Girl hits cyclist then jokes about it on Twitter.

zenf · 21 May 2013 at 11:02

Rusty_Noob said:
:facepalm:

Yes, it's called safe overtaking.

You seem to have missed the point. Cyclists seem to think it's fine to leave a really small gap when undertaking/overtaking cars but then expect those same cars to leave a relatively massive gap.

If cyclists want to be treated as being the full width of a car, you'd think that they would leave that much space when they're undertaking/overtaking. As opposed to squeezing past with barely any room, and then expecting cars to drive on the opposite side of the road to get past them.

FACEPALM LOL

[FnG]magnolia · 21 May 2013 at 11:02

I am far more interested in GD's apparent inabilty to remember anything. We have this same thread every week. Cyclists, why Scotland sucks, religion, and immigrants - these are weekly, even daily fodder, and we pretend that it's new or fresh or interesting or in any way not exactly the same thing we all said 7 days ago.

Does no one else think that this is odd?

Adam · 21 May 2013 at 11:07

A great example why you should protect your Twitter account regardless of the content if you are in employment. Very easy for things to be taken out of context (#banter) which wouldn't look good to your employers. Just not worth the risk.

PermaChanged · 21 May 2013 at 11:08

zenf said:
You seem to have missed the point. Cyclists seem to think it's fine to leave a really small gap when undertaking/overtaking cars but then expect those same cars to leave a relatively massive gap.

If cyclists want to be treated as being the full width of a car, you'd think that they would leave that much space when they're undertaking/overtaking. As opposed to squeezing past with barely any room, and then expecting cars to drive on the opposite side of the road to get past them.

FACEPALM LOL

I think you're struggling to comprehend the difference in how dangerous a bicycle squeezing past slow moving traffic at walking pace is to a car squeezing past a cyclist at 40mph.

alexthecheese · 21 May 2013 at 11:09

This tit for tat stuff is rubbish. One motorist doing something bad doesn't justify crap cycling and vice versa. Bad drivers should be punished as should bad cycling.

CircleFaust · 21 May 2013 at 11:10

i really hope she gets done for this

[FnG]magnolia · 21 May 2013 at 11:10

alexthecheese said:
This tit for tat stuff is rubbish. One motorist doing something bad doesn't justify crap cycling and vice versa. Bad drivers should be punished as should bad cycling.

Take your balanced view and get out of here :mad:

AJK · 21 May 2013 at 11:11

Adam said:
A great example why you should protect your Twitter account regardless of the content if you are in employment. Very easy for things to be taken out of context (#banter) which wouldn't look good to your employers. Just not worth the risk.

Or... don't do and say things on Twitter that you wouldn't do or say out loud to a room full of complete strangers in a very public place.

Nobody gets fired over "banter". Announcing to the world that you were involved in a hit and run incident and drove away - that's not "banter", is it?

mattyg · 21 May 2013 at 11:11

zenf said:
You seem to have missed the point. Cyclists seem to think it's fine to leave a really small gap when undertaking/overtaking cars but then expect those same cars to leave a relatively massive gap.

If cyclists want to be treated as being the full width of a car, you'd think that they would leave that much space when they're undertaking/overtaking. As opposed to squeezing past with barely any room, and then expecting cars to drive on the opposite side of the road to get past them.

FACEPALM LOL

Hang on you mean when passing a STATIONARY vehicle at a set of lights.

And you think you should be able to blast past at 30 mph leaving the same gap.

Its not that they leave a really small gap. The vehicle is less likely to make sudden movements in a short distance whereby a cyclist can move to the left or right by a couple of feet in a couple of feet. Its about giving space.

The same as if your in your little fiesta and a 44ton HGV is coming the other way.

I take it if you see a HGV coming round a tight corner and he has to take up some of "YOUR" side of the road you would position your vehicle so he has to stop and can't complete his turn.

The Dread Pirate · 21 May 2013 at 11:12

Amp34 said:
So how do you suggest horses get from their stables to the areas they can ride, or from one area to another when out on a hack?

Sense would suggest that they are stabled at the areas where they can ride without causing injury to the horse hence solving the problem of horses traveling and causing problems on the road, and if you say well not all can afford to stable there horses where they ride well... tough at the end of the day if you can't afford it why the **** did you buy it in the 1st place common sense people please!

Amp34 said:
Get off your high horse (...) And maybe think about learning to ride... The only real danger on roads to horses/from horses are inconsiderate divers driving round country lanes to fast.

So by obeying the National speed limit in a clearly signposted NSL zone I'm doing something illegal and unsafe? I highly doubt that!

Judgeneo · 21 May 2013 at 11:13

zenf said:
You seem to have missed the point. Cyclists seem to think it's fine to leave a really small gap when undertaking/overtaking cars but then expect those same cars to leave a relatively massive gap.

If cyclists want to be treated as being the full width of a car, you'd think that they would leave that much space when they're undertaking/overtaking. As opposed to squeezing past with barely any room, and then expecting cars to drive on the opposite side of the road to get past them.

FACEPALM LOL

The difference is speed.
When I am overtaken by a car, I am usually doing 20mph+ and the car doing around 30-50.
When I am undertaking a car, the car is stuck in traffic, hardly moving at all. Much safer, and therefore a smaller gap is fine.

AJK · 21 May 2013 at 11:14

Amp34 said:
The only real danger on roads to horses/from horses are inconsiderate divers driving round country lanes to fast.

Or, horses which aren't really under control and spook far too easily, even when a car is easing past them at a slow speed completely on the other side of the road. I've been forced off the road by a horse going wild and basically charging my car despite passing safely as described.

LiE · 21 May 2013 at 11:16

That feel when you go round a bend on a country road to be confronted with a cyclist

Sharlaw · 21 May 2013 at 11:16

I generally don't have an issue with Cyclists. Yes it can be annoying sometimes but I'd rather give them the space and respect that I'd give any other road user, than end up taking someones life by being an idiot.
The only thing that really annoys me is when I see Cyclists on the road when there are clearly labeled cycle lanes on the pavement which are certainly much safer.

Gilly · 21 May 2013 at 11:16

Judgeneo said:
The difference is speed.
When I am overtaken by a car, I am usually doing 20mph+ and the car doing around 30-50.
When I am undertaking a car, the car is stuck in traffic, hardly moving at all. Much safer, and therefore a smaller gap is fine.

The difference is irrelevant.

The important factor is the mindset of the motorist based on the actions of the cyclist.

Cyclist squeezes past the car. The driver assumes cyclist doesn't need much room.

Rusty_Noob said:
Who claimed it was?

It was an assumed preposition given your expectation that motorists will put themselves in danger to allow a cyclist as much room as a car.

Is that not the case then?

Efour · 21 May 2013 at 11:17

I dont drive or cycle... Who can i direct my rage too ?

i dont like Norwich much. Can i hate a city instead?

Gilly · 21 May 2013 at 11:19

Efour said:
I dont drive or cycle... Who can i direct my rage too ?

i dont like Norwich much. Can i hate a city instead?

Everyone hates Norwich. It's like an extension of Alan Partridge.

I have a car and a bike, I hate everyone equally.

No1newts · 21 May 2013 at 11:20

Efour said:
I dont drive or cycle... Who can i direct my rage too ?

Magnolia or me, we are trying to be reasonable, it clearly has no place in a cyclist v motorist thread

edit: Magnolia and me, is that a tv show or just a tv show now in the making? Think about it!

Musty Pie · 21 May 2013 at 11:22

Gilly said:
I have a car and a bike, I hate everyone equally.

This

/thread?

Janesy B · 21 May 2013 at 11:22

No sympathy for this idiot, if you are stupid enough to leave the scene of an accident and then go to twitter to 'boast' you really do deserve the full force of the internet. I read somewhere that she's training to become an accountant and you can't be one of those with a criminal record, which she will have with a bit of luck. Unlucky for her.. There were also a number of pictures of her speeding and tailgating on her twitter, doubt anything will come of those but still, what a moron.

zenf said:
You seem to have missed the point. Cyclists seem to think it's fine to leave a really small gap when undertaking/overtaking cars but then expect those same cars to leave a relatively massive gap.

If cyclists want to be treated as being the full width of a car, you'd think that they would leave that much space when they're undertaking/overtaking. As opposed to squeezing past with barely any room, and then expecting cars to drive on the opposite side of the road to get past them.

FACEPALM LOL

If you think a cyclist going past a car in traffic at 5-10 mph is the same as a car passing a cyclist at 50-60 mph with inches to spare is the same thing, you must be a bit special.

FACEPALM LOL.