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Path: num2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!num1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!number.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border3.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!goblin3!goblin.stu.neva.ru!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!tudelft.nl!txtfeed1.tudelft.nl!dedekind.zen.co.uk!zen.net.uk!hamilton.zen.co.uk!shaftesbury.zen.co.uk.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <4e21f79f$0$2536$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk> From: Nuxx Bar  Newsgroups: uk.rec.cycling Subject: Re: I was tempted. Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:42:07 +0100 References:  <3gf3271chspqivvq5hk95k4qpoktcej1co@4ax.com> Lines: 34 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.7; en-US; rv:1.9.2.18) Gecko/20110616 Thunderbird/3.1.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <3gf3271chspqivvq5hk95k4qpoktcej1co@4ax.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Zen Internet NNTP-Posting-Host: 30bc64b6.news.zen.co.uk X-Trace: DXC=ERJGBTU9]Og;j@8IDJoe@hnok4Z\f?JbkhEn On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 02:40:19 -0700 (PDT), Simon Mason  > wrote: > >> To squirt water into this idiot's face as I went past. :-) >> >> http://www.swldxer.co.uk/Near.wmv > > > Was there any reason for not using the cycle lane which is there specifically > for you?

Presumably Simon felt that the cycle lane in this case was a bit narrow, and that using it would encourage some drivers to overtake just the other side of the line (i.e. too close). Which is fine in itself, but hopefully Simon also thinks that such cycle lanes shouldn't be there at all, as they just narrow the road and are yet another means of spitefully reducing roadspace for motorists without anyone else gaining. Or does Simon maybe think that like bus lanes, they're a "useful deterrent" to driving?

I hope that when cycle lanes are wide enough and do not contain obstructions or debris, Simon uses them, rather than always staying out of them purely to obstruct drivers and "make a point" about being "proper traffic" like Chapman and other psycholists do. Putting oneself in unnecessary danger solely to be irritating is about the level of such people, sadly.

> I've now found that if there is a cyclist not in a cycle lane it is as well to > sound the horn loudly at them. Other drivers seem to be doing the same - I > think it is catching on.

That made me laugh I must admit. It's hard not to think that it's deserved in some cases.