Inconsiderate riding

Our office overlooks a main road (Abbey Foregate) leading out of Shrewsbury town centre, and it's actually the direction of the crem. Was looking out the window in an idle moment and saw a scootah (probably going to the local college) overtake a funeral procession, he made it past the two cars of mourners and got stuck behind the hearse.

Some people I think it's miserable to ride like that.

[timwilky]

Should shove him in the back of the hearse and burn them both.


time and a place, a little consideration.

slightly harsh tim!,

young uns, not all but some have a serious lack of respect. probably thought nothing of it and just had in his head that he was late or something.

hopefully when / if he thinks about it he might have a moment of clarity and realise what a plonker he was.

theres no need to ride like that.

At my grandma's funeral, we had a horse drawn hearse, a car got between the rest of us other cars and the two cars of mourers (fair play, cars always get in the middle)

This car then while going down a hill, could not pass on the other side of the road, so mounted the curb and passed the two cars and then dropped in behind the hearse as parked cars got in the way. He was reving his engine and upsetting the horse's, who had already travelled for 45 mins.

I can't believe some people and that they have no respect for what other people may be going though on a day like that!

[Jayneflakes]

Rude and inconsiderate drivers & riders... Grrrrr

As a keen cyclist I see a fair share of them.

As for getting in the way of funerals, that is unkind.

Blessed be

I must confess, I've overtaken a funeral procession once. In my defence, I was going to hand in my thesis to a lecturer notoriously strict about deadlines (he really would lock his door and wouldn't accept it after 12.00pm if that was the hand in time) so there was actually a real reason for the rush. The road I was on was long enough and they were going slowly enough that it would have made me too late to hand it in. It was the only overtaking spot so I went past. If the circumstances were the same, I'd do it again, although I would never do it if I was just late to work/whatever.

If you ride/drive like an inconsiderate k*ob, then you should be treated in return the same way.

Originally Posted by Ed

Our office overlooks a main road (Abbey Foregate) leading out of Shrewsbury town centre, and it's actually the direction of the crem. Was looking out the window in an idle moment and saw a scootah (probably going to the local college) overtake a funeral procession, he made it past the two cars of mourners and got stuck behind the hearse.

Some people I think it's miserable to ride like that.

On the surface it may well have looked like inconsideration, but the truth is, you do not know why he was in such a rush to get passed. It could well have been important for him to do so.

I always give benefit of doubt and like to think there must have been good reason for people to do something that you would not necessarily have done.

Originally Posted by BigApe

On the surface it may well have looked like inconsideration, but the truth is, you do not know why he was in such a rush to get passed. It could well have been important for him to do so.

I always give benefit of doubt and like to think there must have been good reason for people to do something that you would not necessarily have done.

There may well have been good reason, that is true. But assuming (and it is just an assumption) that the kid was going to SCAT (S'bury College of Arts and Technology) then it's only a few mins up the road and overtaking would achieve really very little.

Originally Posted by Ed

There may well have been good reason, that is true. But assuming (and it is just an assumption) that the kid was going to SCAT (S'bury College of Arts and Technology) then it's only a few mins up the road and overtaking would achieve really very little.

True enough Ed, but what is it they say about assumptions?