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Kieran_Burns

Me 8)


On the way tonight, I racked up:

1 numpty texting while cycling. Looking down and going slower... and s l o w e r. Drifted into my path, until the bellow of "LOOK WHERE YOU'RE GOING!!!!" Caused him to nigh on fall off and did stop him being a pillock. He got off the path and stopped to text.

2. Chappie with VERY bright rear light - only it was facing sideways... As I passed, I slowed and let him know. He stopped and re-adjusted.

3. Older guy with dim rear light. As I passed him I let him know. He thanked me (genuinely). Said it was his first time out and (his words) like and idiot forgot to check the batteries. He was wearing loads of hi-vis anyway... so he was hard to miss!

4. Stopped traffic behind me as I turned right to let this poor sod pull out of a junction he was stuck at


Always nice to help people along

(shame it was spoiled by a near left hook by a dozy tart in the next village to mine.... hey ho)

downfader

I was coming home on the bus yesterday and caught glimpse of some kind of altercation, it seems. The Itchen Bridge is one of southamptons best cycle lanes - and yet many dont use it - they ride on the pavement.

So as the bus is turning onto the bridge i see a guy blocking off a pavement cyclist and telling him off. The cyclist looked like he was giving a bit of lip, but seemed to decide the road was the best policy. Only trouble was he jumped into the cycle lane on the wrong side of the bridge. :?

Sometimes I dispair of some people. This made me wonder if he was foreign and knew anything of our traffic laws. (We have a LOT of immigrants here in southampton)

natcot

Bit quiet for me except:

Shocked as I passed slow moving traffic only to notice a lady watching a DVD on her laptop, couldn't say what the film was though!

One poor sheep stuck in some fencing, quickly liberated and full of thanks, at least that's what I think he said!

downfader

natcot wrote:

Bit quiet for me except:

Shocked as I passed slow moving traffic only to notice a lady watching a DVD on her laptop, couldn't say what the film was though!

One poor sheep stuck in some fencing, quickly liberated and full of thanks, at least that's what I think he said!

Ever see someone doing the dvd thing again (look up the lorry driver who was jailed this year) you can politely tap on their window and say:

"Sorry to bother you mate, but I've just seen a copper walking this way, you might want to put that away" Oh how tempting a little fib like that would be

girv73

This could be a new GAME - SCS: Silly Commuter Spotting

tailwindhome

I once (and I swear to god his is true) witnessed a driver pull up to a red light, lift a pint of lager and take a couple of drink before driving on.

Still can't believe it!

natcot

SCS.......I like that, plenty of errrr 'silly' people out there!

This morning I kept pace (downhill of course) with a Fiesta with at least six children on the back seat! I'm not sure about Ford's safety features but I'm sure extra seatbelts are not an option! I've heard about what happens to people when they are not belted up in the back of cars in an accident and it's not nice, why risk it!

DavidBelcher

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Me 8)


On the way tonight, I racked up:

1 numpty texting while cycling. Looking down and going slower... and s l o w e r. Drifted into my path, until the bellow of "LOOK WHERE YOU'RE GOING!!!!" Caused him to nigh on fall off and did stop him being a pillock. He got off the path and stopped to text.

Text-cycling? That's a new one on me - the behaviour of some folk beggars belief. :roll:

David

Kieran_Burns

Yup - one handed texting, one hand on the bars... wobbling across the path and going so incredibly slowly.

As someone here pointed out: Stop. Text. Go. It'll be a hell of a lot quicker (both texting and cycling) than wobbling around and tempting fate.

Cunobelin

downfader wrote:

I was coming home on the bus yesterday and caught glimpse of some kind of altercation, it seems. The Itchen Bridge is one of southamptons best cycle lanes - and yet many dont use it - they ride on the pavement.

So as the bus is turning onto the bridge i see a guy blocking off a pavement cyclist and telling him off. The cyclist looked like he was giving a bit of lip, but seemed to decide the road was the best policy. Only trouble was he jumped into the cycle lane on the wrong side of the bridge. :?

Sometimes I dispair of some people. This made me wonder if he was foreign and knew anything of our traffic laws. (We have a LOT of immigrants here in southampton)

I know someone who now cycles on the pavement across the bridge after this

gtvlusso

Well...I was riding along in -1 temp this morning, when Angelina Jolie stopped me and asked for directions to KFC.........beat that.

*Some of the above may not be entirely true.

ansbaradigeidfran

gtvlusso wrote:

Well...I was riding along in -1 temp this morning, when Angelina Jolie stopped me and asked for directions to KFC.........beat that.

*Some of the above may not be entirely true.

Not entirely true? I knew she preferred Burger King...