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Peter B
Guest
While driving home I attracted a tailgater by doing 30 mph in a 30 zone. He was a yoof in an old
Peugeot and presumably assessed me as a doddery old git because when I got into the right turn lane
at a roundabout he took the "ahead" lane to my left but proceeded to carry on around to the right
the same as me. This leads to an exit onto a dual carriageway, so now we are exiting the roundabout
together, me taking the outside lane of the DC and he on the inner, which due to the way the road
curves meant he was difficult for me to see but nontheless I was aware of him. Again because of the
way the road curves I was able to see a stationary bus (at a stop) blocking the inside lane,
thinking that Twatty may try to pass me on the inside then cut me up to pull around the bus I
decided to pre-empt him by accelerating smartly up to the 30 mph limit. A mirror check revealed a
Police Transit a few vehicles behind, this didn't stop Twatty trying to out accelerate me and then
after failing to pull in behind me. As soon as I passed the stationary bus I pulled into the
nearside lane doing a steady 30 and willed Twatty to overtake. And bless him, he obliged.
Plod had had a grandstand view of the proceedings and was so impressed he pulled Twatty after
catching him a bit further on, and he wasn't smiling when he jumped out of his cab. Lovely!
(Cycling relevance, <clutches at straws> a car did the same thing to me a few years ago at the same
place when I was on me bike).
Pete
Peugeot and presumably assessed me as a doddery old git because when I got into the right turn lane
at a roundabout he took the "ahead" lane to my left but proceeded to carry on around to the right
the same as me. This leads to an exit onto a dual carriageway, so now we are exiting the roundabout
together, me taking the outside lane of the DC and he on the inner, which due to the way the road
curves meant he was difficult for me to see but nontheless I was aware of him. Again because of the
way the road curves I was able to see a stationary bus (at a stop) blocking the inside lane,
thinking that Twatty may try to pass me on the inside then cut me up to pull around the bus I
decided to pre-empt him by accelerating smartly up to the 30 mph limit. A mirror check revealed a
Police Transit a few vehicles behind, this didn't stop Twatty trying to out accelerate me and then
after failing to pull in behind me. As soon as I passed the stationary bus I pulled into the
nearside lane doing a steady 30 and willed Twatty to overtake. And bless him, he obliged.
Plod had had a grandstand view of the proceedings and was so impressed he pulled Twatty after
catching him a bit further on, and he wasn't smiling when he jumped out of his cab. Lovely!
(Cycling relevance, <clutches at straws> a car did the same thing to me a few years ago at the same
place when I was on me bike).
Pete