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croyde

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26,312 posts

259 months

Friday 6th May 2011
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is just what a young black gentleman, passenger in the standard awful coloured Corsa, has just shouted at me whilst I was gently cycling along, on my way to pick up the kids from school.

Funny as his Chav mate driving, found it hard to get away once I started cycling after them. Lost them after a 1/2 mile only as I slowed realising it would be pretty stupid of a dad of nearly 50 to square up to 2 yoofs in a car.

Shouldn't let it get to me but if I had caught up I was gonna throw the bike through their windscreen. I was livid with rage.

What the fek is it with people.

donfisher

793 posts

195 months

Friday 6th May 2011
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BUS W@NKERS!

aka_kerrly

12,505 posts

239 months

Friday 6th May 2011
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I assume you were riding on the road? I've been doing a fair bit of bike riding over the last few weeks for the first time in a few years and it definitely feels like car drivers have far less patience an common sense when it comes to dealing with cyclists. From leaving hardly any room when overtaking to announcing that we (cyclists) should be on the pavement to the sort of stupid comments you have experienced I also find it hard to ignore these people.

Although the funny guy who shouted out the window " OI mate, your wheels are going around" did make me chuckle because it's been years since I've heard that.

dave

croyde

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26,312 posts

259 months

Friday 6th May 2011
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I was on the road and although I commuted a lot last year, I have just stuck to circuits of Richmond Park this year so today was the first time on the streets for a while but I do drive a car lot and ride a motorbike, so I like to think that I'm a pretty good rider.

But as usual today there have been many tts that have been far too close on overtakes and this needless situation.

I suspect he's local so he may well have to learn to breath through a Langster frame if I see him and before I get any hipster comments, I was dressed like a builder, black T and combat shorts biggrin

XitUp

7,690 posts

233 months

Friday 6th May 2011
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croyde said:
young black gentleman.
Any reason you mentioned this?

tdm34ds

7,495 posts

239 months

Friday 6th May 2011
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XitUp said:
croyde said:
young black gentleman.
Any reason you mentioned this?
Possibly because it was an accurate description........

XitUp

7,690 posts

233 months

Friday 6th May 2011
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Possibly. But would the op have mentioned if it was a young white gentleman?

Either way, people can be dicks, getting worked up about what some moron shouts at you is a waste of time. People passing dangerously is a real worry.

Beyond Rational

3,544 posts

244 months

Friday 6th May 2011
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tdm34ds said:
XitUp said:
croyde said:
young black gentleman.
Any reason you mentioned this?
Possibly because it was an accurate description........
A gentleman would never commit such an act.

croyde

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26,312 posts

259 months

Friday 6th May 2011
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tdm34ds said:
XitUp said:
croyde said:
young black gentleman.
Any reason you mentioned this?
Possibly because it was an accurate description........
It's called setting the scene. Newspapers still say the colour of the person.

I mentioned it as around here there would be a very good chance that he would have a knife on him whilst a white gentleman wouldn't.

I did mean to say that the Chav driving was white but thought that Chav's tend to be white anyway. The awful coloured (I really did worry about using that term in this ste liberal society that we live in) Corsa was a sort of sky blue.

I didn't mention in the car pulled out on me thread that the driver who grinned before nearly killing me was also black.

I have had more run ins with these type of drivers than white van drivers, who tend to be white. Must be an ego thing. ranting





Edited by croyde on Friday 6th May 18:12

XitUp

7,690 posts

233 months

Friday 6th May 2011
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croyde said:
It's called setting the scene. Newspapers still say the colour of the person.

I mentioned it as around here there would be a very good chance that he would have a knife on him whilst a white gentleman wouldn't.
Good idea to chase him then! wink

croyde said:
I did mean to say that the Chav driving was white but thought that Chav's tend to be white anyway. The awful coloured (I really did worry about using that term in this ste liberal society that we live in) Corsa was a sort of sky blue.
What do you mean by ste liberal society?

croyde

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259 months

Friday 6th May 2011
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swerni said:
XitUp said:
croyde said:
young black gentleman.
Any reason you mentioned this?
And wtf has the fact they were driving a Cora got to do with it?

Please stick to the relevant facts and stop being so offensive wink
A Cora biggrin

Did you stick that engine in the Pathfinder yourself? Nice work, it's what it needs.

HundredthIdiot

4,477 posts

313 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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Sticks and stones...

I wouldn't get angry unless someone endangered me, and then probably only if it was deliberate.

Rocksteadyeddie

7,971 posts

256 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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donfisher said:
BUS W@NKERS!
rofl

Dickster

337 posts

274 months

Tuesday 10th May 2011
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I was cycling into our village a few weeks ago when a lovely young "traveller" girl threw something at me as they went past. It hit me on my back and she leant out of the window while sticking 2 fingers up at me and making some yob like sounds!

I wasn't happy at all as I pass their site everyday, am always courteous when passing them on the singles lanes and had even slowed down so they could overtake me easier.

Nowt I can do though and that does my nut in even more!!

Cerberus90

1,553 posts

242 months

Tuesday 10th May 2011
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Dickster said:
I was cycling into our village a few weeks ago when a lovely young "traveller" girl threw something at me as they went past. It hit me on my back and she leant out of the window while sticking 2 fingers up at me and making some yob like sounds!

I wasn't happy at all as I pass their site everyday, am always courteous when passing them on the singles lanes and had even slowed down so they could overtake me easier.

Nowt I can do though and that does my nut in even more!!
How about petrol bombs, laughlaugh

Slaav

4,370 posts

239 months

Tuesday 10th May 2011
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Cerberus90 said:
Dickster said:
I was cycling into our village a few weeks ago when a lovely young "traveller" girl threw something at me as they went past. It hit me on my back and she leant out of the window while sticking 2 fingers up at me and making some yob like sounds!

I wasn't happy at all as I pass their site everyday, am always courteous when passing them on the singles lanes and had even slowed down so they could overtake me easier.

Nowt I can do though and that does my nut in even more!!
How about petrol bombs, laughlaugh
Agreed - you could torch the place and increase the site's value no end... win win?

Dickster

337 posts

274 months

Wednesday 11th May 2011
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No way! I've seen Snatch!!

donfisher

793 posts

195 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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Was heading west along Chelsea Embankment onto Cheyne Walk on Sunday, as I went through a green light, with right of way, some scumbag in a car displaying lots of Chelsea flags* was heading east onto Battersea Bridge. I had to haul up to avoid smashing into him and ended up stopped and blocking his way.

Got called a fking c**t for my trouble (he had his kids in the back and what I presume was his mother in the front). The air continued to be turned blue as he made his way over the bridge. F'ing and blinding and going on about red ligts confused.

For a split second I was tempted to go after him and continue the discussion but In the end I wimped out and carried on.

And people wonder why you often see a lot of cyclists taking to the pavement on a lot of sections through London.

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