Angry Audi Man

Clever Pun

Eat My Dust wrote:

Clever Pun wrote:

Surf-Matt wrote:

Clever Pun wrote:

Surf-Matt wrote:

Audi drivers seem to be the new BMW drivers - angry, rude, above themselves and aggressive.

not generalising much then??

Why not? I like Audis, but am noticing more and more being driven aggressively of late.

I drive one and I can say I've never threatened a cyclist or abused any perceived power on the road

I'm afraid to say that I've noticed an increase in Audi wank_rs of late as well. (soory but I have)

it's quite possible the standard of driving full stop is declining as I type this

RedHobbit

Hey Parkey,

It can be intimidating sometimes. I start right at the end by the Vale and follow it all the way down to the Beechdale Baths. Some webcams of the road for anyone who's interested. I pass all these cameras.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/webcams/jamcam038.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/webcams/jamcam019.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/webcams/jamcam029.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/webcams/jamcam037.html

I have looked at alternative routes, but the railway line cuts all the east west roads up except for a very few, meaning I have to either come back down to the ring road to cross, or go up to the level crossing near Bulwell. Plus, it's the flatest, most direct and fastest road available to me.

I'll go and see if I can find this BJ Man (what a clever pun). It could be him!

Gambatte

Parkey wrote:

As an aside, perhaps in this motorist you've found out the true identity of the infamous "B.J. Mann", a motoring troll that resides on the nottingham evening post website, among other places.

With a name like that, he's probably found in the area between the goose fair site and the Arboretum!

Parkey

Probably a coincidence but B.J. Mann does claim to live on Valley Road. :roll:

Some of the things he comes out with are absolute classics. He once claimed that a cyclist was responsible for more CO2 emissions than a car because the cyclist was breathing more heavily than the resting car passenger. He believes that car engines purify the air. He also believes that the sole cause of congestion is buses, speed limits and traffic calming, not the number of vehicles on the road. He does clearly have mental health issues, some people have suggested Asperger's syndrome, but I doubt that he's actually dangerous.

My girlfriend used to do a similar route to yours but in reverse, although she used the cycle track. It looks like you pass her favourite part, the bit where it comes to the huge roundabout, ends with a "rejoin main carriageway" sign and resumes on the far side. I remember her saying that the main problem with the alternative back road route was that there were schools along it and that the roads were full of 4x4s dropping off kids.

FAT_ROB

Wear cleats?

Well then, next time he pulls out on you or otherwise cuts you up, unclip and prevent yourself colliding with him using your up turned foot, metal cleat, fancy Audi paintwork = revenge!!