"Lee" gnippernospampleasemuchly@nospampleasemuchlyverym uch.btinternet.com
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Bit of a panic this AM, had my first real "nob head" c*r driver to contend
with.

The last part of my commute takes me down a fairly narrow lane (you can
fit
2 cars accross and a cyclist but not much room for error!).

So this (*&%%$ in his car decides its a good idea to overtake me on a
blind
bend, and I notice a car oncoming! The next thing I hear is the screeching
of tyres and my brain is thinking "this is it". Luckily he stopped in
time
and averted a bit of a nasty crash (of which I would no doubt of come off
worst!!).

I could understand his frustration if I was trundling along but i was
doing
close to 20mph (which i suppose to that idiot is a trundle).

Just thought I would share

Thanks for sharing. It seems to be an increasingly common problem. Last
year, I was cycling on a country lane, up a pretty steep hill, with a blind
right bend at the top. As I approached the top, I heard an ominous deisel
noise behind me as a van was thrashed up the hill. I saw the reflection of
the headlights of a vehicle coming the other way, and held my hand up, palm
backwards, to try to get the van driver to slow down and not overtake me on
the bend, but he ignored it, to go straight into the oncoming car. I stayed
as far left as possible to give them as much room as I could, but I didn't
fancy the ditch. Result, serious damage to both vehicles, both drivers
shaken but not injured. My witness report made it clear that the van driver
was at fault, but I don't know if he was prosecuted.

Lee