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Kieran_Burns
Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
edited October 2008 in Commuting chat
Me :D 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 :wink:

(shame it was spoiled by a near left hook by a dozy tart in the next village to mine.... hey ho)
Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter

Comments

  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    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
    natcot Posts: 26
    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
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    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 :lol:
  • girv73
    girv73 Posts: 842
    This could be a new GAME - SCS: Silly Commuter Spotting :)
    Today is a good day to ride
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,459
    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!
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • natcot
    natcot Posts: 26
    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
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    Me :D 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
    "It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    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.
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
    2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
    2011 Trek Madone 4.5
    2012 Felt F65X
    Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
  • Cunobelin
    Cunobelin Posts: 11,792
    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
    <b><i>He that buys land buys many stones.
    He that buys flesh buys many bones.
    He that buys eggs buys many shells,
    But he that buys good beer buys nothing else.</b></i>
    (Unattributed Trad.)
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    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.
  • 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...