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Path: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!feeder.news-service.com!69.16.177.246.MISMATCH!cyclone03.ams2.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!npeersf02.ams.highwinds-media.com!newsfe23.ams2.POSTED!7564ea0f!not-for-mail Message-ID: <68Yhl.6780$aJ3.722@newsfe23.ams2> From: _  Newsgroups: uk.rec.cycling Subject: Re: spindthrift - magnatom antics Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:02:28 +0000 References:   	  	 	  Lines: 46 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: newsfe23.ams2 1233669762 82.21.204.127 (Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:02:42 UTC) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:02:42 UTC Organization: virginmedia.com Bytes: 4066 Xref: perfectly-safe.chapmancentral.co.uk uk.rec.cycling:684863

Squashme wrote: > On 3 Feb, 13:15, _  wrote: >> Squashme wrote: >>> On 3 Feb, 11:26, JNugent  wrote: >>>> JNugent wrote: >>>>> AndyC wrote: >>>>>> "relevant"  wrote: >>>>>>> Here is a letter I have sent - perhaps a few more on similar lines >>>>>> [big snip] >>>>>> 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. >>>>>> If you are going to overtake a car that is already indicating, whether >>>>>> stationary or not, you do so at your own peril. Rights of way are >>>>>> meaningless when you are dead. >>>>> In his video "Undertaking On A Roundabout", the same poster castigates a >>>>> car-driver who passes him on the nearside on a large roundabout. The >>>>> roundabout seems to be the one seen in the video referenced in the OP >>>>> and the cyclist is way over to the offside, hard up against the island >>>>> (incidentally passing over a distinctive hatched-off area). >>>>> Perhaps he thinks that it is unlawful to pass on the nearside on a >>>>> roundabout (it isn't). And if one really objects to being "undertaken", >>>>> perhaps it'd be btter not to hog the offside edge of the one-way stretch >>>>> of road which is the carriageway of a large roundabout. >>>> Another of his videos ("White van-driver teaches me a lesson") appears to be >>>> functionally identical to the one involving the private hire car - recorded >>>> over the same route, in the same sort of conditions and almost at the same spot. >>>> Different motor vehicle, different driver, same cyclist. >>>> Anyone spot a pattern here? >>> Yes, but let's not be too harsh. Not all motorists are like that. Many >>> are not aggressive and do respect other road-users. >> LOL. Get some help with your issues, before you end up under my wheels. > > Do you bring your anger problem up at your regular reviews? > And thanks for the warning, I shall avoid cycling in Lincolnshire.

Hey, why not complain? You're good at that! LOL But no, I dont, because you dont make me angry. You make me laugh. You seem to have real problems with blinkers, old son. And unless you can get that sack of spuds off your shoulder, you WILL have a serious incident. And since you're on 2 wheels and your inevitable opponent will have four, there's a good chance it'll cost you more than cash. Here's hoping, eh?