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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
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9th Nov 2012 11:17am |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35332 |
both in the wrong me thinks...the cyclist should have kept to the nearside lane and the police officer should have not undertaken...i'm not against cyclists but i can see the police officers frustration when there's a bike in the way and you cant get by... ... - .- -.
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9th Nov 2012 11:26am |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
I see both sides too Stan But for me I'd have done the cyclists method and stuck to the normal Traffic lane as he did as not being a bus in a bus lane can still get a cyclist in trouble technically
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9th Nov 2012 11:37am |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
I stay the reccomended 2-3foot minimum from the curb. If your too close and get buzzed you can clip it and go flying and even a grid can be enough They could have been trying to keep up with the one in front but that gives no excuse for their discourtesy, it could have been handled so much better. FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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9th Nov 2012 11:43am |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35332 |
actually, looking at the video again ,i would go with Muddy's theory that the police officer was some kind of protection unit for the grey fullfat....if that was the case then i think he was well within his rights to do what he did because his duty was to 'stay' as close to the grey range as possible... ... - .- -.
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9th Nov 2012 11:57am |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
As a visible protection unit they should have assessed the situation before it occurred and thus advised the front vehicle to what was happening and that they were still within eyesight but would catch up when safe to do so.
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9th Nov 2012 12:34pm |
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Muddywheels Member Since: 18 Jun 2012 Location: East Riding of Yorkshire Posts: 394 |
American police would probably of had him on the ground or shot him viewing him as a security risk
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9th Nov 2012 12:45pm |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
^^^^
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9th Nov 2012 12:51pm |
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Simes Member Since: 30 Aug 2011 Location: Hinckley Posts: 964 |
Grrrrr...
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9th Nov 2012 3:07pm |
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47p2 Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: Gone Beyond, Subaru Posts: 8048 |
I've cycled thousands of miles and it's only in the past few years we have seen these arseholes with cameras who think they know it all and are quick enough to post on youtube. They seem to be on some sort of witch hunt against the motorist and the aggression they show is terrible, if a motorist were to have the same body language and manner they would be accused of road rage. Then when it suits them they go through red lights, mount pavements, push up on the inside removing door mirrors, cycle 3 abreast, swerve in front of motorists...the list goes on.
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9th Nov 2012 4:32pm |
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mjdronfield Member Since: 04 Nov 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 7804 |
That was a bit close. At least from the cyclists cam, which may obscure the distnces.
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9th Nov 2012 5:11pm |
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Rob2529 Member Since: 22 Nov 2010 Location: Wirral, uk Posts: 1470 |
The copper's FF didn't look very armoured. I think he was also on escort duty, as soon as the lights went green the conversation/argument was over! What he should have done is apply cruse, get passenger to hold the wheel then hang out the window with MP5 or Glock and take the cyclist down! [img]http://www.fuelly.com/driver/rob2529/range-rover[img/]
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10th Nov 2012 12:19pm |
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ebajema Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: New Plymouth Posts: 4782 |
I used to curse cars for being so bloody rude to cyclists (I lived close to Delft, a University town, so a much higher density of cyclist than in an average Dutch town, at least in those days). Then I turned 18 and got my first motorbike and from that day I started cursing cyclists and understanding car drivers and motorbike riders.
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10th Nov 2012 1:13pm |
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Arenaitch Member Since: 27 Aug 2012 Location: Twixt Scummers and Skates Posts: 69 |
Having worked for a while in Maastricht, I agree that having the cycle lane does work at keeping them out of the way of other traffic. Yes, they have precedence over all other traffic - including pedestrians - and are prone to just blat straight across at junctions.
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11th Nov 2012 1:21pm |
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