Kroney will be pleased to know that a lorry driver plowed through a group of cyclists a few miles from where I am and killed two of them
just 4,999,998 to go eh?
( Peej, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:25, 7 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

YES. Excellent news.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:27, Reply)

wait,
how many in the group?
We need to do a study on the most efficient ways to deal with cyclists.

Actually, I cycle almost everywhere in oxford (unless its raining, fuck that) and the other morning a dude pulled right out in front of me, I managed to slam the anchors on, and although i hit him, i didn't come flying off or anything serious. However, the guy got out and was so apologetic, and said he was a keen cyclist and felt terrible, and offered to pay if my wheel was buckled.
sometimes, accidents are just accidents
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:29, Reply)

i do resent being held to a slow crawl by a cyclist
they can have huge strings of traffic behind them, and not a single fuck is given. grrrrr.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:30, Reply)

They should probably overtake the cyclist.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:32, Reply)

not always possible
and then it leads to people taking risks out of sheer frustration
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:34, Reply)

I think there needs to be spatial awareness tests included in the driving test.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:36, Reply)

there should certainly be spastic tests
some of the people on the road are mindblowingly stupid/unaware
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:38, Reply)

They only really annoy me if they're cycling
two or more abreast and/or weaving about.

The simple fact of the matter is that it's dangerous for the cyclist to be on the road amongst heavier traffic.
( Kroney, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:34, Reply)

so what you're saying is that by killing them
we are doing them a favor as we are removing them from a dangerous situation?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:40, Reply)

I'm saying that if they're look like they're shaping up to have a fight
with a lorry or a car, then the fight should be given.
( Kroney, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:41, Reply)

i know what you mean,
but generally here there are adequate cycle lanes and stuff.
Although, the worst offenders are the roving packs of lycra clad "pros" who cycle 2 or 3 abreast everywhere they go, and have no consideration for anyone.
I hate them both when driving and cycling,.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:38, Reply)

Just a quick clip with a wing mirror, that'd be all that was needed
Oh God, it's so tempting.
( Kroney, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:42, Reply)

i don't mind them in cheshire
where you can overtake them sensibly soon enough. but god, in central london they can be a fucking menace. half of them wobbling around on boris bikes and have no idea of the highway code; the other half arrogant fucktards threatening drivers and pedestrians alike. as kroney says, they are just too vulnerable in that amount of traffic.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:42, Reply)

I'd frow 'em all inva fuckin' rivver

( Kroney, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:46, Reply)

the bollin isn't that big

( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:58, Reply)

I did the same thing to a cyclist last year.
I just did not see him due to bad timing.
Luckily we didn't collide, but he still fell off and was pretty shaken.
Similarly he was forgiving and calmed down once he realised that it was a genuine mistake for which I was truly sorry.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:35, Reply)

i had one ride into me when i was stationary (seemed stoned off his gourd)
apart from the fact that the shock of the collision and having a man fly over my bonnet and splat on the road really distressed me, he made a total fucking mess of the side of the car. which, of course, he wasn't insured to pay for, oh no...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:38, Reply)

ghey

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:38, Reply)

How many abreast?
Not that it isn't tragic because of course it is.
( Kroney, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:29, Reply)

at least 8-10
there were two of them and single file by the looks of it.
( Peej, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:45, Reply)

Good old lorry drivers
never ones to shirk from the cause
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:33, Reply)

When I become PM
lorries will be required by law to install cow catchers on their bumpers.
( Kroney, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:35, Reply)

maybe they could have those Boudicca blades on their inside wheels

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:37, Reply)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9lmCpIzhFo
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:38, Reply)

That's Terrible

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:51, Reply)

I know.
Only 2. Such a wasted opportunity.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:53, Reply)

Five million cyclists in a row, five million cyclists.
You mow one down, under your tires he drowns, four million nine hundred and ninty nine thousand nine hundred and ninty nine cyclists in a row !
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:57, Reply)

can you ride a bike gonz?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 14:59, Reply)

Nope =(

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 15:02, Reply)

They don't even pay road tax, apparently.
SQUASHINGS TO GUD 4 M
( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Tue 2 Jul 2013, 15:00, Reply)