another wee rant

gubber12345

came across a charity cycle today of about 50 riders.now to be fair most of them although riding 2 abreast kept in nicely and allowed everyone to pass nice and safely apart from a couple of tw4ts who insisted on riding on the white line(and I mean on the white line) making life tricky for all the hgv's trying to go past them.

why oh why do they insist on cycling way out there,do they have no care whatsoever for there own safety at all.i myself was driving an hgv and they weren't for flinching one bit as I crawled past them and still they didn't move in....cant believe how some people can be so stupid and irresponsible with there own life,but I bet they were prob the first to say about the trucks passing so close to them....IDIOTS !!!! :evil: :evil: :evil:

arran77

But did they have helmets on

gubber12345

arran77 wrote:

But did they have helmets on

yeah they did

navrig

gubber12345 wrote:

arran77 wrote:

But did they have helmets on

yeah they did

So clearly they could not hear the traffic behind them because of the wind noise generated by the helmets they were wearing. I reckon it is dangerous to wear a helmet when cycling.

arran77

Far safer just to wear headphones and not bother with the helmet

gubber12345

arran77 wrote:

Far safer just to wear headphones and not bother with the helmet

don't forget the blindfold too :P

MountainMonster

They were not exactly risking their own life by riding that far in the road, it is just rude and inconsiderate, plain and simple. It's the people behind who have to deal with the consequences.

hatch87

A distinct lack of wee in this thread, i'm out

sloppyschleckonds

Seriously, on or over the white line is just stupidity and i've seen it a lot recently.
That type of riding activity should be reserved for those on Strava segments.