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On May 22, 9:16*pm, Squashme wrote:
From GQ (Paul Henderson):- http://tinyurl.com/r5qx8m Ah yes. The usual bitterness and tarring of all motorists etc with the same brush that is so beloved of the minority of militant cyclists. |
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On 22 May, 21:16, Squashme wrote:
From GQ (Paul Henderson):- http://tinyurl.com/r5qx8m Looks all fine and dandy to me, judging by yesterday at 4pm. Death trap Friday, it seemed to be. -- Simon Mason |
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wrote in message ... On 22 May, 21:16, Squashme wrote: From GQ (Paul Henderson):- http://tinyurl.com/r5qx8m Looks all fine and dandy to me, judging by yesterday at 4pm. Death trap Friday, it seemed to be. I've noticed the same phenomenon myself, on Fridays, be extra vigilant, as for some reason, drivers are taking less care. BTW, interesting article, but the web site wouldn't allow comments when I tried. |
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"burtthebike" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... On 22 May, 21:16, Squashme wrote: From GQ (Paul Henderson):- http://tinyurl.com/r5qx8m Looks all fine and dandy to me, judging by yesterday at 4pm. Death trap Friday, it seemed to be. I've noticed the same phenomenon myself, on Fridays, be extra vigilant, as for some reason, drivers are taking less care. Is that what it was? I hit the road at 4.45 (which is unusual for me) and thought that the standard of driving had diminished considerably. After several very close overtakes I took the defensive position of bang-in-the-middle-of-lane. Problem solved :-) |
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"mileburner" wrote in message ... I've noticed the same phenomenon myself, on Fridays, be extra vigilant, as for some reason, drivers are taking less care. Is that what it was? I hit the road at 4.45 (which is unusual for me) and thought that the standard of driving had diminished considerably. After several very close overtakes I took the defensive position of bang-in-the-middle-of-lane. Problem solved :-) It was also a Bank Holiday so drivers were even more determined to get up the arse of the next car with you in the way. -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ |
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"mileburner" wrote in
: "burtthebike" wrote in message ... wrote in message . .. On 22 May, 21:16, Squashme wrote: From GQ (Paul Henderson):- http://tinyurl.com/r5qx8m Looks all fine and dandy to me, judging by yesterday at 4pm. Death trap Friday, it seemed to be. I've noticed the same phenomenon myself, on Fridays, be extra vigilant, as for some reason, drivers are taking less care. Is that what it was? I hit the road at 4.45 (which is unusual for me) and thought that the standard of driving had diminished considerably. After several very close overtakes I took the defensive position of bang-in-the-middle-of-lane. Problem solved :-) Until some brain-dead white van driver takes exception to you obstructing the road and side-swipes you into a tree. Yes, so much safer. |
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"Mr. Benn" %%@%%.% wrote in message ... I've noticed the same phenomenon myself, on Fridays, be extra vigilant, as for some reason, drivers are taking less care. Is that what it was? I hit the road at 4.45 (which is unusual for me) and thought that the standard of driving had diminished considerably. After several very close overtakes I took the defensive position of bang-in-the-middle-of-lane. Problem solved :-) Until some brain-dead white van driver takes exception to you obstructing the road and side-swipes you into a tree. Yes, so much safer. Then he loses his licence and therefore his job. The point is that it is the cars obstructing the roads by their sheer numbers and the impatient car drivers imagine it's us holding them up whereas it's the exact opposite. -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ |
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"Simon Mason" wrote in
. uk: "Mr. Benn" %%@%%.% wrote in message ... I've noticed the same phenomenon myself, on Fridays, be extra vigilant, as for some reason, drivers are taking less care. Is that what it was? I hit the road at 4.45 (which is unusual for me) and thought that the standard of driving had diminished considerably. After several very close overtakes I took the defensive position of bang-in-the-middle-of-lane. Problem solved :-) Until some brain-dead white van driver takes exception to you obstructing the road and side-swipes you into a tree. Yes, so much safer. Then he loses his licence and therefore his job. And the cyclist potentially loses his life. Which is more important? It's not worth risking your life to make some kind of stand against motorised vehicles. I asked a very keen cyclist that I work with about primary position. He's the kind of person who thinks nothing of commuting 40 miles a day when the weather's good. Firstly, he'd never heard of "primary position" and after I explained, he totally agreed that it was a foolish thing to adopt. The point is that it is the cars obstructing the roads by their sheer numbers and the impatient car drivers imagine it's us holding them up whereas it's the exact opposite. Not where I live. |
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