todays near miss!

had a close one today, although not my own fault! coming round a big roundabout and I need take the sliproad off the roundabout onto the A2, admitely I was doing about 40mph, I had the bike fairly banked over and it was 5:30 pm.

So anyway im going round, I can see my turn off but with two rows of cars waiting at the last giveway point before my turn. One of them decides to go and although it was really cheeky It didnt seem too much of a problem to come out wider and go round the back of HER, although it was still I suppose an 'emergency' manouvre but the woman in the lane next to her decides to go to aswell just as im pulling my move to avoid the other one!

Im thinking in this time 'surely this woman is turning left joining the sliproad onto the A2 but NO she is going straight over aswell! I must of turned my bike the best part of 90 degress in about 2 - 3 metres maybe?? So instead of going straight on to my sliproad ive now turned right and im going around the roundabout again, without exaggerating I must of been millimetres from going into the side of this stupid woman!

Now this is where I lost it, I look up now ive managed to save my skin and I realise she hasnt even noticed what just happened! So I kane it up alongside her and had some 'choice words' holding down my horn.

She turns to me, sticks her middle finger up and tells me to **** off. She was about 19 maybe. I was absolutley livid!

welcome to everyday riding in london mate...

get used to it... just avoid psychotic van drivers...

I dont suppose following at a non threatening distance and then when the car stops in a suitable place, inform the driver of their errant ways? At this point also make a note of the vehicle details and call Old Bill and report the incident?
Not sure who are worse,those that go on oblivious of their bad habits.Or those that continue in a selfish and ignorant manner,with a whole load of beligerence thrown in if questioned?

Pleased you had the ability to avoid hitting the deck mate.

I think I would have been hard pushed to not kick the door panel in 2bh. Getting the Vs off someone for THEIR bad driving winds me up a little bit.

Meh, get use to it. I had some tit drive into my leg when i had filtered in front of him and the lights changed without looking. He took my details infae I had damaged his bonnet when i smacked it to get his attention that my leg was in his wheel arch.

Or the woman who see me pull out of the roundabout after she was just about to pass me on it, (enough room for me to manuover arround) and just stops dead emergecy full anchors on jobbie.

People need shooting!

I see some guy on an R1 or R6 yesterday on my way in, doing at least 60odd down the north circular, car pulled out his bike went almost horizontal, pengs scapeing to get round it! The loon!

Anyway, erm yea london. Lots of oppotunity to take risks, try to keep them down though unless its nessessary!

Was going down a country lane yesterday, a B road from Royston to Saffron Walden, not hooning it (I don't like the road as it's too challenging to be fun - at least till I've learned every inch) and I approach a blind bend to the right (doing about 40) getting into position, when round the bend, coming towards me is a massive battle-cruiser of a coach moving fast, with the bodywork half into my lane .*

We missed each other by about an inch and I'm still scraping out my leathers .

Even if you expect the unexpected, when it happens it's still a bugger!

* It's wheels were technically in it's lane but a whole load of it was overhanging my bit, and have you seen the size of some these swines' mirrors?


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Stuff that - just kick the silly tarts wing mirror off and drag those titanium boots along the side of her car.. or better yet, smakc the cow with carbon gloves..

I hate it when thi shappens.. It's a dog eat dog world and im turning the darker side..

On the plus side you skillfully avoided a prang and no injuries to anyone.
Congrats
It happens to me in the cage on my 1000+ journeys every week. If they can't see a bloody big estate they can't see anything.

Reminder to self... fit louder horn to SV.

Does anybody find that if you're banked over to the right as you're approaching the exit you want on the roundabout, indicator on for left exit that people still drive out in front of you?
I've started giving hand signals when I'm approaching the exit. Sort of lift my left hand and point where I'm going and often have to modify this to tell them to stop in a weird kind of way. When they do and have actually seen me I'll then give them a little wave of thanks, just before I push the left bar and bank left for the exit. Funnily enough this is only on one roundabout in particular

Reminder to self .... fit brighter indicators.

Originally Posted by UncleBob

Stuff that - just kick the silly tarts wing mirror off and drag those titanium boots along the side of her car.. or better yet, smakc the cow with carbon gloves

Er, maybe not, hmm?


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Originally Posted by jonboy

Er, maybe not, hmm?


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Unless you have a friend with a video camera......