Re: Cycling to work yesterday (Friday).
- From: Mike the unimaginative <Youremail@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 30 Jun 2007 20:01:13 GMT
Simon Brooke <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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in message <sHqhi.32031$aS5.7773@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, NigelSimon, it's not just cyclists! I had the misfortune to own (albeit
('znaopshpoadmb93@xxxxxxxxxxx') wrote:
Also if I'm going the same speed as traffic there's still a 'get
past' mentality, rather than just holding back. If it's in a 30 they
want to get past but don't want to be seen as breaking the limit.
That one /really/ annoys me. They have to get past, because it's a
cyclist, and they /have/ to overtake cyclists. And as soon as they're
passed the brake furiously either because they don't want to be caught
breaking the speed limit or because they physically can't proceed
because of the traffic ahead, so you either have to grab handfuls of
brakes or get splattered all over their back window - or else go
whizzing past them, at which point the whole farce starts all over
again.
breifly) a Tomos 50cc restricted moped - 28mph downhill with the wind
behind me - it was the most dangerous thing on two wheels I have ever
ridden, for simply the reason you give. The bu**ers just *had* to get
past me, no matter what!
.
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