do you ever feel guilty overtaking?
Discussion
ocean1 said:
I tend to walk much faster than other poeple. I must admit that sometimes I pretend to myself that im a car, even making all the noises (to myself!) and leaning around corners and when braking/accelerating. On a busy pavement overtaking is great pull up behind them in "top", change down to 3rd wait for a gap then lean back and accelerate past them changing into 4th as I go. Is this the behavior of a mad man?
>> Edited by ocean1 on Friday 21st November 13:23
Excellent!
I do that to! I have perfected the racing line from my bedroom to the kitchen
I also often think to myself, if I were a car, what gear would i walk in.......I reckon my top speed is about 20MPH, walking pace anout 5MPH so i reckon walking would be a 3rd gear cruising speed
Taking things on a step, I noticed years ago that people tend to walk right at me on narrow pavements and expect me to get out of their way, even though I'm built like a proverbial brick privvy and don't hang around. The people that do this most tend to be sour faced old trouts and skinny yoofs. I have always managed to resist the temptation of dropping a shoulder and going straight through them Jonah Lomu stylee, but am getting noticeably less tolerant as I become more and more of a cantankerous old b
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Mon Ami Mate said:
Taking things on a step, I noticed years ago that people tend to walk right at me on narrow pavements and expect me to get out of their way, even though I'm built like a proverbial brick privvy and don't hang around. The people that do this most tend to be sour faced old trouts and skinny yoofs. I have always managed to resist the temptation of dropping a shoulder and going straight through them Jonah Lomu stylee, but am getting noticeably less tolerant as I become more and more of a cantankerous old b
LMAO!! Yes found this myself, lowering the shoulder is good
ALSO wear good quality hard heavy country shoes and crush toes
AND carry a hard cornered heavy briefcase or better toolbox and swing it!!
F'ing eejits who always stop to chat, windowgaze, generally restart their defunkt braincells...AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHH!!!!!!!!
Of course you realise you have now started a national craze...
Just one problem - it wont be long before some young twit will want to join in and will add some neons to the bottom of his trainers.... you'll also recognise him by the fact that he will be making loads of noise down the pavement, but not actually going anywhere....
I still think you should all get together and video it. "Pavement Superprix" should only allow participants to speed walk - no running allowed, and you have to make the noises too...
been LMAO at this thread....
Just one problem - it wont be long before some young twit will want to join in and will add some neons to the bottom of his trainers.... you'll also recognise him by the fact that he will be making loads of noise down the pavement, but not actually going anywhere....
I still think you should all get together and video it. "Pavement Superprix" should only allow participants to speed walk - no running allowed, and you have to make the noises too...
been LMAO at this thread....
Mrs Fish said:
This thread is a 
Why Thank You Very Much.
I'd like to thank the pavement Numpties for Insipring my initial post
I'd Like to thank My Dog
I'd Like to thank Petrol Ted
I'd Like to thank my Grandparents
And Lastly I'd Like to thank All the people who actually posted on this (cos I didn't after posting the thread) and am now trying to take the credit for all the guys on this thread who have posted something funny!!!
You Are Legends!
Paul.
thub said:
Have you noticed that the slowest pedestrians also take up the most space? Particularly on a narrow pavement where they walk down the middle.
Use the Pole Trick
The trick is to close the gap to them when you see a lamp post or road sign on the path, they can only pass one side so as soon as they make a move in one direction quickly overtake on the other side of the pole. Gets them everytime.
ocean1 said:
I tend to walk much faster than other poeple. I must admit that sometimes I pretend to myself that im a car, even making all the noises (to myself!) and leaning around corners and when braking/accelerating. On a busy pavement overtaking is great pull up behind them in "top", change down to 3rd wait for a gap then lean back and accelerate past them changing into 4th as I go. Is this the behavior of a mad man?
>> Edited by ocean1 on Friday 21st November 13:23
damn! I've been busted! I do this too!
ocean1 said:
I even simulate getting the tail out and subsequent fishtailing when I take a corner too quickly. Oh dear off to the shrink then.
sh1t! I do this as well! just kinda...well...didn't get out of the habit from when I was 12...
robp! 
Fg numpties! I used to feel worse about them when I had my old beat up shoes. Things got a lot better when I bought my hand-made British footwear though, but I still had trouble getting past the slower pedestrians.
My walking life really changed when I went on a Ride-Walk course and learned how to get the best out of my new trainers. Now every corner and lampost is an overtaking opportunity.
I can't wait to get them on the track.
I tend to squeeze in between them and take the free areas when the pavement is congested (leaving friends and family behind). If they can't follow me is their fault. A bit of elbowing is usually helpful, some pushing and some... oh, forgot i am not in Spain, that is why people get annoyed. I found pedestrians behaving in such different ways depending on the country they come from...
In France they said "pardon" most of the time they crossed next to you (never understood why)
In Uk they keep the distances
In Spain we tend to stop for a chat anywhere (usually where it will annoy people most)
In Italy they kept on rubbing against you to overtake even if the pavement was empty on the other side
I don't know about the States coz i haven't found a pedestrian-friendly-pavement yet (at least in Collegeville)... they guess we have wheels, brakes, signal lights and metal bodywork too.
In France they said "pardon" most of the time they crossed next to you (never understood why)
In Uk they keep the distances
In Spain we tend to stop for a chat anywhere (usually where it will annoy people most)
In Italy they kept on rubbing against you to overtake even if the pavement was empty on the other side
I don't know about the States coz i haven't found a pedestrian-friendly-pavement yet (at least in Collegeville)... they guess we have wheels, brakes, signal lights and metal bodywork too.
Mon Ami Mate said:
Taking things on a step, I noticed years ago that people tend to walk right at me on narrow pavements and expect me to get out of their way, even though I'm built like a proverbial brick privvy and don't hang around. The people that do this most tend to be sour faced old trouts and skinny yoofs. I have always managed to resist the temptation of dropping a shoulder and going straight through them Jonah Lomu stylee, but am getting noticeably less tolerant as I become more and more of a cantankerous old b
When you get blighters doing this try this technique I was taught by an old girlfriend:
Stare up at the sky, or at the shop window, or at the girl's a**e whilst walking in a straight line using the corner of your eye to steer. Numpty playing chicken with you looks at you and notes "ahhh. Not looking where he's going. He'll run into me unless I sidestep." Et Viola! Numpty gets out of the f
ing way!derestrictor said:
No.
Currently, the novelty represented by the sound of several hundred immaculately bred Bavarian nags exhaling several thousand revolutions per minute is more than sufficient to divert my attentions away from any such notions.
Worried, yes because if I carry on at this rate, I will be in clink by Chrimbo.
And I blame the Dark Lord Scoobyzoom!
Velcome to ze dark side DeR.... Only once you are here with you understand ze awesome power of ze force.
Back o/t you wont get your breath at this.... There i was parked up gazing in a window when this montrous fat truck of a woman barged past me taking a wing mirror clean off... Heated one too... b1tch....
Honestly, i was there plain as day yet bang....
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