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BentMikey said:Crankarm old chap, I hope you'll take my post in the manner I intend it - as friendly and caring, but also fair and honest advice.
Ho ho ho.
BentMikey said:Crankarm old chap, I hope you'll take my post in the manner I intend it - as friendly and caring, but also fair and honest advice.
Crankarm said:
It all depends how many miles you ride, where and when you ride, don't you think? If you are like a few posters on here who may well be retired old duffers then cycling a few miles during the day is not going to be as hazardous as cycling in either the morning or evening rush. Having said that the said incident in my OP happened at about 3:15pm on a saturday after noon.
jimscullion said:An intriguing thread on so many levels. Crankarm, at what age does one become old enough to qualify as an "old git" and therefore unsuitable for driving? Do you have an upper age limit for cycling as well?
Crankarm said:It seems to be par for the course on here that people who post get flamed. I remember poor Thomas or Joe, I can't remember now, who I think posted a similar sort of post some months back about being dangerously close passed and he was unceremoniously flamed by the forum Mafia who concluded it was his own fault. Poor guy.
thomas said:I'll generally use primary on any duel carriageway, so that people have to use the outside lane to overtake me. I'll also use it when people can't overtake me safely and I feel that they will try regardless (eg. rush hour, along busy roads). On the ring road (where the video happened), I will generally be a bit into the road, however the road is wide enough that it won't stop cars passing but gives me that extra confidence that they have seen me.
It's all about how you feel comfortable. Ultimately, primary or not, we all have issues on the road.
XmisterIS said:I just read the OP - if that happened to me, God help the bastard if I caught up with him! It's in situations like that that the red mist comes down for me ...
Weegie said:That's the aspect of the original post that bothers me. Of course, the Fiesta driver is a certified dickhead. But by trying to chase him down for a "friendly discussion", Crank was adding fuel to the fire. The Fiesta was then driven aggressively in an attempt to escape, narrowly missing several cars. How would Crank have felt if the Fiesta had mowed down an innocent pedestrian?
Surely it's better in these situations to take a deep breath, note down the license, and report to the police. Acting on "red mist" will only lead to escalation and a more dangerous situation.
shunter said:Whilst I agree in essence, there are still roads were, in my opinion, the converse is the best plan at times. I think it is better to arm yourself with all these tactics and judge the road and the overall behaviour of the surrounding drivers at any moment and use your experience when chosing either to adopt the primary position or not.
Weegie said:That's the aspect of the original post that bothers me. Of course, the Fiesta driver is a certified dickhead. But by trying to chase him down for a "friendly discussion", Crank was adding fuel to the fire. The Fiesta was then driven aggressively in an attempt to escape, narrowly missing several cars. How would Crank have felt if the Fiesta had mowed down an innocent pedestrian?
Surely it's better in these situations to take a deep breath, note down the license, and report to the police. Acting on "red mist" will only lead to escalation and a more dangerous situation.