Three dafty moments today;
1 someone in flouro on a learner sized commuter, trickling up the bicycle lane on Columbo, approaching brougham from the south in rush hour. Unnecessary, illegal and he clipped a dark coloured station on his left and kept on pootling - driver made to get out... but changed his mind.
2 someone on a transalp / tenere type coming south on Columbo in through the beckenham lights / cones. Passes queued traffic next to the hurricane fencing with little room to spare. This was a spot where people are gawping at the damaged buildings, negotiating limited lanes, parked and queued cars and shopping precint entrance - between two sets of lights. what's the point?
3 last one another learner type commuter overtakes yielding cars and bike waiting to turn left into Centaurus from St Martins road coming south. there was northbound car waiting to turn-right-across, and might have done had he not seen the bike doing that stupid move. sure he didn't cross the yellow, but again, why bother. Then again, I've seen the Orbiter make the same move AND cross the yellows...
man, I like to motor on, make progress, take control on the road, take opportunities and so on, and I take some moves that might look daft to drivers some times, but I like to think maybe I don't make such a numpty out of myself.
Every one of these moves would have pissed off a car driver today.
Done.
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Originally Posted by bikemike
Opinions are like arseholes: Everybody has got one, but that doesn't mean you got to air it in public all the time....
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