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Spoken4
Guest
I have been commuting for just over 10 weeks now ( a newbie!)after
moving jobs to a place close enough to ride each day. Been fine up till
now, as the 7am traffic is light and I use the Mullum Mullum trail for a
bit of it. However this morning....
Those of you who head out the Maroondah Highway through North Croydon
will know the cutting between Yarra road and Croydon Road. Cars comming
out of Yarra Rd and heading out towards Lilydale get a slip lane that is
long enough to make you think you can merge, but is actually too short
to do so safely. You can see it in their eyes...do i? don't i?? do i???
I start from the lights heading out and down the hill (which is great
fun generally - very fast)and a Camry in the slip lane waits for me and
the traffic to pass, however a &%^*$ in a Land Cruiser can't wait and
passes the waiting Camry *on the inside* and while I am trying to move
over to the left, appears out of nowhere on my left shoulder close
enough to touch! AND HE KEEPS SITTING THERE trying to merge next to me!
I followed what appears to be the suggested protocol of this group and
gestured to him appropriately and pulled up to him at the next lights
and suggested (loudly) that he might give me more room.
I move off at the lights and he pulls slowly up next to me as we
continue out and yells at me through his window while forcing me over
closer and closer to the gutter (at speed).
I caught him at the next lights, but had a green arrow and thought best
to keep going.
I hereby take great pleasure in announcing that all 4wd drivers are
imbeciles!
Thank you very much...
moving jobs to a place close enough to ride each day. Been fine up till
now, as the 7am traffic is light and I use the Mullum Mullum trail for a
bit of it. However this morning....
Those of you who head out the Maroondah Highway through North Croydon
will know the cutting between Yarra road and Croydon Road. Cars comming
out of Yarra Rd and heading out towards Lilydale get a slip lane that is
long enough to make you think you can merge, but is actually too short
to do so safely. You can see it in their eyes...do i? don't i?? do i???
I start from the lights heading out and down the hill (which is great
fun generally - very fast)and a Camry in the slip lane waits for me and
the traffic to pass, however a &%^*$ in a Land Cruiser can't wait and
passes the waiting Camry *on the inside* and while I am trying to move
over to the left, appears out of nowhere on my left shoulder close
enough to touch! AND HE KEEPS SITTING THERE trying to merge next to me!
I followed what appears to be the suggested protocol of this group and
gestured to him appropriately and pulled up to him at the next lights
and suggested (loudly) that he might give me more room.
I move off at the lights and he pulls slowly up next to me as we
continue out and yells at me through his window while forcing me over
closer and closer to the gutter (at speed).
I caught him at the next lights, but had a green arrow and thought best
to keep going.
I hereby take great pleasure in announcing that all 4wd drivers are
imbeciles!
Thank you very much...