I truly despair
Kieran_Burns
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Driving home tonight (damn' this dragging house sale!)
Pitch black country lane on the approach to Kegworth I can see two pedal reflectors moving up and down and nothing else.
Get closer and am astonished to see a (University!) student with a dinkly little flashing light strapped to the cross member between the rear forks.
I have NO idea how the hell the thing is there, but the upshot is: the tyre is completely obscuring it and there is ZERO light out the back. She was wearing dark clothing and was utterly oblivious.
I tried to tell her numerous times but she just bimbled along with this utterly vacant expression. In truth it was a little scary.
Oh, and to top it all - 400 yards further on: ninja cyclist ALL in black - zero lights and tearing down the road. :roll:
Pitch black country lane on the approach to Kegworth I can see two pedal reflectors moving up and down and nothing else.
Get closer and am astonished to see a (University!) student with a dinkly little flashing light strapped to the cross member between the rear forks.
I have NO idea how the hell the thing is there, but the upshot is: the tyre is completely obscuring it and there is ZERO light out the back. She was wearing dark clothing and was utterly oblivious.
I tried to tell her numerous times but she just bimbled along with this utterly vacant expression. In truth it was a little scary.
Oh, and to top it all - 400 yards further on: ninja cyclist ALL in black - zero lights and tearing down the road. :roll:
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2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
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Home for a relaxing shower, meal and wine/beer.
Problem?
You were presumably riding at an appropriate speed for the conditions and road. You saw the reflectors moving in good time. So, what's your problem? A bit like the anti-helmet argument - would you insist that pedestrians should all wear lights and reflective clothing between dusk and dawn so drivers can see them when crossing the road?
(Not looking for a fight - just interested in the views of forum members in an argument I'm hearing more and more of. For the record I'm a christmas tree, florescent jacket rider.)
already sorted
Girl I like your style
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
Yes, I almost ran over some dude walking down the wrong side of a pitch black country lane, he was wearing cammo FFS in the dark in the middle of no where on the wrong side of the road, REALLY!!!
It's a bloody good job I drive so slowly and I know that all along that particular road in St Mary Bourne, Hampshire people just wander along in the dark completely dress as ninjas, it's not even like there's a pub nearby..................
And relax, vent over
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
To suggest running someone over, even followed by a smiley, is not a good response.
Yeah +1 :? Especially after the disturbing lorry driver thread on here today. :roll:
Thank you Master
Problem?
You have now put yourself in the same bracket as Jeremy Clarkson et all?
How do you feel about that?
The Mad Monkey [2013 Hoy 003] [FCN: 4]
You saw the pedal relectors!! Thats why they are a legal requirement, they worked!!
As to having no lights, that is just stupid. Might be a case of no money, out later than thought, but no real excuse, they should be seen.
As to ninja cyclist, I mean WTF, are they just trying to be cool? Well they will end up very cool, on a morgue slab.
:P :P
Another Daily Fail reader :?
People in and on vehicles should always be on the lookout for unlit objects in the road.
I wear lights because I know there are people around that DO NOT drive carefully enough, but a good careful driver/rider should be able to not strike an unlit cyclist/ped/sheep.
+1
Going to take my lights off tonight.
What's the world coming to?
thats happens quite often to me as I commute home late though Bushy Park and the deer do just step out, quite good encouragment to keep speed to what I can see though!
one of the hazards of old stone walled lanes is the odd stone does fall and if you don't see it, car or bike it can do a lot of damage, and are suprisingly hard to spot even with modern headlights, ie dark rock against dark road.
Did you d-lock the c*nt?
The Mad Monkey [2013 Hoy 003] [FCN: 4]
The only problem was that a minority of road users thought they could drive like incompetent rally drivers round blind bends at high speed. Inevitably - walkers and farm animals were periodically taken out - and quite a few head on smashes occured.
So anything that forces motorists to think about their speed is a good thing in my book. People who ride in the dark without lights may be idiots, or they may be thrill seekers, but to me they are doing sterling work putting their lives on the line, so that we don;t have to.
:P
Can I have your stuff?
My daughter's school have been handing out little reflectors to hang from coats or school bags quoting some research from Finland that pedestrians are x times safer when they are wearing reflective clothing than when not. I don't think it's a new concept - If you're out at night - BE SEEN. Why wouldn't someone make the effort to be seen by motorists?
Perhaps if they'd followed up by suggesting post mortem mutiliation and shallow graving would have raised more of a titter from beneath your mother superior cowl?
What would Thora Hurd do?
Good to have you back Mr T
The Mad Monkey [2013 Hoy 003] [FCN: 4]