6th sense or what?

So I was bimbling along minding my own business today after picking up the
bits for my VN engine rebuild. Perfect weather for being on the bike and I
was back on "home turf" where the roads are very familiar and on roads I
tend to go a little more quickly than I do on "new" roads.

I'm sat behind some berk who's *really* getting on my tits with his faffing
about and was about to clog it past him, when I thought, "**** it, it's not
worth it". The *instant* those words flew through my brain (what's left of
it) an even bigger berk pulled across the path of original berk who
proceeded to slam right into him. The "him" in this case was an artic
pulling a forty foot trailer out of a works entrance/exit and if I'd gone
for the overtake, there's not a shadow of doubt in my mind I couldn't have
either stopped or got around it.

One berk takes another berk out and this berk rides off into the distance
thinking, "Should I stop as a witness?"

No, I couldn't be arsed.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Kin 'ell. Well avoided, that chap. I dare say you'd have been blamed for the
whole accident had you gone for the overtake!

 

Oh I would have had to stop and gloat, telling Plod how erratically driver
one was acting before hitting driver two AND how badly driver two acted.

 

Sheesh. Close one.

I remember, years ago, some twat in a beat-up Jag pulled out right in
front of me. I managed to swerve around his front bumper into the
oncoming line (which was, fortunately, empty). The car that was
*behind* me T-boned the Jag.

 

Actually, I agree with this. Beav, it might be an idea to call Plod
and give your name as a witness.

 

And probably if I'd hung around as a witness too.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

<TOG@toil>; <>; <>
wrote in message

I'll probably call into the local Plodshop in the morning, but I can't help
thinking they'll get arsey because I didn't stop at the time. I was on a
bike, after all and we're fair game at the best of times.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

<TOG@toil>; <>; <>
wrote in message

I pulled across a centre line to avoid a smack once and DID hit something on
the other side. (back light of a Transit with the front O/S of my wife's
car). I've never done it since and I've had the odd occasion where swerving
was the most obvious option, but that memory jumps to the front of my head
faster than my hands can turn a steering wheel.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

I'd go for yes. If you see something, you should help out the chap/ess
that's been wronged even if they've been a twat. If it had been you t-
boning the artic I'm sure you'd appreciate a helping statement. It
might've made them a bit more aware of bikes or a bit more
appreciative of other traffic in general.

As Hog said, you needn't make either out to be angels to report what
you saw.

In that case, I'd have to say you were a bit of a twat.

 

Don't mention you were on a bike. "I was following behind..."

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platypus

"Merely corroborative detail, intended to
give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise
bald and unconvincing narrative.”

 

Not too late to get off your arse and /be/ arsed. The guy who wrote down
his name and phone number on a nold envelope and stuffed it in my shirt
pocket while I was lying in the gutter with broken bones a few years ago
saved me from being hung out to dry by the Volvo driver's lawyers.

--
platypus

"Merely corroborative detail, intended to
give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise
bald and unconvincing narrative.”

 

Yeah. Anyway I've decided I'll be going come aht meay.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

I'm untwatting myself in the morning.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Yep. Hindsight can still be used. I'm probably going to look like a pillock
though because if no-one was hurt (and it didn't look like there was) Plod
might not have been called. We'll see in the morning though.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Eww. Messy.

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platypus

"Merely corroborative detail, intended to
give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise
bald and unconvincing narrative.”

 

Ok "What fucking may".

Happy now?

****


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19