Them and us in local rags

redvee

Reading last night's local rag and there were four letters on the 'lets all be friends on the road' topic, ie cars v bikes. One letter that caught my eye was one from a car driver who writes that they were driving along normally when their car was attacked by a cyclist.

The main part of the letter.

Once again, if possible, the cycle debate has another contributor. On Wednesday evening I came over Prince Street Bridge, heading for Southville. Approaching the Louisiana junction, I overtook a cyclist with ample room to spare. I then indicated to take the left turning off the roundabout. As I entered the junction my car was struck by the cyclist, perhaps eight times. He then rode across in front of me calling me all sorts of anatomical possibilities. I was stationary, not believing what he was doing. He then came to my window that I had opened and he called me something which at another time – as I am 60 years of age – could be construed as a compliment.

The writer goes on to ask for the council to stop cyclists using the bridge and for the police to man the bridge to warn cycling offenders.

pst88

I wonder what he called him?

pst88

I wonder what he called him?

Wallace1492

redvee wrote:

Reading last night's local rag and there were four letters on the 'lets all be friends on the road' topic, ie cars v bikes. One letter that caught my eye was one from a car driver who writes that they were driving along normally when their car was attacked by a cyclist.

The main part of the letter.

Once again, if possible, the cycle debate has another contributor. On Wednesday evening I came over Prince Street Bridge, heading for Southville. Approaching the Louisiana junction, I overtook a cyclist with ample room to spare. I then indicated to take the left turning off the roundabout. As I entered the junction my car was struck by the cyclist, perhaps eight times. He then rode across in front of me calling me all sorts of anatomical possibilities. I was stationary, not believing what he was doing. He then came to my window that I had opened and he called me something which at another time – as I am 60 years of age – could be construed as a compliment.

The writer goes on to ask for the council to stop cyclists using the bridge and for the police to man the bridge to warn cycling offenders.

Bloody Lycra Louts!!

cjcp

The driver/writer obviously doesn't describe the scenario in the greatest detail, but he's approaching a junction (so I'm assuming he's reasonably close to it), where he wants to turn left (in front of the cyclist), but he passes the cyclist anyway...

There have been complaints against cyclists using the road on Kingston Bridge in my local rag. A cyclist, an elderly one as it happens, responded with a brilliant rebuttal.

redvee

The stretch of road in question is only 240m from one side of the bridge to the junction and usually has cars parked on both sides of the road with traffic coming both ways so there is a high possibility of the overtake being done close to the junction haven ridden the road in question myself.

http://tinyurl.com/yfy3gfn

downfader

redvee wrote:

The stretch of road in question is only 240m from one side of the bridge to the junction and usually has cars parked on both sides of the road with traffic coming both ways so there is a high possibility of the overtake being done close to the junction haven ridden the road in question myself.

http://tinyurl.com/yfy3gfn

BEP again? They're getting a reputation...

From the description the driver left hooked the guy. Not suprised if that was the case that he would lose his temper, though I would refrain from some of the alleged language.

redvee

downfader wrote:

BEP again? They're getting a reputation...

Yes.

downfader wrote:

From the description the driver left hooked the guy. Not suprised if that was the case that he would lose his temper, though I would refrain from some of the alleged language.

Looked too late to find the letter online to respond to the author and point out the error in their ways, the cyclists actions were right but the language wasn't given the age of the left hooker. Just a few words as to where the nearest specsavers would suffice

downfader

redvee wrote:

downfader wrote:

BEP again? They're getting a reputation...

Yes.

downfader wrote:

From the description the driver left hooked the guy. Not suprised if that was the case that he would lose his temper, though I would refrain from some of the alleged language.

Looked too late to find the letter online to respond to the author and point out the error in their ways, the cyclists actions were right but the language wasn't given the age of the left hooker. Just a few words as to where the nearest specsavers would suffice

Looked online there myself this morning and couldnt find it. I did notice a lot of veiled threats, even some direct ones,of violence towards cyclists. And one plonker making veiled threats to drivers. Do these idiots think they're annonymous when they go online. :shock:

bradford

redvee wrote:

Reading last night's local rag and there were four letters on the 'lets all be friends on the road' topic, ie cars v bikes. One letter that caught my eye was one from a car driver who writes that they were driving along normally when their car was attacked by a cyclist.

The main part of the letter.

Once again, if possible, the cycle debate has another contributor. On Wednesday evening I came over Prince Street Bridge, heading for Southville. Approaching the Louisiana junction, I overtook a cyclist with ample room to spare. I then indicated to take the left turning off the roundabout. As I entered the junction my car was struck by the cyclist, perhaps eight times. He then rode across in front of me calling me all sorts of anatomical possibilities. I was stationary, not believing what he was doing. He then came to my window that I had opened and he called me something which at another time – as I am 60 years of age – could be construed as a compliment.

The writer goes on to ask for the council to stop cyclists using the bridge and for the police to man the bridge to warn cycling offenders.

Fixie B*stards!! :roll: :roll: :roll:

downfader

Just had a similar experience on my local rags webpage. Comments I left have been removed, however comments from ABD supporters with loads of unsustantiated and unproved claims have remained. :? Not as if I was rude or swore - I mearly pointed out something about tidal flows and an org for canoeing and training. :? The ABD guys have been leaving links to websites of all kinds of cr*p.

roger_merriman

cjcp wrote:

The driver/writer obviously doesn't describe the scenario in the greatest detail, but he's approaching a junction (so I'm assuming he's reasonably close to it), where he wants to turn left (in front of the cyclist), but he passes the cyclist anyway...

There have been complaints against cyclists using the road on Kingston Bridge in my local rag. A cyclist, an elderly one as it happens, responded with a brilliant rebuttal.

I think the issue or rather perceiveced one is that there are cycle paths.

ie its the why are "they not using them?" as ever there are good reasons why. but unless you ride them you'll not see them.

mark1964

All cyclists in Bristol are aware that the Evening Post (owned by the lovely right-wing ranter's rag the Daily Mail) hate cyclists. They are bias, always publishing pro-car, anti-cycling articles. They always refer to that one man and his web-page, the ABD, who come out with claptrap about life being hard for drivers in Bristol, that the council is anti-car etc etc. Not once have they got behind cycling city :?