Motorbike Filtering

On Mon, 9 Feb 2009 01:48:19 -0000, "OG"
wrote:


"Halmyre" wrote in message
. ..

I was sitting in a queue of traffic at lights. The car in front was a bit
nearer the kerb than I was, and a cyclist coming up our inside actually
had
to *stop* (gasp!) and *push his bike past on foot* (horror!). He then
remounted, looked round in head-shaking disapproval, and continued on his
way.

Conversely, I was driving into town on Friday and was part of a stream of
traffic overtaking a cyclist as we (and he) approached a set of traffic
lights. I noticed that the driver of one of the cars behind me pulled right
over to the kerb after passing the cyclist to prevent him from filtering on
the inside while the line of cars were stopped for the lights.

I do the same. It's to stop the *******s going through red lights.

How bitter do you have to be if deliberately obstructing a cyclist makes you
feel better?

The police don't seem interested in policing the way the ****s use the
road.

On Feb 9, 2:48*am, "OG" wrote:
"Halmyre" wrote in message

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I was sitting in a queue of traffic at lights. The car in front was a bit
nearer the kerb than I was, and a cyclist coming up our inside actually
had
to *stop* (gasp!) and *push his bike past on foot* (horror!). He then
remounted, looked round in head-shaking disapproval, and continued on his
way.

Conversely, I was driving into town on Friday and was part of a stream of
traffic overtaking a cyclist as we (and he) approached a set of traffic
lights. *I noticed that the driver of one of the cars behind me pulled right
over to the kerb after passing the cyclist to prevent him from filtering on
the inside while the line of cars were stopped for the lights.

How bitter do you have to be if deliberately obstructing a cyclist makes you
feel better?

....bet the cyclist had a camera on his helmet and the car was a taxi!

OG wrote:
"Halmyre" wrote in message
...
I was sitting in a queue of traffic at lights. The car in front was a bit
nearer the kerb than I was, and a cyclist coming up our inside actually
had
to *stop* (gasp!) and *push his bike past on foot* (horror!). He then
remounted, looked round in head-shaking disapproval, and continued on his
way.

Conversely, I was driving into town on Friday and was part of a stream of
traffic overtaking a cyclist as we (and he) approached a set of traffic
lights. I noticed that the driver of one of the cars behind me pulled right
over to the kerb after passing the cyclist to prevent him from filtering on
the inside while the line of cars were stopped for the lights.

How bitter do you have to be if deliberately obstructing a cyclist makes you
feel better?

Was the driver turning left?

If so, that would seem to be a very sensible maneouvre.

On Mon, 9 Feb 2009 01:48:19 -0000, "OG"
wrote:


"Halmyre" wrote in message
. ..

I was sitting in a queue of traffic at lights. The car in front was a bit
nearer the kerb than I was, and a cyclist coming up our inside actually
had
to *stop* (gasp!) and *push his bike past on foot* (horror!). He then
remounted, looked round in head-shaking disapproval, and continued on his
way.

Conversely, I was driving into town on Friday and was part of a stream of
traffic overtaking a cyclist as we (and he) approached a set of traffic
lights. I noticed that the driver of one of the cars behind me pulled right
over to the kerb after passing the cyclist to prevent him from filtering on
the inside while the line of cars were stopped for the lights.

How bitter do you have to be if deliberately obstructing a cyclist makes you
feel better?



Perhaps he'd had a ****wit squeeze through a gap which was hardly wide
enough and scratch his vehicle sometime in the past and did not want
it to happen again.

Unfortunately it may have added thirty seconds on to the cyclist's
journey time, and he was probably one of the ****wits who frequent
this group who are anal about knocking off a couple of seconds for the
journey.

"JNugent" wrote in message
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OG wrote:
"Halmyre" wrote in message
...
I was sitting in a queue of traffic at lights. The car in front was a
bit
nearer the kerb than I was, and a cyclist coming up our inside actually
had
to *stop* (gasp!) and *push his bike past on foot* (horror!). He then
remounted, looked round in head-shaking disapproval, and continued on
his
way.

Conversely, I was driving into town on Friday and was part of a stream of
traffic overtaking a cyclist as we (and he) approached a set of traffic
lights. I noticed that the driver of one of the cars behind me pulled
right over to the kerb after passing the cyclist to prevent him from
filtering on the inside while the line of cars were stopped for the
lights.

How bitter do you have to be if deliberately obstructing a cyclist makes
you feel better?

Was the driver turning left?

Driver wasn't indicating, but it was at least 60 metres before the lights
anyway, so it's irrelevant

If so, that would seem to be a very sensible maneouvre.

Why?

On Mon, 9 Feb 2009 01:48:19 -0000, "OG"
said in :

How bitter do you have to be if deliberately obstructing a cyclist makes you
feel better?

This might just have been just the standard cager "this is where you
are supposed to be, in the bloody gutter, not out in the carriageway
holding up the important people!" message.

Guy
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OG wrote:
"JNugent" wrote in message
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OG wrote:
"Halmyre" wrote in message
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I was sitting in a queue of traffic at lights. The car in front was a
bit
nearer the kerb than I was, and a cyclist coming up our inside actually
had
to *stop* (gasp!) and *push his bike past on foot* (horror!). He then
remounted, looked round in head-shaking disapproval, and continued on
his
way.
Conversely, I was driving into town on Friday and was part of a stream of
traffic overtaking a cyclist as we (and he) approached a set of traffic
lights. I noticed that the driver of one of the cars behind me pulled
right over to the kerb after passing the cyclist to prevent him from
filtering on the inside while the line of cars were stopped for the
lights.

How bitter do you have to be if deliberately obstructing a cyclist makes
you feel better?
Was the driver turning left?

Driver wasn't indicating, but it was at least 60 metres before the lights
anyway, so it's irrelevant

If he was turning left 60m farther on, how is it irrelevant?

If so, that would seem to be a very sensible maneouvre.

Have you never heard or read about accidents at junctions when cyclists
(attempt to) undertake a left-turning vehicle?

Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

On Mon, 9 Feb 2009 01:48:19 -0000, "OG"
said in :

How bitter do you have to be if deliberately obstructing a cyclist makes you
feel better?

This might just have been just the standard cager "this is where you
are supposed to be, in the bloody gutter, not out in the carriageway
holding up the important people!" message.

Only up to a point, Lord Copper.

The "complaint" was about a driver moving left, which it is assumed he did in
order to prevent himself from being undertaken. The maneouvre would not, on
the face of it, prevent offside overtaking.

OG wrote:

How bitter do you have to be if deliberately obstructing a cyclist
makes you feel better?

Presumably the same sort of petty-minded little tw@t who, when stuck in a
slow-moving queue on the motorway, will deliberately move over to obstruct
motorcycles.

My grate frend Uncle Marvo reports that a steel-toecapped boot tends to get
the message across; removal of the wing mirror being optional.

--
Dave Larrington
http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk
A complimentary biro(tm) is /not/ to be sniffed at.

Dave Larrington wrote:
OG wrote:

How bitter do you have to be if deliberately obstructing a cyclist
makes you feel better?

Presumably the same sort of petty-minded little tw@t who, when stuck in a
slow-moving queue on the motorway, will deliberately move over to obstruct
motorcycles.

My grate frend Uncle Marvo reports that a steel-toecapped boot tends to get
the message across; removal of the wing mirror being optional.

Had a bloke open a door on me once, couldn't close it again on account
of a motorbike being in the way. Quite an amusing standoff.