Dozy Me... Nice Van Driver
Oddjob62
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Zoned out for a second in very slow moving traffic, you know how you do, (even though you know you shouldn't) when it's a place you've been though hundreds of times.
Looking right to make sure a bus driver had seen me, and didn't see the van just to my left stop. Handlebar clipped back of van and down i went
VanMan jumps out: "Oh my god are you ok mate?"
Me: "Yeah just clipped your back end"
VanMan: "Phew I though i had done something wrong"
Me: "No i was just an idiot"
Chuckles all round.
Didn't even tear my jersey, so lesson learned with no harm done. Will stop me from being careless at least for the next few weeks..
Looking right to make sure a bus driver had seen me, and didn't see the van just to my left stop. Handlebar clipped back of van and down i went
VanMan jumps out: "Oh my god are you ok mate?"
Me: "Yeah just clipped your back end"
VanMan: "Phew I though i had done something wrong"
Me: "No i was just an idiot"
Chuckles all round.
Didn't even tear my jersey, so lesson learned with no harm done. Will stop me from being careless at least for the next few weeks..
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Just shows how sterotypes (white van man) are incorrect. Glad to know you're ok.0
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Tonymufc wrote:Just shows how sterotypes (white van man) are incorrect. Glad to know you're ok.
Which group would i come under? I'm both a MTBer and a white van man...! :PGiant Reign - now sold :-(
Rockhopper Pro - XC and commuting
DH8 - New toy :-)0 -
bannedbiker wrote:Tonymufc wrote:Just shows how sterotypes (white van man) are incorrect. Glad to know you're ok.
Which group would i come under? I'm both a MTBer and a white van man...! :P
Probably the same one as me. I'm a roadie and a trucker. 8)0 -
Tonymufc wrote:bannedbiker wrote:Tonymufc wrote:Just shows how sterotypes (white van man) are incorrect. Glad to know you're ok.
Which group would i come under? I'm both a MTBer and a white van man...! :P
Probably the same one as me. I'm a roadie and a trucker. 8)
Sorry you said MTBer. You're well down the pecking order then.0 -
Tonymufc wrote:Tonymufc wrote:bannedbiker wrote:Tonymufc wrote:Just shows how sterotypes (white van man) are incorrect. Glad to know you're ok.
Which group would i come under? I'm both a MTBer and a white van man...! :P
Probably the same one as me. I'm a roadie and a trucker. 8)
Sorry you said MTBer. You're well down the pecking order then.
Ha, you've got a bigger truck, but I've got a bigger bike...Giant Reign - now sold :-(
Rockhopper Pro - XC and commuting
DH8 - New toy :-)0 -
I had pretty much the opposite last night. Was going along just fine and a van veered across me over to the bus stop on the left with no signal. Slammed on the brakes and just managed to go around to the right, as I did there was an apologetic hand held out of the driver's window.
Could have been nasty.0 -
Shoulda D-locked the c##t.Cannondale Supersix / CAAD9 / Boardman 9.0 / Benotto 30000