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Path: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!postnews.google.com!news3.google.com!feeder.news-service.com!69.16.177.246.MISMATCH!cyclone03.ams2.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!npeersf02.ams.highwinds-media.com!newsfe22.ams2.POSTED!7564ea0f!not-for-mail Message-ID:  From: _  Newsgroups: uk.rec.cycling Subject: Re: Cars pulling out of junctions Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:46:59 +0000 References: 	<1i0exl19dmo30$.zax26vx739a3.dlg@40tude.net>		<8NydnUCPzo1MIwDUnZ2dnUVZ8j2WnZ2d@bt.com>					 <87iqn5gs2c.fsf@toy.config>  Lines: 20 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To:  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.23.23.138 X-Complaints-To: http://netreport.virginmedia.com X-Trace: newsfe22.ams2 1235137623 82.23.23.138 (Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:47:03 UTC) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:47:03 UTC Organization: virginmedia.com Bytes: 2408 Xref: perfectly-safe.chapmancentral.co.uk uk.rec.cycling:686536

Colin Williams wrote: > On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:23:55 +0000, Daniel Barlow wrote: > >> I remain ignorant of what the OP actually hoped to achieve by recounting >> the tale. It doesn't sound like he was looking for advice on how to >> cope with vehicles pulling out in front of him suddenly - he's clearly >> got the "brake hard" bit down pat already - and I think it very unlikely >> that the cyclist involved is reading this group, so I doubt he was after >> an apology. What then? >> >> >> -dan > > I wasn't really thinking about the driver's motivation for posting. It > just seemed that he'd received the kind of response that would be given > to someone closely overtaking and cutting up a cyclist just before > reaching the next traffic jam, undeservedly if his account was accurate.

My only "motivation" was to point out that pulling out in front of someone is an activity undertaken by cyclists as well as motorists.