Close call

[ruddlad]

Out riding, minding my own business, I decided to go the longer way home as weather was good. Was on the roundabout turning right and just about to turn off when some scroats in 2 cars racing each other went on the wrong side of the road, past the bollards onto the roundabout I'm on, and went the wrong way round, luckily I saw and heard the tyre screech so moved as far left as possible, missed me by about 1 foot, then I looked in my mirrors and they JUST missed a cyclist!!

Called cops but I had no idea of the make of the cars, just the colour of one and driver description. Police woman said you must have some idea wasn't you paying attention??????????????. I replied, no I was to concerned with not getting wiped out.

Visited the local nick and gave details and saw a patrol car crusing around for them. Police I spoke to in person were great and I apologised for the lack of info but they understood it happened so fast.

But "wasn't I paying attention" was unbelieveable, the fact I got out of their way showed I must have been. Ironically had I been in the car, it would have been head on as I'd have had nowhere to go!!!!

Time for idiots like that when caught to be given 5 minutes in a room with any victims family.

Definitely had ladyluck with me today, does anyone want to know what lottery numbers I'm having tonight?????:D:D:D

[Fallout]

Used your luck up mate. No chance of winning the lottery now. Best time to play is after falling over and breaking your leg in a pillow factory, or after being stabbed by deranged baby in a cresh. Then you are in line for a quota of good fortune. ;)

Glad you got away with it though. I was a boy racer a bit when I was a lad, but never did stupid things like that. Completely unacceptable.

[Red Herring]

.... Police woman said you must have some idea wasn't you paying attention??????????????.

Most forces can't afford to have police officers answering the phone.... you just get somebody with a fraction of the training, zero experience of policing and about as much understanding of real life that their exposure to Eastenders allows.....

Now if a cop had answered the phone they would have asked why you didn't turn around and followed them, riding one handed whilst you speed dialed 999 and gave a running commentary as to speed and direction to an evidential standard......:D

[yorkie_chris]

Now if a cop had answered the phone they would have asked why you didn't turn around and followed them, riding one handed whilst you speed dialed 999 and gave a running commentary as to speed and direction to an evidential standard......:D

Because they'd use that evidence to give you 3 points for ringing it in! :-P

[femaleacid]

Jesus Christ!
There's so many idiots on the road that don't consider anything or anybody else, they think they're invincible.
I'm glad you're okay!

[Bluefish]

Of course if you had been in a car then the incident would not have happened exactly as described, cos they would have lifted off for the split second to take account of a car being in the way, if not you wouldn't be posting about it. Well done for using your mirrors ;)