You need eyes in the back of your head!!
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Yesterday, riding the bike, theres a Volvo 340 driver who's decided to do a 3 point turn in the middle of a fast moving B road. He was blocking almost the whole road and I expected him to pull out straight in front of him - I slowed right down, but he didnt pull out. He apparently decided instead to pull out straight in front of my mate who was a few cars back in his works van.
Later on, riding through the centre of town, I see a Landrover Discovery slowly creeping backwards out of the entrance to a Methodist church. She apparently sees me and the wheels stop moving, so I slow to a pace that allows me to stop if needed and just as im about to pass behind her, she looks the other way, exposing the mobile phone clamped to her ear, and reverses at full whack, straight out into the road, blocking the entire street. As stated, I wasnt going very fast so stopped, but I flashed my light (she didnt notice) so I leaned on the horn and made a few gestures - at which she looked completely bewildered as to a)where id come from and b)what my problem was.
Stupid cow.
Then riding home along deserted A roads, a badger ran straight out in front of me - didnt even look. From the matter in which it was running, I reckon it'd been drinking.
A few days ago some Astra driver decided to do a U turn on a garage forecourt without bothering to look to his right or indicate - went straight across my path. Again, hardly moving so no problem.
Now, none of these happenings put me in any real danger as i'd already anticipated what they might do and therefore had slowed down and was covering both brakes, but it just goes to show, you really do need eyes everywhere!!
Oh, and some little scrote was trying to keep pace with me on a scooter last night - in a 30 limit, past the cop shop, so he was able to keep up. I kept an eye on him in my mirrors and then suddenly he disappeared - hmm, thought I, maybe he's turned off - so I checked to my left, in my blind spot, and there he was sat - muppet!
Dave
Later on, riding through the centre of town, I see a Landrover Discovery slowly creeping backwards out of the entrance to a Methodist church. She apparently sees me and the wheels stop moving, so I slow to a pace that allows me to stop if needed and just as im about to pass behind her, she looks the other way, exposing the mobile phone clamped to her ear, and reverses at full whack, straight out into the road, blocking the entire street. As stated, I wasnt going very fast so stopped, but I flashed my light (she didnt notice) so I leaned on the horn and made a few gestures - at which she looked completely bewildered as to a)where id come from and b)what my problem was.
Stupid cow.
Then riding home along deserted A roads, a badger ran straight out in front of me - didnt even look. From the matter in which it was running, I reckon it'd been drinking.
A few days ago some Astra driver decided to do a U turn on a garage forecourt without bothering to look to his right or indicate - went straight across my path. Again, hardly moving so no problem.
Now, none of these happenings put me in any real danger as i'd already anticipated what they might do and therefore had slowed down and was covering both brakes, but it just goes to show, you really do need eyes everywhere!!
Oh, and some little scrote was trying to keep pace with me on a scooter last night - in a 30 limit, past the cop shop, so he was able to keep up. I kept an eye on him in my mirrors and then suddenly he disappeared - hmm, thought I, maybe he's turned off - so I checked to my left, in my blind spot, and there he was sat - muppet!
Dave
I hope you're right!
Mildly amusing story - my somewhat daft(er) younger brother recently took his theory test and one of the questions was "Why should car drivers always be more aware of motorcyclists" or something, and he ticked the box marked;
"Because they are usually travelling very, very fast"
(of course the correct answer is "as they are less visible" but at least he's learned something from me! LOL)
Mildly amusing story - my somewhat daft(er) younger brother recently took his theory test and one of the questions was "Why should car drivers always be more aware of motorcyclists" or something, and he ticked the box marked;
"Because they are usually travelling very, very fast"
(of course the correct answer is "as they are less visible" but at least he's learned something from me! LOL)
Hi Dave,
I had the misfortune of having some old nobber in a fiat pull out in front of me...
...when I was riding an FZR600 with headlights on in broad daylight in dry clear conditions whilst doing the speed limit wearing a yeallow flourescent jacket and the bike was white.
There is nothing you can do about the fckwits of the world, just take pride in knowing that by avoiding them, your skill is SO much higher than theirs!
Shiny side up
Gh0st
I had the misfortune of having some old nobber in a fiat pull out in front of me...
...when I was riding an FZR600 with headlights on in broad daylight in dry clear conditions whilst doing the speed limit wearing a yeallow flourescent jacket and the bike was white.
There is nothing you can do about the fckwits of the world, just take pride in knowing that by avoiding them, your skill is SO much higher than theirs!
Shiny side up
Gh0st
Well am off to plymouth 2 moz then 3000 miles in Spain am sure if I manage the trip without some sort of twonk tryin to kill me I will be most supprised!!!!!
Just kuple that stick in my head was when I lived in Malvern I had a Honda CB 750 4 30mph down a hill into mainstreet so slowed to bowt 25 ish jus inkase any one ran owt from netween parked kars white helmet red jacket headlight on sum old geezer flung his drivers door open two walking sticks stuk owt nowere to go so braked an jus stoped pinning his sticks to his door !!!!!!! "sorry young man I didnt see you" he said as he starred up at me through jam jar bottom specticles n clouds of smoke from ceeegar he had wedged in hi gob!!!!!wot a bugger that was tryin to heave the bike backwards up the steep hill traffic up me arse beepin horns like a wer a loony n tourists standing round pointin!!!!!!
A lad I was ridin wi breakin in his kwaka 750 had a similar experience to the Badger but it was a Pheasantjus flew out the hedge didnt look either way n lost its head in his new now scratched fairin!!!!!, it did have "sorry mate dint see you" written alover its beak tho, an it did taste good wi sweet potatoes after it had bin slowly cooked wrapped in bakon, maybe this is what we should do to numpty car drivers
Just kuple that stick in my head was when I lived in Malvern I had a Honda CB 750 4 30mph down a hill into mainstreet so slowed to bowt 25 ish jus inkase any one ran owt from netween parked kars white helmet red jacket headlight on sum old geezer flung his drivers door open two walking sticks stuk owt nowere to go so braked an jus stoped pinning his sticks to his door !!!!!!! "sorry young man I didnt see you" he said as he starred up at me through jam jar bottom specticles n clouds of smoke from ceeegar he had wedged in hi gob!!!!!wot a bugger that was tryin to heave the bike backwards up the steep hill traffic up me arse beepin horns like a wer a loony n tourists standing round pointin!!!!!!
A lad I was ridin wi breakin in his kwaka 750 had a similar experience to the Badger but it was a Pheasantjus flew out the hedge didnt look either way n lost its head in his new now scratched fairin!!!!!, it did have "sorry mate dint see you" written alover its beak tho, an it did taste good wi sweet potatoes after it had bin slowly cooked wrapped in bakon, maybe this is what we should do to numpty car drivers
And another one ...
This week I was just stepping onto a pedestrian crossing when a car drives right through the red light. Lucky he didn't hit me.
The car then pulled up (on double yellows, obviously) a little further down the road. So I tapped on his window:
Me: "Did you realise you just drove right through a red light at the pedestrian crossing, whilst I was crossing?"
Him [bewildered]: "Oh, I did? Well, can you tell me what road I'm on?"
Not even a SMIDSY from him!
This week I was just stepping onto a pedestrian crossing when a car drives right through the red light. Lucky he didn't hit me.
The car then pulled up (on double yellows, obviously) a little further down the road. So I tapped on his window:
Me: "Did you realise you just drove right through a red light at the pedestrian crossing, whilst I was crossing?"
Him [bewildered]: "Oh, I did? Well, can you tell me what road I'm on?"
Not even a SMIDSY from him!
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