Swiped by a caravan

Anonymous
Anonymous Posts: 79,667
edited June 2010 in The bottom bracket
Some old boy thought it would be a good idea to jump a set of lights at a roadworks today, as I was making my way up the road. I had to side bunny hop onto the pavement, wobbled and clung onto a lampost until I regained a bit of dignity. Managed to turn round, head downhill and caught up with him. Gave him a shock as I battered on his window, but he wouldn't stop. Got his registration and he looked very worried, but nothing has come from my last experience with drivers trying to kill me, so I dunno. I probably gave the guy a heart attack, but he almost squashed me.

Everyone is trying to kill me. :cry:

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  • clanton
    clanton Posts: 1,289
    dmclite wrote:

    Everyone is trying to kill me. :cry:

    Must be your winning personality ;-)

    Seriously - glad you're ok. Near misses like that are no fun at all!
  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    Blimey DMC, that's twice in as many weeks. Are you wearing anything bright/gaudy or something impervious to radar?

    Have to say, when I got knocked off a few months ago the driver didn't even look my way so I could have been wearing just stockings and suspenders and I still would not have been noticed. Might have taken some explaining to the wife though.
  • Moomin23
    Moomin23 Posts: 77
    A wise man once told me when I started cycling, 'Treat every car driver as though they're trying to kill you' Only really been properly run over once!!
    I want to come back as Niki Gudex's seat
  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    You should have done a Wayne Randle. Ride into the caravan and write it off!
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

    PTP Runner Up 2015
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    clanton wrote:
    dmclite wrote:

    Everyone is trying to kill me. :cry:

    Must be your winning personality ;-)

    Seriously - glad you're ok. Near misses like that are no fun at all!

    Thanks for that matey, must be 4 years of incident free riding cashing in at once, I reckon. :D
  • Frank the tank
    Frank the tank Posts: 6,553
    Had a similar incident a couple of week ago with some numpty towing a caravan, raced after him like f*ck in the hope he would get held up at the upcoming roundabout, but no such luck.

    Like the Dr once said to me "You're not paranoid,everyone IS trying to kill you". :lol:
    Tail end Charlie

    The above post may contain traces of sarcasm or/and bullsh*t.
  • NWLondoner
    NWLondoner Posts: 2,047
    Moomin23 wrote:
    Only really been properly run over once!!


    Did you survive??
  • NWLondoner
    NWLondoner Posts: 2,047
    Moomin23 wrote:
    Only really been properly run over once!!


    Did you survive??
  • milan_ns
    milan_ns Posts: 49
    I think the law states you're entitled to claim ownership of his offside mirror in such case
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    milan_ns wrote:
    I think the law states you're entitled to claim ownership of his offside mirror in such case

    I should have got it. I could have hung it in the garage as a trophy. :D
  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    It was probably Steelem in a hurry taking back the caravan he bought from an advert "Caravan For Sale" before realising he'd been conned by being sold a caravan.
    The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
    momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Cleat Eastwood wrote:
    It was probably Steelem in a hurry taking back the caravan he bought from an advert "Caravan For Sale" before realising he'd been conned by being sold a caravan.

    :D:D:D:D:D
  • sloboy
    sloboy Posts: 1,139
    I nearly got done by a caravan a couple of years back in a narrow lane - head on approach

    The twit had clearly forgotten that the 'van was wider than the car and he was just coming on at 20+. I had no choice but to pull out into the centre of the road to stop him.

    He didn't seem to appreciate my explanation.

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