Live blog: Bike cop PC Di collars texting scooter rider, Elephant Bike curling, helmet cammer, 13, records scary close pass + more

Leviathan wrote:

Nice Relive jersey, they need a revenue stream, but one off jerseys don't last long. Strava tried it with their challenge kits, but people get bored; it is not a long term earner. Their best bet is to get bought be Strava.

Nice Wiggins kit; now where can I buy it without the 'Wiggins' on it?

One day one of those close passes is going to result in a head on crash. Lets hope the cyclist passes serenely through and we get to see the video. 

 

Hang on you're wishing an innocent party is involved in a head on crash ?

I don't wish that on anyone. Whatever their mode of transport. What if it was your parents driving the innocent car ?

fenix wrote:

Leviathan wrote:

Nice Relive jersey, they need a revenue stream, but one off jerseys don't last long. Strava tried it with their challenge kits, but people get bored; it is not a long term earner. Their best bet is to get bought be Strava.

Nice Wiggins kit; now where can I buy it without the 'Wiggins' on it?

One day one of those close passes is going to result in a head on crash. Lets hope the cyclist passes serenely through and we get to see the video. 

 

Hang on you're wishing an innocent party is involved in a head on crash ? I don't wish that on anyone. Whatever their mode of transport. What if it was your parents driving the innocent car ?

Hey, I didn't say 'wish,' I said 'one day.' It is inevitable the way some people drive. 

pockstone wrote:

I'd be surprised if the oncoming driver hasn't reported the murderous pillock. He was almost into the trees!

Shame his number plate seems to be offset and therefore illegible. (Alfa Romeo?) Too much trouble to trace as a witness by Plod, I expect.

One does wonder though if he might have anticipated such a crazy manouevre (Cyclist approaching with stupidly fast car behind.) and slowed down or even stopped. I often slow as cyclists approach, knowing how likely it is that the car behind will try on something like this. I'd like to think I would have done so in this situation.

I reckon the plate of the close passing Vauxhall is GY64 VBJ. It ties in with the DVLA check.

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I reckon the plate of the close passing Vauxhall is GY64 VBJ. It ties in with the DVLA check.

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 I reckon so too.

I'm talking about the oncoming car, whose driver would make an excellent witness  (if they could be identified and traced).

Double post, sorry.

pockstone wrote:

I often slow as cyclists approach, knowing how likely it is that the car behind will try on something like this. I'd like to think I would have done so in this situation.

I sometimes move over to the centre line in my car; this deters drivers from over taking as they can see there is no room to squeeze through.

hirsute wrote:

pockstone wrote:

I often slow as cyclists approach, knowing how likely it is that the car behind will try on something like this. I'd like to think I would have done so in this situation.

I sometimes move over to the centre line in my car; this deters drivers from over taking as they can see there is no room to squeeze through.

Yeah, must admit to doing that myself sometimes. Save everyone the trouble of a stupid pass by not making it possible. 

hirsute wrote:

pockstone wrote:

I often slow as cyclists approach, knowing how likely it is that the car behind will try on something like this. I'd like to think I would have done so in this situation.

I sometimes move over to the centre line in my car; this deters drivers from over taking as they can see there is no room to squeeze through.

A tactic I'd use with caution. I think in this instance the offending driver might just have taken his car straight through the cyclist. He clearly didn't give a toss!

pockstone wrote:

I'd be surprised if the oncoming driver hasn't reported the murderous pillock. He was almost into the trees!

Shame his number plate seems to be offset and therefore illegible. (Alfa Romeo?) Too much trouble to trace as a witness by Plod, I expect.

One does wonder though if he might have anticipated such a crazy manouevre (Cyclist approaching with stupidly fast car behind.) and slowed down or even stopped. I often slow as cyclists approach, knowing how likely it is that the car behind will try on something like this. I'd like to think I would have done so in this situation.

I do the complete opposite, I deliberately move to the centre line so that oncoming motorists can see even more clearly that they can't overtake, 25 years and it works every time, backing off just allows the morons to think that all motorists will do the same and then you have an even worse situation created because well meaning types have caused confusion.

Stick with not ceding, it might be counter intuative but as with most things on the road the more you cede the more people take the piss and it spirals ever downward as we see every day.

The same thing happened with creating a death by careless and look how that's given motorists and even bigger out and lowered the threshold yet again for prosecution.

burtthebike wrote:

The driver in this close pass really should be reported and removed from the road.  Effectively saying that their journey is more important than someone else's life.  Anyone who overtakes like that is clearly not competent to operate heavy dangerous machinery in public places.

It really was a dreadful manoeuvre on what looks a quiet road. I hope the police will take some action (due to public pressure?).

No criticism of the cyclist but she should learn to ride a little further out from the verge.

Duncann wrote:

burtthebike wrote:

The driver in this close pass really should be reported and removed from the road.  Effectively saying that their journey is more important than someone else's life.  Anyone who overtakes like that is clearly not competent to operate heavy dangerous machinery in public places.

It really was a dreadful manoeuvre on what looks a quiet road. I hope the police will take some action (due to public pressure?).

No criticism of the cyclist but she should learn to ride a little further out from the verge.

she's 13, you need a helluva lot of self confidence to rider further out from the verge on roads like that, and passes like that only push it down more.

Awavey wrote:

Duncann wrote:

burtthebike wrote:

The driver in this close pass really should be reported and removed from the road.  Effectively saying that their journey is more important than someone else's life.  Anyone who overtakes like that is clearly not competent to operate heavy dangerous machinery in public places.

It really was a dreadful manoeuvre on what looks a quiet road. I hope the police will take some action (due to public pressure?).

No criticism of the cyclist but she should learn to ride a little further out from the verge.

she's 13, you need a helluva lot of self confidence to rider further out from the verge on roads like that, and passes like that only push it down more.

I know, and sometimes I don't have enough self confidence even at several times her age. But if it's the right thing to do, and she's competent to be on the road alone, why wouldn't you encourage it?