Idiot cyclist

seanoconn

I was witness to a truly idiotic cyclist this morning. At a busy roundabout underneath the A3, he pulls out on a car already on the roundabout, forcing the driver to slow down. Out of the saddle and turning, the cyclist decides it would be a good idea to take one hand off the handlebars to acknowledge the driver he forced to slow and promptly ends up in a tangled heap in the middle of the roundabout, fortunate not to have a car parked on his head.

Ok, it was me :oops:

veronese68

Here's hoping the car had a dash-cam and it's being uploaded to YouTube as we speak.
I might have done something similar in the past

arthur_scrimshaw

Very cathartic to own up to our shortcomings!

The problem is you tried to equalise Karma by acknowledging the car driver. Or as a colleague of mine put it 'no good deed goes unpunished'

arran77

Are you sure it wasn't the ex-wife trying to kill you off :P

seanoconn

arran77 wrote:

Are you sure it wasn't the ex-wife trying to kill you off :P

No because the car didn't run me over.

The Mechanic

I'm sure she'll get you next time

MountainMonster

seanoconn wrote:

arran77 wrote:

Are you sure it wasn't the ex-wife trying to kill you off :P

No because the car didn't run me over.

She must have been spooked by a fair few potential witnesses.

Mikey23

Ah well, lesson learned and you lived to tell the tale...

tlw1

seanoconn wrote:

arran77 wrote:

Are you sure it wasn't the ex-wife trying to kill you off :P

No because the car didn't run me over.

But she's making £250 from you've been framed

ballysmate

Were you wearing an helmet and if so, did it save your life?

ballysmate

Perhaps the driver was a Pruszków hitman because you had taken up with a nice Polish girl?

tlw1

Ballysmate wrote:

Were you wearing an helmet and if so, did it save your life?

we need to know the answer to this and if so, it needs posting on its own thread

arran77

matthew h wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

Were you wearing an helmet and if so, did it save your life?

we need to know the answer to this and if so, it needs posting on its own thread

Don't forget the reflective clothing too, were you head to toe in black or did you have some fluorescent stuff on too.

Knowing this is critical to deciding if you are in fact an idiot

veronese68

arran77 wrote:

matthew h wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

Were you wearing an helmet and if so, did it save your life?

we need to know the answer to this and if so, it needs posting on its own thread

Don't forget the reflective clothing too, were you head to toe in black or did you have some fluorescent stuff on too.

Knowing this is critical to deciding if you are in fact an idiot

And was he riding a hybrid?

tlw1

Veronese68 wrote:

arran77 wrote:

matthew h wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

Were you wearing an helmet and if so, did it save your life?

we need to know the answer to this and if so, it needs posting on its own thread

Don't forget the reflective clothing too, were you head to toe in black or did you have some fluorescent stuff on too.

Knowing this is critical to deciding if you are in fact an idiot

And was he riding a hybrid?

who would ride one of those?

veronese68

matthew h wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

arran77 wrote:

matthew h wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

Were you wearing an helmet and if so, did it save your life?

we need to know the answer to this and if so, it needs posting on its own thread

Don't forget the reflective clothing too, were you head to toe in black or did you have some fluorescent stuff on too.

Knowing this is critical to deciding if you are in fact an idiot

And was he riding a hybrid?

who would ride one of those?

No self respecting person.

andy_wrx

Veronese68 wrote:

matthew h wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

arran77 wrote:

matthew h wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

Were you wearing an helmet and if so, did it save your life?

we need to know the answer to this and if so, it needs posting on its own thread

Don't forget the reflective clothing too, were you head to toe in black or did you have some fluorescent stuff on too.

Knowing this is critical to deciding if you are in fact an idiot

And was he riding a hybrid?

who would ride one of those?

No self respecting person.

Would it, in itself and without the other factors, automatically make you an idiot ?

MountainMonster

We'll if you're wearing hi-vis, a helmet and a go pro, then you automatically classify

veronese68

It also may depend on if we are discussing a particular idiot. Couldn't possibly say.

Stevo_666

I've never owned a Gopro

tlw1

Stevo 666 wrote:

I've never owned a Gopro

but you might in the future?

Stevo_666

matthew h wrote:

Stevo 666 wrote:

I've never owned a Gopro

but you might in the future?

Well now you mention it, I may get one to film some footage at Bike Park Wales. Should be quite amusing to post up a clip of people trying to get down black runs

veronese68

matthew h wrote:

Stevo 666 wrote:

I've never owned a Gopro

but you might in the future?

I wish Seano had been using one whilst riding to work yesterday.

seanoconn

Just to clear a few things up.

Yes a wore a helmet
No it didn't save my life.
No Hi-vis but a light coloured jacket.
No Gopro, I was riding a bike with the funny curved handle bars and a saddle that hurts your @rse.

veronese68

Did you have one of these?

MountainMonster

Did you use correct arm signals with your left arm to indicate which way you were going to go?

arran77

Veronese68 wrote:

Did you have one of these?

Is that a spanking paddle with built in reflector for his sessions with the hot Polish girl

seanoconn

This is Road general so behave yourself.





Although I do have a paddle, tassel whip and a crop

arran77

seanoconn wrote:

This is Road general so behave yourself.

What are you, poacher turned gamekeeper :P

seanoconn

:P
I managed to limp into work today, so I'm fine, thanks for asking :roll:

arran77

seanoconn wrote:

:P
I managed to limp into work today, so I'm fine, thanks for asking :roll:

I'm sure you're getting more than enough 'sympathy' at home so don't expect any here :P