roadrunner
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 09:08 PM |
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Originally posted by dmac
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Originally posted by roadrunner
This is going to the longest argument yet.
The popcorn has long gone.
You can go to the shop for some more, we'll still be at it when you get back 
Duncan
Am I allowed to go on my bike.
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dmac
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 09:24 PM |
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Just been watching top gear and they had this argument with Clarkson taking the motorists side so that must mean that the cyclists are right!
Duncan
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dmac
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 09:30 PM |
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Just noticed that I've gone over 100 posts and been promoted to 'Builder', I always wondered what I had to do to get rid of the
Junior tag
Thanks to all those who kept this thread open for their help.
Duncan
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dmac
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 09:32 PM |
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Originally posted by roadrunner
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Originally posted by dmac
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Originally posted by roadrunner
This is going to the longest argument yet.
The popcorn has long gone.
You can go to the shop for some more, we'll still be at it when you get back
Duncan
Am I allowed to go on my bike.
Yes but be careful riding back with a carrier bag in one hand
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 09:34 PM |
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Originally posted by roadrunner
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Originally posted by dmac
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Originally posted by roadrunner
This is going to the longest argument yet.
The popcorn has long gone.
You can go to the shop for some more, we'll still be at it when you get back
Duncan
Am I allowed to go on my bike.
Ok, but no filtering.....
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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interestedparty
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 09:38 PM |
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I think this disagreement has been too good-natured to be worthy of popcorn. Let's hope none of the people reading this are ever either the
driver or the cyclist in that scenario (or any other accident thing for that matter).
As some day it may happen that a victim must be found,
I've got a little list-- I've got a little list
Of society offenders who might well be underground,
And who never would be missed-- who never would be missed!
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 10:00 PM |
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Originally posted by Colnago_Man
Hopefully MikeRJ its a member of your family or someone you love, then see if you attitude to another persons live changes.
What a little charmer you are
Fortunately my family are mentally stable and intelligent people, and are able to use these faculties to preserve their own lives by anticipating the
actions (or inactions) of other road users. Of course I appreciate that some cyclists would prefer to take the moral high ground and not give an inch
to a car, but they tend to be the ones that end up dead or disabled. Moral high ground or life? Tough call huh?
I find it quite amazing how some cyclists appear to be able to attract trouble and conflict on the road, almost as if they go looking for it...
[Edited on 6/2/11 by MikeRJ]
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dmac
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 10:20 PM |
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Originally posted by interestedparty
I think this disagreement has been too good-natured to be worthy of popcorn. Let's hope none of the people reading this are ever either the
driver or the cyclist in that scenario (or any other accident thing for that matter).
I can't disagree with that.
Duncan
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jeffw
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| posted on 7/2/11 at 06:33 AM |
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This whole cyclist vs car argument reminds me of Steam giving way to Sail. In theory it is great but if you are in a dinghy in the Solent don't
expect the supertanker coming through to alter its course because you have decided to test the rule. You might be right but you are still dead.
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swanny
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| posted on 7/2/11 at 12:20 PM |
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as a driving obsessive who has recently started spending a lot of time on two wheels the example on the video seems pretty even.
The cyclist decides against defensive driving ie he can see what the van is likely to do at the junction but chooses not to slow down, carries on at
full speed and prepares to scream at the van instead.
then round the corner seems to hold the middle of the road despite the fact that parked cars are a good distance still ahead.
if i was biking and spotted a van that didnt seem entirely aware of my prescence i'd be free wheeling a bit, hands ready on brakes until he well
away.
both driver and cyclist seem driven by the same p*nis led machismo driving style. both idiots. both would rather risk a crash, or a fight than back
down.
jeez guys there are worse things in life.
[Edited on 7/2/11 by swanny]
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