on,but i decided that if so she wouldn't be pulling out for a while. Due to the heavy traffic. Her indecisiveness and lack of signalling put me in danger.
I think it's time the government took control of this bad driving and made new films/videos to discourage it. I know some will say that people who do bad things will ignore such advice,but i think most who drive with a couldn't care less attitude will start to listen if the message is repeated enough times. What do you think? Would such short films make drivers drive with a bit more courtesy,or is it too late for that?
sign,but i'm being serious more than trying to put a humorous slant on it.
