Although I also hate them. Most of them probably already pay road tax. They all drive bmw or audis. ****ers!
Well said. Some cyclists are dickheads. Just like in anything in life you always have your % of dickheads.
But can we sniper shoot them? Just think of the job creation and the economic benefit to the country.
Yup unfortunately so bud!! It’s good that we’re all sound on here though, even Rafman considering he’s a lunatic
As a more or less carbon neutral form of transport you need to get used to them. If the government are keen to reduce CO2 emissions to zero I suspect that within 10years cars will be banned from all town centres, there will be a single lane on all roads for driverless electric vehicles and the rest of the road will be taken up by cyclists and electric powered wheelchairs for the future 70-odd year old me.
While it is technically illegal for any cyclist to ride on a pavement that isn't designated as a shared path for cyclists or a dedicated cycle lane, as both a driver and a pedestrian I prefer to see vulnerable cyclists such as children or slow cyclists riding on the pavement rather than the roads. That said, they should be taught to cycle in a considerate way to other pavement users, always taking responsibility for avoiding more vulnerable path users - in the same way cars should towards cyclists, horse riders, pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. There are a small minority of cyclists who ride like dickheads, but the vast majority are very responsible road users. They have to be as they know the consequences of an accident will always be worse for them than any other vehicle involved in an accident.
There is one begging to be hit as she zooms past mine on the path blissfully unaware that my garden hedge obscures both her and my vision as I reverse out. Good job I'm the one with the alert brain. She's has probably never driven a car in her life. Watch this space...
Just because I like being a dick I will point out that you would be held at least partially to blame, and probably even mostly to blame, if you ever hit her (or even if she ever hit you) in that situation. Highway Code Rule 201 Do not reverse from a side road into a main road. When using a driveway, reverse in and drive out if you can. Rule 202 Look carefully before you start reversing. You should use all your mirrors check the ‘blind spot’ behind you (the part of the road you cannot see easily in the mirrors) check there are no pedestrians (particularly children), cyclists, other road users or obstructions in the road behind you. Reverse slowly while checking all around looking mainly through the rear window being aware that the front of your vehicle will swing out as you turn. Get someone to guide you if you cannot see clearly.
That's just it, I use my noggin and reverse out very slowly. Meanwhile, the useless moo just zooms merrily by (she ain't even pedalling, it's an electric bike ffs).
In that case get yourself an EMP weapon. That'll sort the problem. Chaos probably has one in his garden shed if you ask nicely!!
Sounds like this is a driving issue. i.e. you're all **** at it . The problem in the main is impatient drivers, a lack of understanding of the laws of the road, and basically a general sense of entitlement amongst drivers. And as usual building without thought and foresight on the part of the government (not really surprising). There is the odd bad cyclist, but the bad drivers are way more numerous. The more cyclists the merrier, they were there first, and its the drivers who need to adapt to them not the other way on. Same goes for horses. The roads weren't actually built for cars originally. The cyclists were funnily enough the first ones to push for motoring and standards etc. As for road tax, what a ****ing stupid idea. We should be trying to get less cars on the road. We should be trying to pollute less. A cleaner healthier world for our children and our childrens children. Road tax won't assist with that. However what the government should be doing is investing more heavily in the infrastructure so we get more cycle lanes like those which pass through large parts of Gosforth. The car traffic is clearly separated from cycling traffic. Its safer. Bottom line is though we can all use the roads safely, including cyclists, if drivers would just chill the **** out. If it takes you 5-10mins longer, big deal. Stop setting off so late you unorganised fecker .
The ironic thing is that when people drive with consideration for all road users and for the overall traffic flow then traffic generally moves faster and you don't even lose those 5 or 10 minutes!
Every morning I see the same twonks, driving the same way. Swapping lanes, cutting folk up thinking they are saving loads of time. Reality is they are not, they are making the roads slower for everyone. Invariably you get to the next set of traffic lights, and they've gained one car space at best. Absolute ****ing morons who basically just need put down. God forbid someone dares to take a right turn, and they have to wait 2mins for the oncoming traffic to pass so the person can take the turn off. Nah I'll just dive into the inside lane and nearly cause an accident, but hey I'll be down that road 20 seconds quicker, and I might have jumped a car or two Honestly, I hate most drivers. How some people pass their test I will never know. I'd love to say its an age thing. I was impetuous at 21. Being honest though most of them are middle aged men who seem bitter with life or think they should be at the front of traffic, **** everyone. And it really doesn't matter what they drive, complete and utter fallacy that. If anything the more banged up the car, the worse they are cause they don't give a ****. If I see a car with dents all over it I avoid it like the plague. You just know they are gonna be a lane cutter. The other arseholes I hope **** a hedgehog next time they are at the toilet, are the ones who drive down the side of a queue of traffic and indicate, then start edging their nose in. Yes mate, everyone has waited patiently so you can just queue jump. They then start throwing their arms up when no lets them in. What do you expect small cock? Stop being a dick. Men are also much worse drivers than women. Just far less considerate and far more arsey with other drivers.
I'd be embarrassed to drive the way a lot of people do. As for getting on a bike, I've seen how BMW drivers behave on the roads There is no way I'd risk my neck on two wheels
@Albert's Chip Shop - if people keep insulting BMW drivers on here I am going to have to come up to the Summer meet-up on the train.
If we're getting onto general driving then there are so many things I see loads of that make me wonder how some people are ever allowed on the roads. I don't get pissed off anymore like I used to when I was younger. I just shake my head and get on with my journey. Getting pissed off won't get me there any quicker, and won't spoil anyone's day apart from my own. I just comfort myself with the knowledge that one day the deepest and darkest parts of Hell are reserved for these people, which will be a shock to them as most of them probably consider themselves excellent drivers who are always in the right. I'd like to think I am a considerate and understanding person, so therefore my list of pet hates isn't unduly long or unreasonable.... 1. People who use their phones while driving. There are still loads of the ****ers out there and there is no excuse for it in this day and age. Not ever! When I am in one of the company flatbeds you can usually see inside other cars and loads of the ****ers have their phones on their knee and think nobody can see them. The ignorant bastards spend more time looking down at their phone than they do watching the road ahead. 2. ****s who drive in the middle lane of a three lane motorway when they don't need to. There are three different types of these ****s and all three types deserve to be handed over to Ramsey Bolton to be skinned alive and hung from motorway bridges as a deterrent to other motorway ****s who are considering joining this ****ish group! The oblivious middle lane hogger. These people pull straight into the middle lane because they think they are too good for the 'slow lane' and don't care how much it slows down the traffic flow. The worst of them drive at a slow speed oblivious to the fact that it causes tailbacks behind them and reduces a three lane motorway to a two lane dual carriageway. They force people to swerve around them or risk breaking the law by undertaking. It's worse still for larger vehicles that are not allowed to overtake them because they aren't allowed in the outside lane of a motorway The ****s who think they aren't middle lane hoggers because they do sometimes use the inside lane, but stay out in the middle lane when they can see an articulated lorry three miles in the distance and know they will eventually catch it. There's plenty of time to pull in and pull back out again and let other vehicles past you ****s! The **** driver middle lane hoggers. These ****s ONLY live in the middle lane. They come flying past you at 80 or 90mph when you are in the inside lane. Then for some inexplicable reason when they come up against a slow car or lorry overtaking a slower car or lorry, they stay in the middle lane and slow down, even though the outside lane is empty. Then when you inevitably catch them up you pull into the outside lane to overtake them as you are doing 70. Then when the other vehicle pulls in again they speed up, leaving you stranded in the outside lane - particularly when your vehicle is limited to 70mph. Utter twats! They also don't let indicating vehicles out of the inside lane, even though the lane is empty outside of them, causing you to slow down and lose your momentum. They have no clue that not letting vehicles pull out is bad driving and that they have a responsibility to aid the traffic flow. 3. Dual Carriageway outside lane hoggers. Very similar to the middle lane hoggers who think they aren't middle lane hoggers. Why the **** don't they pull in and then back out again when there is room and time to do so? Instead you end up with a miles long queue of single traffic in the outside lane of the dual carriageway or 2 lane motorway. For some reason these twats are drawn to the A1(M) like moths to a flame. 4. ****s who hog the 3rd lane of a 4 lane motorway. Very similar to middle lane hoggers only more ****ish. 5. The utter dickheads who won't let a car out of the inside lane to overtake a slower vehicle. This is why so many drivers end up in the ****ish middle lane hogger group, as they have had too many bad experiences of not being allowed back out. It doesn't excuse the lane hoggers, but these dickheads need to share a good bit of the blame. 6. The utter bastards who won't merge or who allow minor problems to become major problems because the claim they have 'right of way'. No you don't you utter bellend! The only thing right of way applies to on a road is everyone's right to travel down the ****er. What you have is priority. This means that in a 50/50 situation you have priority in claiming the lane, but it doesn't negate your responsibility to merge and aid the traffic flow. Stop being ****s. 7. Youtube dashboard cammers. A strange breed of people who enjoy posting videos that they think show other people's driving faults, but 90% of the time show their own lack of awareness and ability to escalate problems. They invariably have an over attachment to their car horns too. They were probably bullied at school. 8. Self appointed police who take the lane in the lead up to roadworks and stop any vehicles using that lane beyond them. As hard as it is to believe, planners spend hours working out where to put those cones and they want you to use all of the lanes until the cones start to close the lane. Failure to do this causes congestion to back up further and causes problems at junctions further back on the road, thus creating more delays than necessary. These people always wanted to be in the police but were probably rejected for having too many O-levels. 9. Dickheads who sound their horns or flash their lights when you are in an overtaking lane but not going as fast as them. As long as you are going faster than the vehicle in front of you then you have a right to overtake, unless you are using the outside lane when prohibited. 10. Lorries that ignore the no overtaking signs on the A1(M) between 7am and 7pm 11. Dickheads who don't dip their headlights 12. Arseholes who think they are only close enough behind you when they can read the label sticking out of your t-shirt. 13. Taxi Drivers. Just in general. ****s! 14. Bastards who ignore red lights. Especially temporary ones. 15. ****s who don't slow down in roadworks. These bastards should be made to stand at the edge of a road with cars passing by them just 1.2 metres away at 70 or 80mph for hours on end, while also trying to do whatever job they have. 16. People who get impatient when you let a car out of a side road and beep their horn at you. Nothing is more likely to make me light a cigarette, sit back and let every ****er out of that side street. 17. People who moan about cyclists being on the road There are more, but I didn't want this to be too long a post !!!
