Idiot driver - just need to vent

Whereabouts did it happen Si?

Just wondering if there would be any CCTV to pick up the cars reg plate.

The A6 is just wacky races material at certain points.

I am surprised it was black not white. There are a lot of this type of car (and driver) around here. I call them Cheshire Polarbears. Sad to hear they are now bold enough to venture into town.

Perfectly put foxy.

BIG CAR BIG DICK,small brain!!

I cant believe the attitude of car drivers. I was out yesterday for a cycle up around Macclesfield. Heading home going through Levenshume towards Manchester a black Audi A8 turns left in front of me. No indicators nothing, I was into the passenger window and over the bonnet. The back of my helmet was smashed, my phone screen in my jersey smashed and a serious road rash. Luckly nothing serious and my bike was fine. The guy approaches me and said ''You were lucky you were wearing a helmet!'' He swears he indicates and always does (LIE). What do we do?

fair enough!

Thanks for the suggestion Trikeman I will give it a try.

If your commute is just one mile, why don't you walk it?

Nor me notfastenough, my days of that nonsense are long behind me, and in cleats - it could end up like the Bolshoi Ballet there, aye?

However, of the people that I quoted as getting out of thier cars and getting all 'moist' about the situation, I have never had the need to defend myself as you had to. Usually they get all 'bold' and start chopsing and I usually continue on - you watch, until tommorow when some nutter starts swinging his jack handle around.

I don't know what I'd do to be honest, I could try bursting into tears and when he comes over all sympathetic like - go for the gonads.

On a more serious note, I do empathise with fatbeggaronabike (couldnt you have thought of something shorter) perhaps now is the time to write to these new Police commissioner sorts - I know the bobby's have enough on thier plates with the cuts an'all, but the new 'bosses' would like to flex the muscle no doubt. Could be nothing worse for the new gaffer if after you writing to them the next cyclist accident happens in thier parish. Nothing better to drive the point home than saying to the local press (or national) 'we have been telling them but they do nowt'.
Ask them WHY don't your officers act, get the name of the person who answered. They have a duty to reply - send a copy of that reply to the MP and ask for his/her answer.
Look at the fiasco in London when a minister got asked to get off his bike - the expence after that would have paid the saleries of the West Mercia Police for the next decade..... or is it we are seen as a minority and don't really matter?
Starting to boil now...... Sorry.

Regards,

Trikeman.

@Trikeman, Well here's a thing - I was going to post the following but couldn't seem to word it without coming across with more macho bravado than I intended:

Leaving aside the meatheads who are happy to get into a full-on fistfight anytime, I have found that those that leave the car tend to be bullies. They (always male) seem to think that the skinny geek in lycra must be some kind of wimp, which gives them an opportunity to demonstrate their masculinity/small penis size* (*delete as appropriate).

Years ago I was overtaking a stationary car and a car overtook me, squeezed me off my line and forced me to brake hard so as not to crash into the unoccupied car. My objection was met with him changing his mind about his right turn (which he was slowing down for anyway - there was no reason to overtake me!) and pursuing me. Once in front, he stopped and wound down the window. After being told that I was in fact entitled to use the road and that he should learn to drive, he said something about flattening me and opened the door. I jumped off the bike and, holding it by the stem, lifted it up straight (back tyre on the ground) and kinda changed from an annoyed human being to, well, slightly animal. I have never seen someone get back in a car so quick. Doors locked, windows up, hands shaking to restart the engine quick as. I was only 17 or so at the time, and the whole thing was like standing up to bullies at school.

Now, you reckon I would have had to do that in full leathers, visored helmet and 600cc bike? I think not. He wouldn't have had the balls to risk it in the first place.

In all honesty, I really couldn't see myself scrapping in cleated road shoes.

Good luck with the camera. Have reported numerous incidents to the police (surrey and thames valley)with video footage and in one case witness statements from others only to be told that the police will not be taking the case any further. Now I maybe niave here but I thought it was up to the CPS to decide wether to prosecute or not, and not somebody (thinking there but for the grace of god go i) sitting in an office who may not even be a police trained driver deciding.

There that's my rant over thanks for giving me a chance to get that off my chest.

This is one strange thing....man!

I have the same thing happen today on my trusted Ti Sabbath bike as I used to have on my motorbike. However, the end result was always totally different.

When, as you say, you catch up at the lights and ask him 'what the fox and the pigs' was he up to, more than once I've had the guy either go to get out or actually get out and start puffing his chest out and swearing, waving hands and fists an'all.

Though when the same 'sly' pull out in front - he knows you have to brake or hit him scenario happens when I was on the motorbike - the end results was nothing but apologies and sorry mate's.

Now what the hell is the difference between my Ti Sabbath and my old Z900, slash cut exhaust, hardtailed chopper - nowt...

I'm the same guy on both, but perhaps the four foot of heavy, chromed chain I had about my person swayed his bravery. Not one did I have 'back chat'.

What's the difference between lycra and chrome, chain and leather I asks ya?????

Regards,

Trikeman.

"The reason is that it was only a couple of million years ago that we were flinging our shit at each other"

Very eloquently put, sir!

People are horrible. Get used to it. Schools are full of bullies. Academia is a nightmare of prima donnas. Industry is full of pointy-haired bosses. The roads are full of motorists whose only care is to get to their destination in the least possible time, and to hell with everyone else, especially if they are members of an outgroup it is socially acceptable to hate. Public transport is full of selfish people who won't give up their seats, won't move down into carriages, or think it is acceptable to smell like a Bolivian unicyclist's jockstrap in a public space. I'm sure old-folks homes are full of assholes too. And then we die. The reason is that it was only a couple of million years ago that we were flinging our shit at each other, and the more toys we have acquired since the less inclined we are to evolve much past that.

As said, I feel your pain. "Where's your high-viz?" is nothing more than admitting that he wasn't looking.

Re the camera, I do think there is an opportunity for a jersey manufacturer to produce a design to the effect of "Smile - you're on CCTV for my safety!" with a camera logo similar to the ones for speed cameras.

I feel your pain.

If they get out the car, take their keys from the ignition and launch over nearest fence. Job done.