Suicidal Pedestrians

<Rant mode>

Riding into work this morning, whilst having white van man blocking the
road, moves into last 20 ft of cycle lane to pass big skip lorry and when I
just get level with the cab, blonde bird "instantly" appears without
looking. How I managed not hit her head on I dont know, maybe my reactions
were working well this morning. Front wheel just clips her shoe and removes
it. Stopped bike and screams at her for crossing in front of a lorry and to
check she is OK as she puts her shoe back on.Then left as some long haired
antipodean looking twat starts getting shirty as he obviously dont like
bikes.
If it were a 15 stone bloke (or bird) on a pushbike flying down the cycle
lane might have been different due to the brakes on these things.

WTF is it with some poeple who have no wish to live. Certainly shook me up
this morning.

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You shouldn't have been there, a cycle has every right, so it'd be OK for
the cycle to run the woman over.

Better get a pushbike.


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Beav

VN 750
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I was thinking bull bars

 

So let's get this straight, you were illegally using a part of the
road reserved for cyclists, when a pedestrian who had every right to
expect nothing but cyclists in that lane was surprised by a
fast-moving motorbike that ran over her foot. You then rode off in
front of witnesses without stopping to exchange details.

If I were you, I'd be expecting a knock on the door from the boys in
blue sharpish.

****.

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Get some advanced training asap. Anticipating pedestrians popping out
in front of buses, vans, etc, is a fundamental skill for a biker, you
might be missing a few more.

 

And you know, do you, that the lorry driver hadn't acknowledged her and
knew that she was crossing?

Why is it "obvious" that he "don't like bikes" ?

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jeremy
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Ooops no it wasn't porl at all.

Sorry for screwing up the attributions in there - it wasn't "porl" who
said any of that.


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jeremy
'01 Triumph Sprint ST in green
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Is that a baseball term? What does it mean?

 

No, it didn't have a solid white line as it was finishing towards traffic
lights.

when a pedestrian who had every right to

Wrong again, i was coasting at about 5mph no more than 10mph as there was
red lights ahead and bounced into the skip lorry to avoid her as she
appeared so quick I just managed to break and caught the back of her shoe.
She didn't even look left for cyclists. And the cyclist who use this lane go
like the clappers and dont give a shit about any road laws, and if she were
hit by one of these the damage would probably have been the same.

You then rode off in

Wrong again, I stopped to speak to her and she was OK, the other guy butted
in.

I dont think so.

Pot and kettle

 

Gee, what next? Smashing his bike up, breaking his back and
inconveniencing other motorists while the mess is cleared up?

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

 

How do you know he was an Ozzy? Wearing a stockman's coat and a corky
hat?

 

Looked like on of the typical contractors that work in Town, and maybe the
accent gave it away.

 

Must be easy to fit in with the misfits in this group then, you speak from
experience.

 

Mate, don't let it get to you. If someone thinks that identifying
Aussies makes you a ****, let them.

 

skrev:

IMO 'tis more a matter of RTFFAQ.

Found here: http://www.ukrm.net/faq/

but read this first, an' that goes fer both o' ye.

http://www.ukrm.net/faq/UKRMsCBT.html

 

Don't worry, let's blame porl anyway.

 

You didn't run a bull over though.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

I've read the FAQ more than once and I lurked for years and there aint
any reason not to say what I said.

 

Yey. I am the new Bear and ICMFF pony-tail waxings.

 

I'll give it foive.