Boneheaded RLJ stupidity

Dunston_checks_in
Dunston_checks_in Posts: 78
edited September 2008 in Commuting chat
What was it about commuting in Bristol this morning?! The roads were full of morons - RLJing cyclists, daft pedestrians stepping out without looking and aggressive drivers.

However, the prize goes to.... The cretinous woman who pulled a wobbly RLJ across a major four-way junction while pulling her oblivious child behind her on a trailer bike. I was literally gob-smacked. It was one of those 'do my eyes deceive' me kind of moments.

Maybe she was feeling reckless 'cause CERN was about to be switched on. But I ask you. What POSSESSES these people?!
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  • dondare
    dondare Posts: 2,113
    Don't get me started on Bristol....
    This post contains traces of nuts.
  • Brixtonbiker
    Brixtonbiker Posts: 100
    RLJ what is that?
  • Dunston_checks_in
    Dunston_checks_in Posts: 78
    Brixtonbiker wrote:
    RLJ what is that?

    Red Light Jumping
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  • dirk_van_gently
    dirk_van_gently Posts: 826
    Dunston_checks_in wrote:
    .... The cretinous woman who pulled a wobbly RLJ across a major four-way junction while pulling her oblivious child behind her on a trailer bike.!
    Which supports my theory, that you can never make anything foolproof, because as soon as you do a better fool comes along
    Dunston_checks_in wrote:
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    Maybe she was feeling reckless 'cause CERN was about to be switched on. But I ask you. What POSSESSES these people?!
    Slightly off Piste, but around 9 this morning, one of my colleagues said cheerily "well we have survived the big bang!"
    at almost the next instant there came a huge BOOM! from a nearby Military installation :lol:
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  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    Ditto London, I think the lack of rain had lulled everyone into a false sense of idiocy
    It's just a hill. Get over it.
  • boybiker
    boybiker Posts: 531
    Shame it would have been a good opportunity for the police to charge the woman with reckless endangerment of the kid and maybe get a few of these people who drag kids around in those stupid trailers off the road.
    The gear changing, helmet wearing fule.
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  • Littigator
    Littigator Posts: 1,262
    Yeah but unfortuantely, the Mail, the Express and every other rantmonger would have had a field day saying ALLLLLL cyclists are child molesters and kill children every day and eat them and throw them under cars...see here's the proof!

    Feck, I'm feeling a bit shouty today :shock:
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  • artaxerxes
    artaxerxes Posts: 612
    When RLJ comes up as a topic I always remember this cartoon, sorry if this offends anyone but I thought it was funny :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAOHhV1EFe4
  • dondare
    dondare Posts: 2,113
    boybiker wrote:
    Shame it would have been a good opportunity for the police to charge the woman with reckless endangerment of the kid and maybe get a few of these people who drag kids around in those stupid trailers off the road.

    You're looking at it the wrong way, as from a cager's POV.
    What we should all demand are safer roads so that kiddies on bikes and trailer bikes are not considered to be at risk; and although I have nothing good to say about RLJers the onus is still on the motorists not to go until the junction is clear even if they have a green light.
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  • dafruk
    dafruk Posts: 125
    Littigator wrote:
    Yeah but unfortuantely, the Mail, the Express and every other rantmonger would have had a field day saying ALLLLLL cyclists are child molesters and kill children every day and eat them and throw them under cars...see here's the proof!

    Feck, I'm feeling a bit shouty today :shock:
    Well you can't really dispute the truth.
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Where in Bristol was this? i'll steer clear :lol:
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.

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