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Four sets of essential points for cyclists to remember
Iain Jones wrote:
Overtaking buses is fun. I used to think so, until a coach driver in Bath decided to accelerate to match my speed as I drew level with the cab. I dropped back pretty sharpish when I then saw a lorry coming the other way (it wasn't there when I started the maneouvre and under normal circumstances I would have completed the maneouvre before it hove into view). Overtaking taxis ... my life's worth more than a tenner ;-) Make that coaches too :-( -- Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address) http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/ Why I like OE6 - http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/misc/oe6.html "He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine |
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Four sets of essential points for cyclists to remember
You've either been reading too much Douglas Adams or smoking those
"herbal" tabs again ;-) If I didn't know better I'd say you were probably right. d. |
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Four sets of essential points for cyclists to remember
You've either been reading too much Douglas Adams or smoking those
"herbal" tabs again ;-) If I didn't know better I'd say you were probably right. d. |
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Four sets of essential points for cyclists to remember
"davek" wrote
I was passing a field full of sheep and I noticed that one was lying on its back, legs in the air, completely still. Several other sheep were standing in a group nearby looking at it and gradually creeping closer towards it. They could tell something was up, and I was a bit concerned - should I try to find a farmer and let him know one of his sheep was lying dead in a field? Just as I was mulling over what I should do, the 'dead' sheep just rolled over and leapt up, scaring its mates half to death. I could almost swear it was standing there laughing as all the other sheep ran away... Usually referred to as a Riggwelter, it's unusual for them to right themselves. See Riggwelter ale from the Black Sheep brewery for more information... or you could look it up online, but then you'd miss out on the ale! Jon |
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Four sets of essential points for cyclists to remember
"davek" wrote
I was passing a field full of sheep and I noticed that one was lying on its back, legs in the air, completely still. Several other sheep were standing in a group nearby looking at it and gradually creeping closer towards it. They could tell something was up, and I was a bit concerned - should I try to find a farmer and let him know one of his sheep was lying dead in a field? Just as I was mulling over what I should do, the 'dead' sheep just rolled over and leapt up, scaring its mates half to death. I could almost swear it was standing there laughing as all the other sheep ran away... Usually referred to as a Riggwelter, it's unusual for them to right themselves. See Riggwelter ale from the Black Sheep brewery for more information... or you could look it up online, but then you'd miss out on the ale! Jon |
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Four sets of essential points for cyclists to remember
"Danny Colyer" wrote in
: Iain Jones wrote: Overtaking buses is fun. I used to think so, until a coach driver in Bath decided to accelerate to match my speed as I drew level with the cab. I dropped back pretty sharpish when I then saw a lorry coming the other way (it wasn't there when I started the maneouvre and under normal circumstances I would have completed the maneouvre before it hove into view). Ah, I only overtake them when it's a 2-lanes-in-my-direction road - plenty of them round here. That happened to me once, the bus accelerated to match my speed, so I eyeballed the driver in his mirror, no change. Shouted a few choice words and banged on the side of the bus, he got the picture. Overtaking taxis ... my life's worth more than a tenner ;-) Make that coaches too :-( Never done coaches. They're scarier. |
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Four sets of essential points for cyclists to remember
"Danny Colyer" wrote in
: Iain Jones wrote: Overtaking buses is fun. I used to think so, until a coach driver in Bath decided to accelerate to match my speed as I drew level with the cab. I dropped back pretty sharpish when I then saw a lorry coming the other way (it wasn't there when I started the maneouvre and under normal circumstances I would have completed the maneouvre before it hove into view). Ah, I only overtake them when it's a 2-lanes-in-my-direction road - plenty of them round here. That happened to me once, the bus accelerated to match my speed, so I eyeballed the driver in his mirror, no change. Shouted a few choice words and banged on the side of the bus, he got the picture. Overtaking taxis ... my life's worth more than a tenner ;-) Make that coaches too :-( Never done coaches. They're scarier. |
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