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Old 11-12-08, 04:11 PM   #41
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Now my boyfriend has told me off as I did this again to a bloke. The same on phone turned left without signal and jammed brakes on but as I shouted he reversed out and chased us down the road. I think his passenger stopped him chasing us but it was pretty scary. I must admit I was worried I only have a little GS500 and knew he would catch me.

What can we do !
You'll still give almost any car a drubbing if you wind it on.

However, for this reason I'll usually only do the "hold down the horn" trick if I am stationary and there's no scope they could ram me. One chap looked like he was about to get out of his car to express his displeasure, till I stuck my bike on the sidestand and looked over at him, at which point, he appeared to find something very interesting to look at in his footwell.
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Old 11-12-08, 04:15 PM   #42
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A car pulled out directly in front of me as I was going round a mini roundabout. The car then stopped directly in my path because of traffic and nowhere for the car to go. It was whilst I anchored on the brakes I noticed that this person was actually texting.

I beeped my horn and the driver simply looked up at me and the straight back down at the phone. I was very very tempted to actually stop braking and ride straight into the drivers door. I am quite sure I could have done it and managed to roll off the bike without injury. In fact, on reflection, I really regret not having done that.
Only if you were on the Dully tho
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Old 11-12-08, 05:33 PM   #43
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Some of you guys need to get a life! Videoing or photographing drivers?! Seriously?!

Yes, using a phone can be hazardous; but as far as sensible driving practice goes, bikers are hardly ones to lead by example.
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Old 11-12-08, 06:05 PM   #44
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I really thought I had seen every single way of being stupid in a car until I nearly got knocked of on the A2 a minute ago by some ****........................................

Wait for it................................................ ......

PEELING A BANANA!!!!! YEP that's right peeling a banana, came fully halfway into the outside lane which I was merrilly proceding along, causing me to grab a fist full of brakes.

My langauge mist my visor right up!!! What a cnut!

its when you have hgv drivers doing it on the a2 mate. the things i have seen over the last 4 months on the a2 has opened my eyes up thats for sure

i think the worst i have seen is a lorry driver reading a book.
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Old 11-12-08, 06:35 PM   #45
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yep still see em on the phones the new law doesnt seem to have put anyone off doing it.
How many people does the possibility of £60 and 3 points stop breaking the speed limit?
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Old 11-12-08, 08:14 PM   #46
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Had a good one on Tue in a Vilage in Oxford.

Doin a delivery down the high street (not a bizzy place) parked up my 7.5T outside the house on the road Left a lane enuf for any type of car small van.

Just about to go and a Sprinter cumin down the road with a Box on the back aint goin to fit so went to move it up the parth so he can go past.

Drive Black bloke on the Phone all the way as he went round a corner (cut the Corner) as he was waitin to get past still on the phone so i not move the wagon.

Bloke in the Passanger seat shouts out MOVE YA HEAP OF ****.

so i shout back WHEN YA DRIVER GETS OF THE PHONE I THINK ABOUT IT.

5min later of i go he still there on the phone????


Ino it not Apply to us Bikers BUT you do or no some1 that drives missi etc
When ya set of make shore

Lights are on if Dark and when roads are bizzy as it cuts some1 cutin you up (sort off.)

ALLLLLL Windows are Clear of ICE etc

Sean ppl tryin to avid doin it as there late.

It that time of year leve 5min early.

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Old 11-12-08, 08:34 PM   #47
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You'll love this one. Coming up to traffic lights at the weekend, Young lad in his red fiesta pulls out of his lane without looking into mine 'cos it's got a shorter queue. I slam on the ancors and ask the usuall question as I pull up by his door, "Don't you use your F###ing mirrors mate?" "Er um er um er yeah ok" Then I noticed the the huge cone of a spliff he had in his hand! OMG I let rip at him. I didn't know whether to punch him, take his spliff, take a mirror or take all three

After loosing my voice at him and getting the attention of everyone in the High street, I carried on down the road and got the attention of Plod on foot. I told him what happened and he pulled the F###wit over and said "Thankyou Sir I'll take it from Here"

Good deed for the day. 1 less F###wit on the road.
I've seen people smoking a massive spliff at the wheel, on more than one occasion. Lucky you for seeing a policeman at the right time. I managed to flag down a traffic cop and give him the reg of the van where I saw the driver toking on a large one, but it was in the middle of a traffic jam, so he couldn't do a lot.

I do a lot of miles with my team and we're fovever seeing tw*ts at the wheel, phoning and texting, drives me nuts.

But just for a change we saw loads of traffic cops on the M6 this morning pulling people over. One was an unmarked BMW black or very dark grey Southbound near Sandbach services. So beware
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Old 11-12-08, 10:18 PM   #48
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Only if you were on the Dully tho
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Old 12-12-08, 08:51 AM   #49
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How many people does the possibility of £60 and 3 points stop breaking the speed limit?

Nail on head!

I see people doing it all the time.......I also see people speeding all the time.

It wont stop anyone, some people are completely incapable of speeding.....yet some people are completely fine speeding.

Its the same with phones, some people are capable of driving whilst on the phone, some people are a complete liability.

Not that I'm condoning either.
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