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Path: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!novia!feeder.news-service.com!69.16.177.242.MISMATCH!cyclone02.ams2.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!npeersf02.ams.highwinds-media.com!newsfe07.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 19:48:44 +0000 References: 	<1i0exl19dmo30$.zax26vx739a3.dlg@40tude.net>		<8NydnUCPzo1MIwDUnZ2dnUVZ8j2WnZ2d@bt.com>					 <87iqn5gs2c.fsf@toy.config>   <1ZmdnVTX18iCaAPUnZ2dnUVZ8ogLAAAA@bt.com> Lines: 33 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1ZmdnVTX18iCaAPUnZ2dnUVZ8ogLAAAA@bt.com> 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: newsfe07.ams2 1235159327 82.23.23.138 (Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:48:47 UTC) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:48:47 UTC Organization: virginmedia.com Bytes: 2711 Xref: perfectly-safe.chapmancentral.co.uk uk.rec.cycling:686578

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?