http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Would Fife police be this good if she'd been a cyclist? en Sun, 31 May 2026 08:44:09 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1097#post-10271 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:42:25 +0000 recombodna 10271@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The dabbing brakes bit would suggest that she was behind him? and far too close as she was distressed at his brake dabbing. BUT It doesn't excuse the behavior of the tailgating driver and if you experience bad driving whilst in your bike you should report it especially if it leaves you feeling distressed. The police will visit the driver.<br /> There is no police conspiracy against cyclists.No matter what folks on this forum think. I've reported bad drivers that have distressed me and the police went and had a word with them. They didn't do anything else but sometimes a word is all it takes to make people think twice about doing it again. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1097#post-10252 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:44:46 +0000 Min 10252@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aye, they didn't mention her transport which means car. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1097#post-10251 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:43:11 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 10251@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Kim, reading between the lines I assumed that the lassie in Fife was driving a car? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1097#post-10249 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:32:03 +0000 Kim 10249@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well the lassie in Fife evidently did, it is the sort of thing which causes cyclist carry video cameras. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1097#post-10248 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:30:01 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 10248@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>^^^</p> <p>What Min said... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1097#post-10244 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:23:49 +0000 Min 10244@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"The dangerous driver tailgated the 43-year-old before overtaking her and almost forcing her off the road.</p> <p>Officers said the man then "dabbed his brakes", causing the woman to brake and leaving her "extremely distressed"."</p> <p>Would any cyclist even report this? Sounds like normal driving to me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1097#post-10221 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:24:11 +0000 Smudge 10221@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>When I lived there Fife Police were masses better than L&amp;B! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1097#post-10214 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:54:45 +0000 Kirst 10214@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://news.scotsman.com/news/Terrorised-by-white-van-man.6423283.jp" rel="nofollow">http://news.scotsman.com/news/Terrorised-by-white-van-man.6423283.jp</a></p> <p>Are Fife police better than L&amp;B, or would they not have bothered to investigate if the victim had been a cyclist? </p>