One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 4
Discussion
People at the bar, who order a drink, wait for it, then order another one, wait for it, as it gets to them, turn to their mate and ask them what they want, then order it, then wait, then argue about whether the meniscus of the pint should be above the pint marker or not, then order a Guinness, and an old fashioned ( a good 8 minutes to do it properly).
There's one bloke who likes to ride his bike every weekday morning at rush hour along the sea front road near me. It's quite a narrow road and sees a lot of traffic. Obviously, he has every right to be there. He wears a helmet (along with all the other parts of the modern-man mid-life crisis uniform) and uses hand signals. All very law abiding.
But he trundles along at 10 mph, and I know this because I have what seems like eons to observe my speedometer while stuck behind him (along with dozens of other cars), on the road alongside a perfectly good sodding cycle path ! It's a shared path but it's very wide, wider than the road actually, and at that time there's never any pedestrians using it anyway.
He's been honked at, shouted at, the lot. He still refuses to use the path that was laid specifically for that purpose.
Cretin.
But he trundles along at 10 mph, and I know this because I have what seems like eons to observe my speedometer while stuck behind him (along with dozens of other cars), on the road alongside a perfectly good sodding cycle path ! It's a shared path but it's very wide, wider than the road actually, and at that time there's never any pedestrians using it anyway.
He's been honked at, shouted at, the lot. He still refuses to use the path that was laid specifically for that purpose.
Cretin.
Fermit and Sarah said:
Bellend indeed. The irony is that he is probably more likely to be hit, as drivers try to read what he's stuck to his back.
I saw that black cyclist with all the lights, horn, cameras front and back on Pall Mall/West End on Friday! He looks a proper plonker.... 'Road Angel' or something he calls himself - cycling around trying to Police the roads with his Go Pro and 'got you on camera' cries!And I cycle in London - in fact, I had my bike on the rack at the back of the car. It is amazing how much more polite cyclists are when there is a Bike on the back of the Range Rover (Removable LR Bike Rack) compared to when no evidence of being a cyclist whilst driving that car in London.
HTP99 said:
nonsequitur said:
Dozy driving instructor giving a lesson in a busy supermarket car park. When I consider all the potential hazards in such a location, not acceptable IMO.
How else are they going to learn to navigate such a scenario? Edited by nonsequitur on Sunday 21st October 17:37
The halfwit that I saw yesterday as I was walking back from the bank that had modified his mk1 Astra GTE (good nick generally) so badly in the form of his suspension and tyres that he anchored on and did a little swerve to avoid a few bumps in the road and the same again to avoid a manhole cover a little further up the road.
alpha channel said:
The halfwit that I saw yesterday as I was walking back from the bank that had modified his mk1 Astra GTE (good nick generally) so badly in the form of his suspension and tyres that he anchored on and did a little swerve to avoid a few bumps in the road and the same again to avoid a manhole cover a little further up the road.
Chap near me does that in his bog standard mk4 GtiFermit and Sarah said:
Master Bean said:
Thesprucegoose said:
For a start he is stopped at a red light and he is deliberately baiting other road users as a prelude for the random insult captured on his camera.
ashleyman said:
GOATever said:
ashleyman said:
I walk to my gym which takes me down a one way road that has those metal crash barriers things on one side. This afternoon I was walking on the pavement between the building and the crash barriers towards oncoming traffic (essentially walking the wrong way down a 1 way street).
A cyclist comes up behind me on the pavement and starts shouting excuse me. I turn around and see the cyclist and because I was in a bad mood I decided to ignore him because he's an idiot for being on the pavement and he's even more of an idiot for essentially cycling the wrong way down a one way street - I don't know if cyclists have to abide by one way systems but whatever.
He then starts shouting louder EXCUUUSE ME, CAN I GET PAST PLEASE. Now I was getting even more grumpy so I just stopped dead , turned around and said straight into his stupid face. No. You shouldn't even be here and I carried on walking.
Think he dipped out at the next break in the barriers cos I never heard or saw him. He'll probably end up being a member of my gym and it'll be awkward or whatever but for some stupid reason I decided to be difficult about it. Oh well, I had a great workout!
Some towns / city’s have a cyclist contravention by law, that allows them to go the ‘wrong way’ up a one way street ( Portsmouth is a good example) but it’s only certain roads, and they are clearly marked. Shared path cycling is fine as well, if someone wants to argue with me if I’m using one, I’m rarely impressed. If they want to have a chop for using an a path that is purely a footpath, that’s fair enough, but I don’t do that, unless there’s some sort of rubbish happening on the road, which necessitates it, but even then I’d get off and walk. Be very sure that you’re not having a go at someone on a bike that isn’t doing anything wrong.A cyclist comes up behind me on the pavement and starts shouting excuse me. I turn around and see the cyclist and because I was in a bad mood I decided to ignore him because he's an idiot for being on the pavement and he's even more of an idiot for essentially cycling the wrong way down a one way street - I don't know if cyclists have to abide by one way systems but whatever.
He then starts shouting louder EXCUUUSE ME, CAN I GET PAST PLEASE. Now I was getting even more grumpy so I just stopped dead , turned around and said straight into his stupid face. No. You shouldn't even be here and I carried on walking.
Think he dipped out at the next break in the barriers cos I never heard or saw him. He'll probably end up being a member of my gym and it'll be awkward or whatever but for some stupid reason I decided to be difficult about it. Oh well, I had a great workout!
For reference I was walking here between the building and the rail towards the traffic lights:
Edited by ashleyman on Saturday 20th October 17:31
But, it was a pretty good try at blame deflection all the same.
The bus a few car lengths ahead of me an hour ago. Doing 45 mph in a 30 zone down a hill. I know that was his speed, because I was on a bicycle and, assuming he was doing a reasonably sensible speed, was doing the same speed. I didn't have a speedo, but was recording my ride. Hey, at least it isn't illegal for me! 
Down here, so not just a random 30 zone, but a built up area. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.753533,-1.232218...
Down here, so not just a random 30 zone, but a built up area. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.753533,-1.232218...
Edited by Solocle on Sunday 21st October 22:08
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