About to go to the Police Station

and make a statement, with video in hand
Bloody hell that was close - woman pulled onto the A6 from the pavement on the other side of the road without looking; mainly 'cos she was on the phone, and swung straight at me.
I'm bellowing and she's still not looking - it was only when my extra speed carried me INTO her line of sight that she slammed the brakes on and ended up on the wrong side of the A6 causing the now oncoming traffic to screech to a halt.
Cue car horns and me filling the air with useful advice....
I'll let you know what happens, but this time I am determined to make a complaint, so am taking a DVD with a copy of the film to the nearest Police station
Bloody hell that was close - woman pulled onto the A6 from the pavement on the other side of the road without looking; mainly 'cos she was on the phone, and swung straight at me.
I'm bellowing and she's still not looking - it was only when my extra speed carried me INTO her line of sight that she slammed the brakes on and ended up on the wrong side of the A6 causing the now oncoming traffic to screech to a halt.
Cue car horns and me filling the air with useful advice....
I'll let you know what happens, but this time I am determined to make a complaint, so am taking a DVD with a copy of the film to the nearest Police station
Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
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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I realise this was a heart-stopping, possibly, almost fatal moment, but I did have to smile when reading the above line.
Hope you get a good result.
Good luck.
Penny Farthing
Unicycle
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Pogo Stick
Donkey on Roller skates.......OK I'm lying, but I am down to one bike right now and I feel bad about it,
Oh yeah, just like magnatom & cycling silk etc have when they've done the same. FFS
I handed in stills of a van driver and his number plate on a CD several years ago when filling a complaint about him ramming me with the van. It went no-where
That said, perhaps she has done something worthy of a quick fixed penalty notice, such as parking facing traffic or something.
I read that as you meant it suzyb i think shouldbe needs to get back in and then out on the correct side this morning
The Mad Monkey [2013 Hoy 003] [FCN: 4]
Parked on the pavement
No indicators when pulling out
Didn't check the traffic on the main road (I wear a BRIGHT yellow short-sleeved top and Hi-Viz vest)
On the phone
Not one single movement of the head to check for traffic (I was looking right at her)
Causes oncoming traffic to take avoiding action (Merc driver on horn heading for the kerb) when stopped in the middle of the road to avoid hitting me
Then she turned right almost right hooking me when I was on her offside
Using her horn and gesticulating at me when she drove off.
It'll be interesting to see what the Police make of it.
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
+1
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
Be mindful of the case of GMP v Hookway which has just been decided by the High Court
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He did some investigation himself into the seller and worked out that it was a local pawn shop. He phoned the manager who was very helpful and said that they would take the bike off ebay and put it in the back of the shop til the police contacted him to confirm that my dad was the owner. He said that he had identity details and an address for the people who brought the bike in, so all the police had to do was follow up with my dad, speak to the manager return the bike and "speak to" the guys who had dropped the bike at the pawn shop. Their job was half done.
My dad called the police with all this information. They assured him again that something would be done and it would be followed up. He waited for 3-4 days.... Called the manager of the pawn shop but nothing had been done. Zero. Called the police to chase... Again.... and again... and AGAIN... and finally after about the 5th call, they actually got their asses into gear and returned the bike. Almost 2 weeks after it had been seen on ebay.
If it hadn't been listed by a reputable business (the pawn shop), the auction would have been over, the bike gone and the perpetrators escaped. He also spoke to ebay who absolved themselves of all responsibility.... No idea if the police actually bothered trying to catch the original thieves....
Simon
Correct. Don't put it up, not even obscured. In fact I'd recommend not talking about it at all here any further. If you say nothing about it, there's nothing that can be dragged out to bite you in any fashion (even completely out of context) at a later date. Lawyer types are particularly good at that.
Once it's done, I believe you're free.
Best of luck.
Ummmm.... I'm not going to be bailed mate - I didn't do anything wrong
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
What has that got to do with this?
Chris
Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
My money would be on an Audi. The "BMW drivers" of yesteryear drive Audis these days...
Cheers,
W.
Anyone else had any cycling dreams?
Really?!
"As I said last time, it won't happen again."
Oh.... I dream about my bikes all the time!
You just dream of stats tables with you pipping running man for top spot?
The Mad Monkey [2013 Hoy 003] [FCN: 4]
Once kicked myself off the sofa by pedalling having fallen asleep after work.
I'm assuming he meant "perfectly legal" on the basis that "perfectly illegal" would be a really odd choice of words.
Yes, because that implies there are various degrees of illegalness
...but then perfectly legal would also imply varying degrees of legalness
:?