How rude

Now don't get me started on motor-homers with bike racks and bikes on the back. They must be double angry.
 
Byronic said:
And how does that old mongrel do on the Snellen Eyechart test then?:dog:
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He passed with flying colours and is now doing Art History and Political Science at Cambridge University.

We are not all thick up here you know. :cool1:
 
maingate said:
He passed with flying colours and is now doing Art History and Political Science at Cambridge University.

We are not all thick up here you know. :cool1:
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All well and good, but can he drive a motorhome at least as badly
as the rest of us old curmudgeons?
 
yorkshireCPLE said:
I think all cyclist should be registered by law and have to wear/display some sort on visible ID Number available for all to see (kids too). Those that don't wear one should be pulled over by the plod and prosecuted. I am so sick of seeing 2, 3, & 4 a breast and being so damn rude by not pulling over to allow anyone to pass safely. The other day we were heading up a very steep narrow hill called Greenhow Hill, and yes we were stuck behind 1 cyclist which remained in the middle of the road going up there and he had no intention of pulling over into any of the gateways of which there were plenty. Poor van was 1st & 2nd then back to 1st this went on for near 2 miles. when i did get to go past he gave me a load of abuse for some reason. (and they wonder why people loose there patients with them)

I often wonder how do these people react when they are running late for say a hospital appointment and then get stuck behind cyclists themselves. Surely they too must get frustrated too when they are in a car or any other 4+ wheel vehicle.

Plus the fact when they ride down the side of you or go through red lights.. I have even seen one go through railway crossing at red and barrier was down. But they get away with it as they can't be identified!! ITS WRONG!!!

I'm a just being a grumpy old bugger? Or do you think the same??
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It is just the same as car drivers, speeding, passing too close, punishment passes, using mobile phones, coffee in one hand toast in the other, kids unrestrained, throwing rubbish out of the windows, parking on pavements, parking across junctions, leaving car on double yellow lines engine running two kids in back seat to go shopping........

people are stupid let it go, life is too short.
I used to get angry at bad drivers but realised it's not personal, they are just stupid.
 
Fazerloz said:
They can and should get 3rd party liability insurance. Don't forget should any cyclist cause you damage or injury there is always the option to take them to court. And Vice Versa. Its not difficult.
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How do you do that when the give you the middle finger and scoot of down some ally into a housing estate where there mates are waiting to brick you.
 
trevskoda said:
How do you do that when the give you the middle finger and scoot of down some ally into a housing estate where there mates are waiting to brick you.
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Its usually difficult for them to run away when you have your front wheel parked on their leg.
 
channa said:
Inspector Maurice Le blank, has stated

Are you sure the motorhome drivers saw any cyclists? they don't normally, too busy on the phone or playing with satnav gadgets and anything else but watching the road so they can enjoy free camping.

He further added that Froome it appears was a re offender, although charges of furious cycling the equivalent to due care and attention seemed unlikely according to his pal at lunchtime over a leffe blonde.

The leffe blonde did mutter something about drugs and cycling. Team I sky with my little eye, refuted all allegations and mentioned Froome had provided enough blood tests and urine samples to fill the local pissoir. Well would have done if motorhomers hadn't got there first .

Channa
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I love these debates but get myself confused as I start agreeing with comments on both sides of the argument
 
I would just like to say as one of the many who carry bikes on the back of my motorhome to use on and off road we should all be cnsiderate of other road users. It seems in this case the car driver should not have been overtaking but as we all know not all road users motorists and cyclists follow the highway code. Just waiting a few minutes for it to be safe to overtake slower vehicles should not be a big issue and its not just cyclists, tractors also spring to mind.
 
i remember late one friday afternoon, back in the days when you were lucky if the tractor hit 20mph downhill with a following wind, coming down the a303 hit a long stretch where the dual carriagway was coned down to single lane, after a while i pulled into a layby to let the traffic go ..... was a whole hour before there was a gap big enough to pull back onto the road.....twas the last time i bothered


same bit of dual on another occasion i had to use the outside lane to pass a stationary convoy of army lorries... on a combine harvester that did 10 mph flat out.
 
Tolerance

Surely we all need to be more tolerant to other road user's.
As motorhome driver's we hold up traffic at times, hopefully moving over when we can, when we are out we are on holiday and therefore if we are held up is it a great problem?
Surely all road users have the right to travel without other's having some sort of vendetta towards them.
 
martinmartin said:
When you have been unnesesserely held up by a cyclist dont forget to clear your windscreen as you overtake them.
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If you do make sure that your window is shut if you come to a traffic jam further down the road, the cyclist may have to clear there throat when passing you.
 
LEElinda said:
If you do make sure that your window is shut if you come to a traffic jam further down the road, the cyclist may have to clear there throat when passing you.
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Or their nose. They do seem to snot out a lot whilst riding.
 
I have just cleared blood spots off the front of my van after our latest trip. :eek:

I assume it was from insects but sometimes I don't pay much attention when driving. There were no bike parts stuck in the grill anyway. :)
 
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