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Really - what on earth possesses some cyclists to do such stupid things...
Last night I was waiting at a set of traffic lights, the sequence was the opposing lights were at red, the pedestrian lights had just changed [b]from[/b] green and the lights I was waiting at had just turned [b]to[/b] green. So, as I was about to pull away, a cyclist bombed down the hill from the other direction (comfortably doing 25/30mph) through the red lights (this meant his lights had been at red for some time as the pedestrian lights had also been at green).
Fortunately I spotted him and did an emergency stop as he flashed by my front end.
Did I tell you he didn't have lights on either?
Idjit.
Did you shout or shake your fist impotently?
yep, stoopid people ride bikes as well.
The number of people who I see riding without lights amazes me still. Not just kids either, adults who should know better and have the money to buy a couple of cheap lights.
ALL cyclists who use the roads are the same buddy, some of 'em dont even wear helmets! rumours are their leader is called randomJeremy or tandemderemy or summin?
I had no chance to do much other than stop (and nearly have a 4x4 drive into my back end into the bargain).
I do wonder if he got home and thought to himself what a lucky escape he just had though.
rumours are their leader is called randomJeremy or tandemderemy or summin?
I thought that he was just an urban legend like Keyser Soze. I didn't realise he actually existed.
by stopping you allow this madness to flourish - hit him next time, the gene pool will be forever grateful...
He's like Stephen Fry, he know's EVERYTHING.
by stopping you allow this madness to flourish - hit him next time, the gene pool will be forever grateful...
8)
When I got home I did have to reflect on what might have been - I was thinking about making a racy getaway when the lights turned to green but realised I am too old for that sort of stuff and drove away as normal. Had I have done it, I might not have spotted him or had time to react.
a cyclist bombed down the hill...Fortunately I spotted him and did an emergency stop as he flashed by my front end.
Meanwhile, he was pooing himself with his brake levers hard against the bars thinking 'sh1t, my brakes have failed, arghhh...' 😯
Commuting to work the other day, lit up like a Christmas tree, reflective jacket etc and I went through a major cross roads junction, my lights were green. Just in front, a cyclist, (no lights, Halford special etc) had jumped the kerb, blithely ridden diagonally across the junction in front of an arctic, forcing it to brake heavily.
The drivers mate was leaning out the window yelling at this guy and as I rode past the cyclist was saying (in answer to the WTF?! from the driver) "Yeah but I'm late for work".
The drivers mate came back with
"You'd be a lot f***ing later if you were lying under my lorry!" followed by a few more expletives.
It does bug me though cos drivers then tarnish everyone with the same brush.
It does bug me though cos drivers then tarnish everyone with the same brush.
Some drivers.
And some cyclists.
Most bus/taxi drivers
He's like Stephen Fry, he know's EVERYTHING.
I thought that was ellfinsafety?
On second thoughts I've never seen both of them in the room at the same time.......
I don't think I would like to see both of them in the same room at the same time.
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