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  • February 2, 2018 at 9:53 pm #911587
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    Bikebikebike

    fenix wrote:

    fenix wrote:
    Bikebikebike – you’ll learn the best way for self preservation one day. If you’re lucky.

    Yes massa. 

    February 2, 2018 at 8:59 pm #911585
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    fenix

    Bikebikebike – you’ll learn
    Bikebikebike – you’ll learn the best way for self preservation one day. If you’re lucky.

    February 2, 2018 at 7:36 pm #911583
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    Johnnyvee

    Well done for seeing it

    Well done for seeing it through and an excellent write up.

    February 2, 2018 at 7:19 pm #911581
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    Bikebikebike
    fenix wrote:
    Bikebikebike wrote:
    fenix wrote:
    Blimey. He almost got away with it.

    One thing I’d say though – never hit a car/van – you don’t know who is inside and most drivers see red at this kind of thing.  We can’t win in bike v car fights.

    An escalation is only going to end in harm to one party.

    Well done on seeing it through.

    If someone passes closes enough to palm then that’s what I am going to do.  

    No point in having the moral high ground if you’re in a hospital bed or worse. You’ve just seen how even an attack captured on video of an ex con with a criminal record as long as your arm almost ended with the guy getting off.  

     

    Plus taking your hand off the bars in an already dodgy situation just makes it much more likely that something bad will happen.

    Rosa, just stay at the back of the bus. Don’t cause a fuss. 

    February 2, 2018 at 5:26 pm #911579
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    fenix
    Bikebikebike wrote:
    fenix wrote:
    Blimey. He almost got away with it.

    One thing I’d say though – never hit a car/van – you don’t know who is inside and most drivers see red at this kind of thing.  We can’t win in bike v car fights.

    An escalation is only going to end in harm to one party.

    Well done on seeing it through.

    If someone passes closes enough to palm then that’s what I am going to do.  

    No point in having the moral high ground if you’re in a hospital bed or worse. You’ve just seen how even an attack captured on video of an ex con with a criminal record as long as your arm almost ended with the guy getting off.  

     

    Plus taking your hand off the bars in an already dodgy situation just makes it much more likely that something bad will happen.

    February 2, 2018 at 5:07 pm #911577
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    Woldsman

    Good work, Craggy. I hope

    Good work, Craggy. I hope James can put all of this behind him asap. 

    February 2, 2018 at 5:01 pm #911575
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    Grahamd

    Thanks for posting, appears

    Thanks for posting, appears that the magistrate could do with some training on the Highway Code.

     

    February 2, 2018 at 4:55 pm #911573
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    Bikebikebike
    fenix wrote:
    Blimey. He almost got away with it.

    One thing I’d say though – never hit a car/van – you don’t know who is inside and most drivers see red at this kind of thing.  We can’t win in bike v car fights.

    An escalation is only going to end in harm to one party.

    Well done on seeing it through.

    If someone passes closes enough to palm then that’s what I am going to do.  

    February 2, 2018 at 4:45 pm #911571
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    fenix

    Blimey. He almost got away

    Blimey. He almost got away with it.

    One thing I’d say though – never hit a car/van – you don’t know who is inside and most drivers see red at this kind of thing.  We can’t win in bike v car fights.

    An escalation is only going to end in harm to one party.

    Well done on seeing it through.

    February 2, 2018 at 4:27 pm #911569
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    ChrisB200SX

    Worth a read. Thanks for

    Worth a read. Thanks for writing this up and bringing it to readers’ attention.

    “You’re lucky he didn’t get violent.” Oh, the irony.

    I find it difficult to comprehend why he wasn’t sent straight back to jail. Hope he now has to cycle everywhere he needs to travel… On a bike with badly indexed gears and under-inflated tyres.

    February 2, 2018 at 4:12 pm #911567
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    henryb

    Really interesting – thanks

    Really interesting – thanks for this

    February 2, 2018 at 3:52 pm #911565
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    Ush

    Also, road.cc should feature

    Also, road.cc should feature this in some way in the NearMiss series as a follow-up.  It deserves greater prominence.

    February 2, 2018 at 3:51 pm #911563
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    Ush

    Very clearly written.  Very

    Very clearly written.  Very depressing.  It’s an excellent result that this guy is off the road for a year and a half.. Thank you both for going through with this and for writing it up afterwards.  Hope your mate gets back to enjoying riding.

    February 2, 2018 at 2:52 pm #911561
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    CXR94Di2

    Thank you for posting a
    Thank you for posting a comprehensive description of the failure of the prosecution to highlight the relevant facts of traffic law. It doesn’t surprise me one bit. I’m so glad you had the determination to see it through and get a conviction. Albeit a lenient one. Given this scrote has a charge list longer than a short story, I doubt he will be not driving before long, illegally.

    February 2, 2018 at 2:26 pm #911559
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    peted76

    That is eye opening in a

    That is eye opening in a number of ways!

    I feel it’s the sort of information which needs to be escalated and shared to people with publicity.

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