Dispite the bad road conditions

john-e-big-guns
john-e-big-guns Posts: 489
edited January 2010 in The bottom bracket
I witnessed several motorists useing hand/mobile phones whilst driving around iced/packed raod junctions and r/abouts on my walk yesterday
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  • Buckled_Rims
    Buckled_Rims Posts: 1,648
    I live next to a main road, and for some strange reason I've been hearing more suped up cars on the roads. It might be because there's less traffic around so you can distinguish them.

    But I'm pretty certain some drivers are enjoying slipping all over the place. I really can't believe "sane" adults want to endanger their passengers, cyclists and other drivers.
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  • lfcquin
    lfcquin Posts: 470
    Out on my ride today. I was on a back road, lots of ice & snow on it because it hadn't been gritted. A woman with her kid in the car came towards me. She had a fag in one hand holding the steering wheel and was holding her mobile to the ear with the other hand. Clever....
  • VinceEager
    VinceEager Posts: 247
    drivers are simpy people in cars - just as cyclists are simply people on bikes. its people who are stupid. i've seen cyclists on their phones on icey roads too.
    ...the bicycle is the most efficient machine ever created: Converting calories into gas, a bicycle gets the equivalent of three thousand miles per gallon...
  • NWLondoner
    NWLondoner Posts: 2,047
    Walking home yesterday and one guy driving his car with a fully deflated front left tyre :shock:
  • VinceEager
    VinceEager Posts: 247
    ^^^ increased traction :lol:
    ...the bicycle is the most efficient machine ever created: Converting calories into gas, a bicycle gets the equivalent of three thousand miles per gallon...
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,183
    VinceEager wrote:
    ^^^ increased traction :lol:

    he will be in traction soon :lol:
  • jellybellywmb
    jellybellywmb Posts: 1,379
    Noyhing wrong with a bit of skidding around in the snow (But only in safe environment like an empty Carpark).

    It teaches you what actually happens when you do loose control and how to handle it.
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    lfcquin wrote:
    Out on my ride today. I was on a back road, lots of ice & snow on it because it hadn't been gritted. A woman with her kid in the car came towards me. She had a fag in one hand holding the steering wheel and was holding her mobile to the ear with the other hand. Clever....

    Can top that.. A woman overtook me last weekend on a load of slush, over a crest on a blind bend with a young child in the back. And honked at me for having the nerve to be on the road.

    I've seen loads of people on phones this week too. A bloke in work has an old Audi Quattro, though, and he's been like a kid at christmas all week!
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  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    Try driving whilst applying make-up.....some silly girl drove into the back of my car this weekend...... :(
  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    i saw 4 cars on their side today in 7 miles. slush is slippey as well.abs wont save you.
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    VinceEager wrote:
    drivers are simpy people in cars .

    I hate simpy people. they are bast@rds
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    Roads are not bad here anymore, safe to go cycling on normal roads now I rekon.
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    Just watch out for the Simpy people. they'll get you if you're not careful.
  • Chip \'oyler
    Chip \'oyler Posts: 2,323
    john-e-big-guns wrote:
    I witnessed several motorists useing hand/mobile phones whilst driving around iced/packed raod junctions and r/abouts on my walk yesterday

    Hopefully Darwinism will wipe them out
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  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    Chip \'oyler wrote:
    john-e-big-guns wrote:
    I witnessed several motorists useing hand/mobile phones whilst driving around iced/packed raod junctions and r/abouts on my walk yesterday

    Hopefully Darwinism will wipe them out

    unless they've protected themselves with one of those there fish symbols. Then god will save them.
  • Team Banana Spokesman
    Team Banana Spokesman Posts: 538
    someone was going 40 on an ungritted 30 road today. :shock:

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