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Old 25-06-09, 07:19 PM   #1
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On my way into work this morning I pulled up at some lights in Portchester on the A27. When the lights began to turn in my favour, I pulled away quite quickly but not a racing start by any means. Then out the corner of my eye I see a car moving, an instant reaction made me slow to an almost stop as this cage driver came through the light on Red from my right. My quick reactions meant I missed him (or should I say he missed me), by a couple of feet. I beeped my punny SV horn to let him know what I thought of him. As the road opened out to 2 lanes further up the road I went past him and gave a clear hand gesture to relect his driving. Anyways this idiot then decided I was fair game to drive 2 inches from my rear wheel and then come up the inside and make violent swerves towards me .

At the lights near Tesco they are on red, so he gets out of his car so I get off my bike. It did not end up with punches but lots of shouting. This joker reckoned it was my fault and that I jumped a red light and "he was a biker so knew it was my fault" WTF! If he was biker he would not have tried to use his vehicle as a weapon against me. I pointed this out to him to which he did not have an answer. I also pointed out to him that I dont sit at green lights waiting for them to turn red so I can jump them, what a to**er!
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Old 25-06-09, 07:23 PM   #2
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And never a red light camera when you need one is there? This kind of thing makes me so angry so well done to you for not smacking him one. I know i would have had a hard time controlling myself at after that kind of behaviour
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Old 25-06-09, 07:25 PM   #3
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Someone nearly killed me 2 weeks ago, jumping a red light on a blind corner in Feltham, he must have been a long way from the lights when they turned red, in a 30 zone and he braked so hard he ended up 1/2 a foot away from me side-on. It was ridiculous, the guy barely spoke English and refused to get out of the car with me nearly trying to drag him out. What a ****!
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Old 25-06-09, 09:07 PM   #4
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i hate car drivers for this reason, the worst i hate was a guy in a nissan x-trail pulled on to an island without looking, clever car drive like normal, so i almost dropped my bike to adviod him, so instead of going home i followed him up the road, over took him and hit the brakes so hard the back wheel was up, got off my bike pulled him out the car, and we waited for the police to turn up so he could tell them how bad a driver he was.
I then get arrested for the way i rode?!?!?! released because my solictor said they had no choice to and i will be billing for expenses and any mark on the bike, including the smallest scratch in the tank my mechanic billed a little over £300 to repair when all he did was wipe the tank with a cloth!

Great how the legal system works dont you argee?
i say the driving tests need making harder, if you dont use your mirrors once you fail!
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Old 25-06-09, 09:14 PM   #5
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i hate car drivers for this reason, the worst i hate was a guy in a nissan x-trail pulled on to an island without looking, clever car drive like normal, so i almost dropped my bike to adviod him, so instead of going home i followed him up the road, over took him and hit the brakes so hard the back wheel was up, got off my bike pulled him out the car, and we waited for the police to turn up so he could tell them how bad a driver he was.
I then get arrested for the way i rode?!?!?! released because my solictor said they had no choice to and i will be billing for expenses and any mark on the bike, including the smallest scratch in the tank my mechanic billed a little over £300 to repair when all he did was wipe the tank with a cloth!

Great how the legal system works dont you argee?
i say the driving tests need making harder, if you dont use your mirrors once you fail!
The above isn't the best statement to take to court with you, please seek further advice from your solicitor.
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Old 25-06-09, 09:18 PM   #6
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i say the driving tests need making harder,
I agree with this and would in fact go a step further. Everyone is retested every 5yrs up to a certain age and then yearly after that.

A short test that proves they are still capable of using the road safely and with courtesy to all other road users too.
No prior "lessons" allowed either. You show up and go drive for an hour and if the road sense and courtesy isn't there your licence is suspended there and then until you go resit a full and proper test.

Too many ignorrant and arrogant drivers out there who feel that they can do what the hell they like as long as there is no speed cameras near by.
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wouldn't work would it? they'd all drive like saints on the tests, only to drop straight back into maniac mode the minute they left the test centre.

Need more police on the roads instead of speed cameras.
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Old 25-06-09, 09:26 PM   #8
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no dont worry he settled it, the case was dropped, got to love the local police biker friends to bail you out, with his expensive solictor to make sure its all correct
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wouldn't work would it? they'd all drive like saints on the tests, only to drop straight back into maniac mode the minute they left the test centre.

Need more police on the roads instead of speed cameras.
of course you're right there...on both counts.

but the idea that i can drive till i'm 70ish without need to prove i'm capable is a worry. especially when i see really old folks out. You can tell some of them are just bloody terrified of driving but ut a brave face on and carry on. Can you imagine how much road layouts/traffic flow signage etc has changed since they passed their test?

i wonder how roads will be by the time i'm 70ish, if we aint decended into WW3 by then of course.
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I'm a Newbie I'm proud of you. You are starting to develop the "oonagi", the bike riders 17th sense.
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