Boomerangutangangbang
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RE: Boomer's Bizarre Bicycle, A - Z Compendium
Highway Code
Anyone who has passed a driving test should have decent knowledge of this but I witness a certain degree of freestyling on a daily basis. I suspect that learner drivers will be the most clued up & then on passing their test only a fraction of the information is retained.
In January 2022 9 sections were updated, 50 rules added or amended. The publicity around this seemed low-key for something of such importance, & went largely unnoticed. An AA survey of 13,700 people found 33% were unaware of the changes & 4% said they had no intentions of reading them.
An obvious area to highlight is the new road user hierarchy, with pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders, motorcyclist in that order considered the most at risk & should be prioritized ahead of larger vehicles who have the greatest responsibility to reduce the danger or threat they may pose to others.
I would've thought that this is all very much common -sense, but common-sense is not as common as it b should be.
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Boomerangutangangbang
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RE: Boomer's Bizarre Bicycle, A - Z Compendium
Horny, Horny, Horny
Nothing to do with Mousse T. This is a mounting problem, which was at one point a rare occurrence. Now it is becoming all too common for motorists to sound their horn while they are in the process of overtaking me while cycling. I'm talking when they are literally on top of me. Rule 112 of the Highway code states that a horn is only to be used in order to warn another road user of your presence. It is to be used as a warning of imminent danger, guess what, the action of overtaking a cyclist often too close & fast when also accompanied by a very late in the day honk of a horn, will almost certainly put a cyclist in more danger by startling them causing them to lose balance & fall off.
This is a case of blatant misuse of your horn, it's an offense which could result in anything from £30 fine, up to £1000 & 3 penalty points on your license.
Just stop acting like wankers, if your feeling horny behind the wheel may I suggest pulling over, access some porn & knock one out, it might ease your frustrations.
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Boomerangutangangbang
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RE: Boomer's Bizarre Bicycle, A - Z Compendium
Indicate Idiots Its Important ....I'm Invisible Indubitably
This came to mind only the other day, & by chance another prime example today. As I approached a roundabout I was pleased to see it was empty apart from this one car that had just pulled on. I was ready to stop, but was hoping for some indication as to whether they intended to exit before he reached me. Didn't bother, just turned off, I had to slow down & almost stop, which would've been unnecessary had they indicated.
Indicating is not optional, it's mandatory, yet so many are dangerously not doing so when appropriate. In the case today it was purely the annoyance factor, but that is not always the case. Had there been more traffic an indication would've given me enough time to get on & off the roundabout safely before the vehicles behind. It's a nightmare joining a roundabout on a bike from a stationary position you don't have the same acceleration or speed to stay safe unless others are aware & courteous enough to slow to let you join safely.
Not indicating is obviously a thing to all motorists, but I have found there's more of a lack of it when I'm on a bike than when in a car. It's as if you don't even exist, invisible it would seem. I know that some motorist think that cyclists shouldn't exist.
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The Silent Majority
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RE: Boomer's Bizarre Bicycle, A - Z Compendium
(06-07-2024 11:46 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote: I'm going with the tenuous link of agriculture. Most of my regular routes are on B roads, although many of these can be busy at peak times, with close links to motorways & no bypass routes away from the towns & villages.
Farm vehicles can be quite imposing to a cyclist, given the size of some of them, especially the ones with gigantic tyres & the noise they make. Farmers are a breed apart & obviously have their own agenda in terms of cracking on with their work, often at the expense of other road users. There is a degree of a
"fuck you" attitude. At times it makes me laugh with a stream of traffic held up behind a monster farm vehicle unable to pass, their frustration & annoyance is palpable. On a recent ride I added to their chagrin by utilizing a very badly maintained cycle-path & in effect undertook the whole line of traffic, to eventually re-join with nothing but open road ahead. Sometimes you can gain a lot of pleasure from the little things in life.
I know a guy with a 6r215 (google it) and a 20t trailer who pulled in at a quiet road junction to let a queue of traffic past. Half way down the line of traffic was a police van, who pulled in behind him and gave him a warning for obstructing a junction. His attitude to a tailback now, is very much 'fuck you'...
Also, what cyclists often can't seem to grasp, is a tractor, especially pulling a load, doesn't have anything like the acceleration, or speed, of a car or lorry. They need a loooooong stretch of clear road to pass. In the absence of that, the cyclist either has to pull over himself, or put up with it sitting on his arse. The choice is theirs. The tractor has no other options.
Not having a go at you Boomer just there's two sides to everything
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