Inconsiderate cyclists - Examples of poor cycling you have witnessed

[staffordjas]

That is disgusting, the driver not yourself.

Youngest was riding home from work along the Newport Road in the early hours of Thursday (4.30am), comes out of Rowley Avenue and heads towards Station Road.
He could see a dark coloued Range Rover waiting to come out of Brunswick Terrace. Now you can't miss my lad on his bike, certainly not at night time. He has 2 very bright lights on the front, so bright he has dazzled me when driving on a couple of occassions. The ones on the back aren't in anyway dim either.
He also wears a limey green/ bright yellow hi viz waterproof. Along with other notice me bits n bobs. (Think the Christmas Coca-Cola lorry, but on a bike)

The driver of said Chelsea Tractor seemed to wait till he got level with him before pulling out, nearly taking him off the bike. He shouts, at the same time using the horn, which is almost as loud as a car horn, cost him a fortune, but he needs to stay safe and let people know he's out and about.
Expecting knob in the car to stop, he was ready. But no, said knob put his/her/its foot down and sped off. Normally even given the time, he can catch up with car drivers along Station Road, due to lights etc. This one was gone, he just caught the tail lights as they sped over Victoria Road bridge.
The only thing he hasn't shelled out for yet, is a Go-Pro.

That's why my bike only ever had 2 outings on the road ...one when hubby rode it home from Halfords when we bought it for me in the rush hour traffic as I followed in the car , as I wanted to get used to cycling again on quieter roads first.
Next later in the day when we went for a cycle ride around the estate roads. Cars were letting hubby in front go past, and then pulling out on me. Scared me so much my bike then gathered dust in the shed until a bike charity place collected it a few years after.


My dad used to cycle from Stafford to his school in Cannock where he taught. He ended up hanging onto someones wipers as they continued driving as he was flung into the air and landed back on their bonnet by Pottal Pool one day. He used his car from then on.

Still got hubbys and sons old bikes in the shed which I could use for exercise , but I feel safer on foot on the pavements for exercise (except for by the Co-op funeral place on Silkmore Lane. Quite a few cars have driven on the wide pavement to get around the pelican crossings which a pedestrian in front has pressed , to save them stopping on red , almost taking me out in the process!)

 

[rudie111]

Why do some people become so angry when they get behind a wheel?

 

[Theresa Green]

Why rhetorical spelt with an h?