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Path: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!postnews.google.com!news4.google.com!feeder1-2.proxad.net!proxad.net!feeder1-1.proxad.net!feeder.news-service.com!feeder.news-service.com!69.16.177.246.MISMATCH!cyclone03.ams2.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!npeersf01.ams.highwinds-media.com!newsfe29.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 20:53:27 +0000 References: 	<1i0exl19dmo30$.zax26vx739a3.dlg@40tude.net>		<8NydnUCPzo1MIwDUnZ2dnUVZ8j2WnZ2d@bt.com>					 <87iqn5gs2c.fsf@toy.config>   <1ZmdnVTX18iCaAPUnZ2dnUVZ8ogLAAAA@bt.com>   Lines: 40 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: newsfe29.ams2 1235163211 82.23.23.138 (Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:53:31 UTC) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:53:31 UTC Organization: virginmedia.com Bytes: 3238 Xref: perfectly-safe.chapmancentral.co.uk uk.rec.cycling:686583

Marc wrote: > _ wrote: >> Marc wrote: >>> _ wrote: >>>> 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. >>> >>> >>> Thank you,I'll add that to the list of blindingly obvious pieces of >>> information that  I didn't need to be told. >> >> Do you need me to point out you're a cretinous twat, or is that >> already on the list? > To be quite frank, I don't need you for, anything. Much like your post > about having to brake you are pointless.

No reply to the post about dual identities, then? No, thought not...