why why why......On a rant about bad filtering (sorry)

[gordski]

I was driving this morning on the M4 heading towards Reading from the M25. For those who know it there are road works with average speed cameras. Now they aren't my issue. I'm sat in the car in standing traffic watching with envy as the bikes filter up my inside and off. All bar one are moving at a reasonable speed but not to fast, watching for gaps etc etc. Then a Chap on one of those big scooter things comes along, trying to 'force' cars to move out the way, waving his hands and making gestures, but worse was to come. Just in front a silver Merc wants to move from the middle to the outside lane and ,to the guys credit, he indicates well before moving and when he moved he did it slowly, still indicating, but scooter boy doesn't slow and to avoid hitting the Merc instead had to swerve while also causing the merc to avoid him. The final straw was a series of gestures and no-doubt f'ing and Jeff'in from our scooter chum!!!
All around you could see amazement on the faces of other car drivers, so to Mr Scooter boy, some of enjoy being on bikes and really don't appreciate you reinforcing the public perception that they should lock up their pets/children/wives/valuables whenever they hear a bike. If you want to remove yourself from the gene pool please do it on your own, not when I'm trying to get to work on the already busy M4.
(Feel better now)

[yellowvette]

Oh come on - you aren't really taking anyone riding a big scooter seriously are you ????
Give the guy a break - he was on a big scooter, life can't possibly get any worst for him can it? No doubt he simply wanted to get off the road ASAP before anyone he knew recognised him.

Seriously, he sounds an utter tw&t

[Smiler.]

I bet he jumps the queue with his shopping trolley at Tesco's too

[gordski]

yellowvette said:

Oh come on - you aren't really taking anyone riding a big scooter seriously are you ????
Give the guy a break - he was on a big scooter, life can't possibly get any worst for him can it? No doubt he simply wanted to get off the road ASAP before anyone he knew recognised him.

Seriously, he sounds an utter tw&t

I see you point on the big scooter, being seen in public thing!! More of a reason for him to remove himself from the gene pool.

[andy b2]

Sounds annoying but what really annoys me are the little idiots on thier 50cc 'race relpica'mopeds. Absolutly no road sense, it's a wonder these tracksuited dicks aren't being killed of in droves. The other day I followed one idiot who took about 1/2 mile to over-take a foreign artic ( lefthand drive ) before cutting in front of it, leaving it about 2 ft from his back tyre. Meanwhile, his two mates, deciding that their machines wern't powerfull enough for such a 'heroic' manouvere, tucked themselves inches behind the artic. Good job the artic driver didn't slam on his anchors.

[chilli]

andy b2 said:

Sounds annoying but what really annoys me are the little idiots on thier 50cc 'race relpica'mopeds. Absolutly no road sense, it's a wonder these tracksuited dicks aren't being killed of in droves. The other day I followed one idiot who took about 1/2 mile to over-take a foreign artic ( lefthand drive ) before cutting in front of it, leaving it about 2 ft from his back tyre. Meanwhile, his two mates, deciding that their machines wern't powerfull enough for such a 'heroic' manouvere, tucked themselves inches behind the artic. Good job the artic driver didn't slam on his anchors.

Hello mate, welcome. !!!

2 ft? Sounds rather generous!!

[cafuddled]

Hmmm so I guess I should forget everything I lurned on my test about seeing both head lights in your left hand mirror before moving back in then