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Bit harsh...some of us just bimble along wondering how much longer until we can stop for another cup of tea 😀
And theotherjonv - that stuff about moving over to let vehicles join, that’s in Roadcraft and was taught on both the police driving courses I did, so I’m quite sure you would have been told it on an IAM test/drive or similar 👍🏼
Christ on a (motor)bike. Just change 'motorbike' for 'bicycle' in all that drivel and you get a fair representation of all the generalising, hateful misrepresentation we deal with as cyclists. And as for people smeared on tarmac? Really?
What a nice chap (chapesse?) you must be.
Crikey there’s a few SJWs I’ve triggered there! 😂😂
And theotherjonv – that stuff about moving over to let vehicles join, that’s in Roadcraft and was taught on both the police driving courses I did, so I’m quite sure you would have been told it on an IAM test/drive or similar 👍🏼
The problem nowadays is that a lot of people EXPECT you to move over when they are joining a motorway, like it’s their right. I’ve had a scary few times when I’ve been sat chilling in the left hand lane with the trucks and someone doesn’t appear to even look right before pulling on and nearly side swiping me, but I can’t move as there’s nowhere for me to go as the middle Lane is full. Sometimes their face is no more than 6 foot from mine when I’ve seen the look of surprise/anger/bewilderment (delete as appropriate) on their face as they notice the motorway red carpet hasn’t been laid out for them and they actually have to think about what they are doing.
Sounds very unpleasant. Not been in that situation though I would have thought it’d be difficult to have a conversation through an open car window while moving at speed, with a motorcyclist with a full helmet on ? And how did the guy then take photos from his moving bike ? Maybe a helmet cam I guess ?
Anyway, glad it didn’t ruin your day.
If you want to create a gap then you should slow down / speed up, not change lanes.
Not this. The Highway Code is very clear that it's the joining driver's responsibility to match their speed and find a gap. You can't do that if the vehicles you're matching don't maintain a steady speed.
The problem nowadays is that a lot of people EXPECT you to move over when they are joining a motorway
Absolutely. But that’s down to them being ****less.
Blimey, to clarify what has become a contentious point, the road is here:
https://goo.gl/maps/rwLJp4uF2EHa3Ep1A
Heading NE to SW (i.e. downwards) you'll see a filter lane, which then turns into a third lane for a brief while. At that point you have lots of cars changing from the filter lane into the two main lanes, or exiting the two lanes into the third lane. As such, it's common practice for vehicles to be swapping lanes so cars travelling on tend to stay in the outside lane - correctly, as they are overtaking slower-moving vehicles. As such, the manoeuvre was correct as there were slower moving vehicles both on the main carriageway and filter lane/third lane moving in and out.
Just change ‘motorbike’ for ‘bicycle’ in all that drivel and you get a fair representation of all the generalising, hateful misrepresentation we deal with as cyclists.
Yep, v conscious of that.
Not been in that situation though I would have thought it’d be difficult to have a conversation through an open car window while moving at speed, with a motorcyclist with a full helmet on ? And how did the guy then take photos from his moving bike ? Maybe a helmet cam I guess ?
Traffic slowed right down to stationary as you enter Bristol. I still struggled to hear him which could be why he got so enervated!
The question is, did the operator refuse to take your location unless you downloaded the What3Words app?
*Sorry*