Knocked off bike at Stratford tri
MrSquishy
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To the guy who was knocked off his bike by the red car a few km in to the Warwickshire sprint on Sunday 5th Oct - I was the guy who stopped to see if you were OK, so if you need me to be a witness for any reason just PM me for my details.
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Stratford/Warwick probably the scariest I have done for road issues, especially if you are going later in the morning when the Stratford sunday morning tourist traffic starts to arrive in the town
Question you are driving down a straight road on a sunny clear day, for the last 2 miles there have been flourescent roadside boards warning of a cycling event on the road, you approach a roundabout which has a bloody great flourescent board in the middle stating 'Caution cycle event' and there are 3 men wearing high vis jackets in the middle of said roundabout and a triathlete wearing a white and lurid lime punch type of yellow/green orca tri-suit on a white and equally lurid green bike (Focus Tria) is on the roundabout approaching you.
Do you:
A. Stop and ensure the roundabout is clear before proceeding; or
B. Drive straight out without looking to the right.
The answer of course if you come from Lincolnshire is B - a serious getting off was only averted by me shouting 'watch out you dozy bitch' at the top of my lungs.
Actually I should have said in my first line I almost came to grief in the Lincoln Sprint 3 times this year. The above incident occurred on the outward leg of the bike, on the inward leg another mong tried to do the same thing. Now I had a notion that Lincolnshire drivers were being particularly moronic that day, as the event is only 2 miles from me I had earlier cycled down and was almost twatted by a dork in a Nissan Warrior type of penis substitute vehicle who pulled out in front of me. Now I know I am an ugly git but this was taking things a bit far.
Don't know any good triathlete that comes from there actually,.... [8|]
Makes you think, doesn't it? [8D]