Moderator Cynic Posted October 12, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 12, 2012 had 2 today the second is probably a little upset having no choice but to take the stoke exit. The fact he was programming his sat nav, getting the address from someone on the phone (that is at his ear). Seemed to be unimportant to him. He had the choice of intimate terms with 44tonnes of fully laden artic or take the lane he drifted into. Twat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted October 12, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 12, 2012 happy days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouch Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I'm sick to death of idiot drivers, we should set a vigilante 'Mad Max' style biker gang up to educate them lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bippo Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 So my van driver incident was probably the best... Yesterday at 5.30am, traffic lights with two lanes of traffic, a van in the left lane to go straight ahead and a car in the right lane to turn right. At 5.30am, you can imagine the roads were empty, so us three moving vehicles spent a good 300 / 400 meter stretch of road together whilst we headed towards these red lights. I'd only just started up the bike so was happy to just stay behind the van once the lights turned green. I ended up stopping with about 4 meters between us. We sat there for a few seconds then suddenly his reverse lights came on. Without a second to react he started accelerating towards me at speed (you know that horrid whiny noise vehicles make when in reverse?!) Anyway, at that hour my reactions were sub-par so I didn't sound the horn in time or attempt to move. I simply took my weight off the bike, kept the handlebars straight and prepared myself to ride out the storm! He ended up reversing straight into my front wheel before moving into the right hand lane behind the car that was sat there! He realised (after the move) and parked up. He was completely apologetic the moment he got out and gave me his details. The bike is fine, and I wasn't in the mood for an arguement at that hour. Plus, he looked distraught at what he'd done. Had he been as arse, I would of had something to say. It goes to show how little attention some people pay for the following reasons: A. I was behind him going down the road before we reached the traffic lights, so in the darkness like that, even without physically looking in his mirrors, he would have been able to see my headlight bouncing around behind him (I was far enough back as he wasn't driving slowly) B. At the traffic lights I'd left a gap big enough for him to reverse straight back and then pull behind a car that was next to him C. I positioned myself slightly to the right of the lane so I was visible in his mirrors What a great start to my morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 So my van driver incident was probably the best... Yesterday at 5.30am, traffic lights with two lanes of traffic, a van in the left lane to go straight ahead and a car in the right lane to turn right. At 5.30am, you can imagine the roads were empty, so us three moving vehicles spent a good 300 / 400 meter stretch of road together whilst we headed towards these red lights. I'd only just started up the bike so was happy to just stay behind the van once the lights turned green. I ended up stopping with about 4 meters between us. We sat there for a few seconds then suddenly his reverse lights came on. Without a second to react he started accelerating towards me at speed (you know that horrid whiny noise vehicles make when in reverse?!) Anyway, at that hour my reactions were sub-par so I didn't sound the horn in time or attempt to move. I simply took my weight off the bike, kept the handlebars straight and prepared myself to ride out the storm! He ended up reversing straight into my front wheel before moving into the right hand lane behind the car that was sat there! He realised (after the move) and parked up. He was completely apologetic the moment he got out and gave me his details. The bike is fine, and I wasn't in the mood for an arguement at that hour. Plus, he looked distraught at what he'd done. Had he been as arse, I would of had something to say. It goes to show how little attention some people pay for the following reasons: A. I was behind him going down the road before we reached the traffic lights, so in the darkness like that, even without physically looking in his mirrors, he would have been able to see my headlight bouncing around behind him (I was far enough back as he wasn't driving slowly) B. At the traffic lights I'd left a gap big enough for him to reverse straight back and then pull behind a car that was next to him C. I positioned myself slightly to the right of the lane so I was visible in his mirrors What a great start to my morning! Holy hell Bippo! You're lucky he didn't totally ram you. Thank goodness you weren't hurt! :shake_no: Bet you didn't need any coffee after... maybe a Valium instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted October 12, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 12, 2012 you should check your bike out bippo, those spindly forks will be easily bent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bippo Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Holy hell Bippo! You're lucky he didn't totally ram you. Thank goodness you weren't hurt! :shake_no: Bet you didn't need any coffee after... maybe a Valium instead. Tell me about it! Yes, luckily he slowed down just before he hit me. you should check your bike out bippo, those spindly forks will be easily bent! Went to the garage first thing this morning, and all is fine thankfully! I then treated myself to a ride around Woodhead - a lovely fresh morning! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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