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Path: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!pe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk!blueyonder!pe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk!blueyonder!cyclone02.ams2.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!npeersf02.ams.highwinds-media.com!newsfe30.ams2.POSTED!7564ea0f!not-for-mail Message-ID:  From: _  Newsgroups: uk.rec.cycling Subject: Re: spindthrift - magnatom antics Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:48:25 +0000 References:    Lines: 16 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To:  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.21.204.127 X-Complaints-To: http://netreport.virginmedia.com X-Trace: newsfe30.ams2 1233924522 82.21.204.127 (Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:48:42 UTC) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:48:42 UTC Organization: virginmedia.com Bytes: 1733 Xref: perfectly-safe.chapmancentral.co.uk uk.rec.cycling:685198

Mark Williams wrote: > "AndyC"  writes: > >> I notice on this one: >> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7drPCPfWCIQ >> >> He admits to his mistake of not using the whole lane to overtake, >> but he misses the fact that he overtook a car that was indicating to >> change lane. While that is commonly done by aggressive drivers, if >> you do that on two wheels it is suicidal. > > No it isn't---I haven't watch the cited video clip but have done what > you describe several times (often after establishing eye contact, > etc.) over the last few decades and I haven't once ended up dead. > It only takes once.