Came home from work and found.. *AGAIN*

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:20 pm

Shug wrote:(although Audi drivers are getting as bad....)

(g/f has an S3 and is thankfully not like that...)

hoi...

Corranga · Post by **Corranga** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:40 pm

There should be a law passed giving exemption to people who resort to violence against someone who messes with their car!

EliseR · Post by **EliseR** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:24 pm

gorrie wrote:Mr Whittle is fairly rattling through the road users this week. BMW's in this thread... White vans & Fiesta's in another... last week it was Honda CRV's...

I reckon Cyclists & Mopeds are up for it next

Don't get me started on bloody cyclists. I am definately Mr Angry at the moment, 12 hour days are doing me no favours - need sleep now

Anyway, i'm home at last, and funny you should mention cyclists. Both on the way TO and FROM work, I was stuck at pedestrian crossings with cyclists in front and cars on my right. Frustrating is not the word, especcially when they refuse to get into it.. Sit back, relax why don't you, its not as if there's an impatient pr*ck with psychotic tendancies behind you.....or is it?

Mow the f*ckers down I say.

Gary.
Edit:
Pushbikes & Mopeds only, the motorcycle gang are a nice fast bunch

meatball · Post by **meatball** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:33 pm

[quote="GWhittle"
Mow the f*ckers down I say.
quote]

Gary, I cycle to and from work every day and I can ssure you that most road users try to follow your advice.......

EliseR · Post by **EliseR** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:46 pm

meatball wrote: Gordon, I cycle to and from work every day and I can ssure you that most road users try to follow your advice.......

Do you get a lot of stick from the drivers?

I don't mind Cyclists who realise car's are behind them, and beside them, and in front of them, and...you get the point.

Its the tubes who think they have gods given right to be a slow pain in the ass and continue to cause obstructions at every possible oppertunity.

Off to make sure I don't burn me mince!!!

Gary.

meatball · Post by **meatball** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:56 pm

GWhittle wrote:
meatball wrote: Gary, I cycle to and from work every day and I can ssure you that most road users try to follow your advice.......
Do you get a lot of stick from the drivers?

Gary.

This could be a long answer but.......yes.........
Hills are easy in a car, but not on a bike........
Drivers are very impatient........
This years total is a run over count of 4......and counting.....nearly 5 today!
Its difficult to try to contain anger and not pull people out through window!
I have managed that once!

Anyway.........wooooooo saaaaaaa!

Post by **simon** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:57 pm

GWhittle wrote:Its the tubes who think they have gods given right to be a slow pain in the ass and continue to cause obstructions at every possible oppertunity.

Much like learner drivers

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:58 pm

EliseR · Post by **EliseR** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:03 pm

simon wrote:
GWhittle wrote:Its the tubes who think they have gods given right to be a slow pain in the ass and continue to cause obstructions at every possible oppertunity.
Much like learner drivers

Ahem, *MOST* learner drivers. I am too compulsive, impatient, irrational and scatty to be a (slow) nuisance

Claire spends most of her time screaming Slow Down, Watch Out, etc etc etc...she reckons I am a complete nut - I think i'm just misunderstood

Gary.

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:43 pm

I was 'trying' to make my way through the Queens Park last week. Someone in front of me, with a British Gas van in front of them... doing 5-10mph.

2 idiots on push bikes (with all the gear) riding tandem through the park very slowly... deliberately taking up the whole lane and not letting anyone past. All the way from the entrance @ Scot Wids through to Holyrood School. Fandango's.

If anyone did want to pass on that stretch, it is fairly blind... so if they had crashed in to oncoming traffic hopefully it would have wiped out the f3cking 2 idiots that caused it.

Not a problem with cyclists in general... but there is no need for riding side by side like that... especially when you are tailingup the traffic.

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:51 pm

When I find cyclist travelling illegally I just past close to them - normally I'll give a bike a huge gap (used to do a bit of pedalling myself) but if they aren't going to obide by the rules then I don't see why I should give them any lee way.

single file on single carraigeway roads, 2 abreast when it's dualed.

Mac

Post by **simon** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:53 pm

Wrong I'm afraid. Highway code suggests that cyclists should ride single file on busy roads and should not ride more than 2 abreast at other times.

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:26 pm

If only guns mounted in the headlamps where legal james bond stylee, having moved from a clio sport (not the 172 just a sport i.e. slow. I held up the cyclists) I have found everyone just gets in your way on a sat morning I can get to work in 7 mins (7 miles) but during the week it's 15 mins arghhh and its turned me into a grumpy sod.

meatball · Post by **meatball** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:31 pm

My understanding is that you should ride single file......

The worst offenders are buses who belt past with inches to spare (you can guess what the blast of air does for a bike) then drop the anchors in front of you........as a result I now cycle in the middle of the bus/cycle lane........fcuk them all.......

Car drivers are usually ok, except the impatient ones!
On the flat my mountain bike usually goes at 20mph......hills do affect the speed greatly though!

Motorbike riders are the best, by miles!

Sorry I brought this conversation to SE.....hehe........

meatball · Post by **meatball** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:34 pm

BiggestNizzy wrote:If only guns mounted in the headlamps where legal james bond stylee, having moved from a clio sport (not the 172 just a sport i.e. slow. I held up the cyclists) I have found everyone just gets in your way on a sat morning I can get to work in 7 mins (7 miles) but during the week it's 15 mins arghhh and its turned me into a grumpy sod.

My commute takes
10min outwith rush hour
30min on bike
45-60min in car in rush hour
75min on bus

Hence the battles with buses as I have to travel during rush hour!

Scottish Elises

Came home from work and found.. AGAIN