http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: dangerous driving - Recent Topics en Fri, 22 May 2026 07:53:34 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12406#post-145767 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:33:13 +0000 Radgeworks 145767@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Dear All</p> <p> ive simply been noting stuff mentally of late, and ive noticed an alarming trend developing over the last couple of years. Which is the following scenario, travelling along road on bike, see pinch point, remember to shoulder check, get overtaken at the narrowest part of the road.Why? because as 9 times out of 10 now, drivers are seemingly entirely unable to wait a few seconds before overtaking at the narrowest/most restricted point of the road, this is true especially if you, the driver and whatever obstacle are the ONLY things on the road, west coates, melville st are my not favourites for this. I just cannot work out why its such an attractive thing to do, and usually at the narrowest or most restricted point of the road. Theories welcome, as i am stumped at the mindset. Radgeworks </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12091#post-140617 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 09:10:18 +0000 531 140617@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I posted in December about an incident in which a driver attempted to intimidate myself and two riding partners as we were cycling along London Road. The police took the incident seriously, interviewing all three of us and the driver. The driver had a different story than we, although we never heard the details. Ultimately, the driver was hit with a negligent driving penalty - it typically carries a £400+ fine, I believe. </p> <p>Incidentally, we learned that, subsequent to the complaint, the driver had loaned the car to a friend, who, late at night, had crashed and totalled the (nearly new) car. As the driver who had borrowed the car was not registered to insurance, the insurance refused to pay. </p> <p>I would almost feel sorry for that driver, but then again their driving was a terror.</p> <p>I think it is worth people being aware that the police - this was handled initially by contacting police scotland on their website, and then followed up by the 'Portobello community policing team' - are actually taking this sort of incident seriously. </p>