Overtaking cyclists
Discussion
CarGeeksWife said:
I do feel an uncontrollable urge to lean out of the window with my palm facing the direction of travel & vaguely aimed at the offending cyclist's arse, but am usually sat in the wrong bloody seat!
I suspect if this resulted in a serious accident then you would be looking at prison time.A national radio station was having a session on this subject recently, & discussing one very bussy road leading into the city.
Motorists. "I get sick of cyclists who ride down the foot path, passing cars stopped at lights, then switch to the road holding up all the cars".
Cyclists. [President of cyclist association]. "It doesn't hurt the car driver to show a bit of courtesy. We don't hold them up very much".
Radio Presenter. "Hang on, I know that road. There's a bike path, that cost a fortune to build, running a full 8KM down it. Why don't you use that"?
Cyclist. "Yes, but that's full of slow recreational cyclists, & even people walking. It's too slow to use to go to work". Typical of cyclists I find, they'll hold everyone else up, but wont put up with it them selves.
What we need is a spring loaded cow catcher built into cars, which would pick them up from in front of cars, & chuck them out the back.
Motorists. "I get sick of cyclists who ride down the foot path, passing cars stopped at lights, then switch to the road holding up all the cars".
Cyclists. [President of cyclist association]. "It doesn't hurt the car driver to show a bit of courtesy. We don't hold them up very much".
Radio Presenter. "Hang on, I know that road. There's a bike path, that cost a fortune to build, running a full 8KM down it. Why don't you use that"?
Cyclist. "Yes, but that's full of slow recreational cyclists, & even people walking. It's too slow to use to go to work". Typical of cyclists I find, they'll hold everyone else up, but wont put up with it them selves.
What we need is a spring loaded cow catcher built into cars, which would pick them up from in front of cars, & chuck them out the back.
Edited by Hasbeen on Sunday 7th October 09:46
CarGeeksWife said:
How would you feel if you came up behind 2 horses doing the same?!
Fine? Especially as, whilst I would expect a cyclist to have at least some notion of how cars work, I wouldn't expect the same of a horse, so I'm providing lots of room anyway. I definitely wouldn't consider injuring them in retribution, only a psychopath would do that.Oh wait.
paranoid airbag said:
CarGeeksWife said:
How would you feel if you came up behind 2 horses doing the same?!
Fine? Especially as, whilst I would expect a cyclist to have at least some notion of how cars work, I wouldn't expect the same of a horse, so I'm providing lots of room anyway. I definitely wouldn't consider injuring them in retribution, only a psychopath would do that.Oh wait.
Used to find it annoying when in the car seeing guys 2by2 on bikes. Since alot of riders I ride with do ride 2a breast (on quieter roads) is hard to not do the same. When I am on the bike alongside another rider (normally falling out of my ass trying to keep up) and you have cars coming past on the horn and going as close as possible you realise how pathetic and petty it looks from the bikers point of view. Also the fact that it really wouldnt take much to cut it just too fine and kill a rider I dont let it wind me up anymore when driving.
Hasbeen said:
A national radio station was having a session on this subject recently, & discussing one very bussy road leading into the city.
Motorists. "I get sick of cyclists who ride down the foot path, passing cars stopped at lights, then switch to the road holding up all the cars".
Cyclists. [President of cyclist association]. "It doesn't hurt the car driver to show a bit of courtesy. We don't hold them up very much".
Radio Presenter. "Hang on, I know that road. There's a bike path, that cost a fortune to build, running a full 8KM down it. Why don't you use that"?
Cyclist. "Yes, but that's full of slow recreational cyclists, & even people walking. It's too slow to use to go to work". Typical of cyclists I find, they'll hold everyone else up, but wont put up with it them selves.
What we need is a spring loaded cow catcher built into cars, which would pick them up from in front of cars, & chuck them out the back.
I don't know what it's like in Oz, but in the UK this is what the roads look like at rush-hour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq_ce0D9eMQMotorists. "I get sick of cyclists who ride down the foot path, passing cars stopped at lights, then switch to the road holding up all the cars".
Cyclists. [President of cyclist association]. "It doesn't hurt the car driver to show a bit of courtesy. We don't hold them up very much".
Radio Presenter. "Hang on, I know that road. There's a bike path, that cost a fortune to build, running a full 8KM down it. Why don't you use that"?
Cyclist. "Yes, but that's full of slow recreational cyclists, & even people walking. It's too slow to use to go to work". Typical of cyclists I find, they'll hold everyone else up, but wont put up with it them selves.
What we need is a spring loaded cow catcher built into cars, which would pick them up from in front of cars, & chuck them out the back.
No doubt these drivers would be incensed at being delayed by a cyclist for seconds, but they'll happily delay each other as car drivers for hours.
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