Even the police can't be bothered to drive properly....
willtri
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Being fairly new to riding on the road i'm still geting used to:
[ul][*]Pot holes that should be in the lake district
[*]Complete inabillity to move a finger 2 inches to use an indicator
[*]Being cut up
[*]General complete lack of awareness
[*]Bloody bendy buses
[*]etc etc[/ul]
But really p'd off today as i had a police car pull out right into my path - no indicators - just pulls out, its pretty wet so i'm skidding - he sees me and I just avoid him.
What hope have we got if the police can't even be bothered to drive properly!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Rant over.
[ul][*]Pot holes that should be in the lake district
[*]Complete inabillity to move a finger 2 inches to use an indicator
[*]Being cut up
[*]General complete lack of awareness
[*]Bloody bendy buses
[*]etc etc[/ul]
But really p'd off today as i had a police car pull out right into my path - no indicators - just pulls out, its pretty wet so i'm skidding - he sees me and I just avoid him.
What hope have we got if the police can't even be bothered to drive properly!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Rant over.
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I got the reg number and called the rozzers. I nice lady at Eastleigh nick said it was extremely unlikely that they would be able to prosecute as there were no witnesses, but seeing as I'd given the reg number and described the vehicle correctly she had no reason to doubt me.
What she did do was cause the bloke an immense amount of grief, with multiple visits, request for information and making him visit the nick a few times. Sure, he didn't get prosecuted, but being struck by a vehicle causes an offence and being struck by an object thrown from a moving vehicle means 'assault' so they took it seriously.
I didn't get the asshole in court, but I bet he sweated a few times. [8D]
Get their number and call it in, whatever it is. The police do put patterns of behaviour together and if some tosser is causing similar problems regularly in the same place at the same time they'll be out there one day to shaft him.
Out in the sticks drivers seem to believe in taking bends at speed 'cos no one else uses the roads![image]http://forum.220magazine.com/micons/m14.gif[/image]
I ride as defensively as possible - but i really can't see how i could avoid this...did they think i was prob not going that fast so they had more time?!?
Seriously - i'm thinking of upping my life cover / getting income protection in case i'm not able to work...
I suppose i could try not riding quicker than 5pmh - but i'd have to set off at 4am to get to work!
Infact one idiot on Tuesday drove really close to me then changed gear and started revving (sounded like he had no exhaust) and beeping his horn, he then laughed and sped off. unfortunately for him he hit trafffic 30 seconds later. If i wasn't 6'4" and 16 stone I may have left it - but his face was worth getting off my bike for when I knocked on his window and I asked him why he was being a wa**ker. He was only about 17 and said He thought he knew me! I adjust his attitude slightly!
but there are idiots out there everywhere!
Ive broken an arm following hitting a pothole descending a hill and its the state of the roads that cause me to constantly swerve out of the gutter to avoid completely ruining my new bike! Ive actually taken to riding in the middle of the road sod the traffic!
It infuriates me that ive paid over 2 grand for a bike yet cant ride it unless going out to the country as the roads into London are too poor! Oh and in London buses, especially bendy ones actually aim to stop you!
Don't get me started on bendy buses!!! [:@]
Good idea Phil - off to the shops i go....
So does that not blind the driver slightly? I would worry that it might and that could cause more problems both for me, and for other people on the road.
Has anyone ever found problems with other cyclists??!! For exmple Ive had several instances where theyve failed to stop at red lights when mine are on green causing some very close calls!!! x