ok, so the two dont neccessarily go hand in hand ! Almost every day, on my comute, yes am still at it ! I see a few fellow cyclists, some , like me , in lycra, some even in hi vis vests, one or two in super dooper racing replica suits, on an expensive looking roadie ! NO ONE SAYS HELLO when i do so ! the roadie is almost always at the same place, and we both stop at a junction ! Pedestrians nod or whatever , when i am getting close, and even white van drivers let me across the road to continue using the shared use cycle route !
And as for the audi driver, sitting far too close to my back wheel, , so slow down edge into middle of lane,(downhill on a twisty unpassable section !)when we reach junction, lots of reving engines, i turn , and ask him ,you in a hurry mate? move back a bit and i might get out of your way ! very sheepish driver !
when i then asked him the same , in a hurry question when in the local supermarket, very much the same reaction, esp since he had his kids on bikes at the door !!!!
I see him often , now he even avoids eye contact and goes along a differnt route, ive checked, cause i was on a detour ! you can run ....................
still biking, still , (mostly) happy and wanting more !
Scott
CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Infrastructure
rude people and audi drivers
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Posted 10 years ago #
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Posted 10 years ago # -
I can't help reading this with the voice of the dog from Up in my head :-)
Maybe you have particularly grumpy cyclists on your route. I have one on mine who avoids eye contact with me. Most likely because they witnessed me losing the plot through the windscreen of a car that had just almost squished me.
Posted 10 years ago # -
Audi drivers seem to be either very good, patient and courteous, or extremely agressive and impatient. Maybe it is just because I can recognise Audis. Lots of cars are of type red. I used to think that Nissan Quashqais are very badly driven, but I think actually they're distinctive enough cars that instead of seeing a badly driven car I see a badly driven Quashqai (I don't care enough to go and find out how to spell it).
Posted 10 years ago # -
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the driver of the Audi "had a coughing fit and he hit the accelerator instead of the brake"
http://news.sky.com/story/1106070/south-wales-school-car-crash-several-casualties
Posted 10 years ago # -
Is the new excuse instead 'the sun was in my eyes' now the courts appear to be taking a dim view (no pun intended)?
Posted 10 years ago #
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