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Basil

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Re: DOTD
« Reply #1125 on: 02 August, 2024, 08:57:30 pm »
Again, shouldn't that be in Today's Motorised Moron? Rather than a thread dedicated to dick cyclists.
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ElyDave

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Re: DOTD
« Reply #1126 on: 02 August, 2024, 09:20:49 pm »
Again, shouldn't that be in Today's Motorised Moron? Rather than a thread dedicated to dick cyclists.

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Basil

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Re: DOTD
« Reply #1127 on: 02 August, 2024, 09:49:02 pm »
Don't worry about it. It took me a while to work it out. The title is not particularly clear.
I'm still not sure if it includes dick pedestrians and dick horseists. 🤔
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Tim Hall

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Re: DOTD
« Reply #1128 on: 02 August, 2024, 10:25:42 pm »
From the first post in the thread

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Cyclists only need apply.

(Typed in a manner of trying to help, rather than being a smartarse)
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Re: DOTD
« Reply #1129 on: 02 August, 2024, 11:45:34 pm »
Seeing as narwhals happen, this thread generally gets used to complain about cyclists, peds and motorists.
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Re: DOTD
« Reply #1130 on: 05 August, 2024, 12:20:35 am »
On the way to the shops with #2 son cyclist going wrong way down a one way street.  I wouldn't normally mind, but it's a 2 lane one way busy road and he was texting.
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Re: DOTD
« Reply #1131 on: 14 August, 2024, 08:49:07 am »
The guy who had a go at me for slowing down, as I was approaching a red light, and preventing him from jumping it as quickly as he would have liked. "I bet you're a prick when you drive as well" I hollered at him. When we met in the office lift shortly afterwards he was very polite and gave no indication that he recognised me.

Cudzoziemiec

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Re: DOTD
« Reply #1132 on: 14 August, 2024, 08:53:21 am »
I don't normally get riled by RLJ as long as it's done with observation and consideration – I'm quite in favour of an Idaho Stop law – but yesterday there was a bloke who had crossed the line then stopped entirely blocking the pedestrian crossing. A crime more usually committed by motorists.
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Re: DOTD
« Reply #1133 on: 15 August, 2024, 02:29:46 pm »
I think that being able to ride no hands is a useful skill if used appropriately, however doing so in order to mess about with your phone, while cycling along the Meadows path which is busy with cyclists, pedestrians and tourists, is neither the time nor the place.

Re: DOTD
« Reply #1134 on: 26 August, 2024, 07:14:09 pm »
Rider who rounded at speed a blind bend on the shared use path as Mrs A and I were walking round it. He managed to skid round us and nearly came off. It was a silly place to be going fast, probably because he had a strong tailwind. Guess he was in his 40s and Lycra-clad. We did get an apology.
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Re: DOTD
« Reply #1135 on: 29 August, 2024, 01:33:01 pm »
Couple of pedestrians yesterday. Cycling with family on a busy shared use path alongside a beach. We were crawling along with lots of bell ringing, excuse mes and thank yous

First was an middle aged lady who shouted you should have rung your bell as we passed her. I had repeatedly she just wasn't paying any attention

Then a twat of man told his daughter not to move out the way of my wife and youngest who were a little behind us as "people ringing bells are so rude". I'd wager he is man enough to say such things in front of a woman and a 10 year old but hadn't said a word as I had passed him

We came back on the roads instead as just couldn't be bothered with the people slalom