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Richard
Guest
I've had a few near misses with individual cars, but last night had three at once just miss me in
the same incident - impressive. Two-lane dual carriageway, so I'm pootling along in the left lane.
(Legally) parked cars ahead in the left lane, but there's still room to cycle past them (but not to
drive past them) without entering the right lane. So I move out... Two cars, C1, C2, nose-to-tail at
~40 mph coming up the right lane, and third car C3 even faster coming up behind me, undertakes them
both at speed and has to swerve out into the right lane to avoid parked cars/me. Misses me by the
thickness gnat's *****; screech of brakes and tires and blare of horn from C1 as he avoids being
sideswiped, wheels locked, realise he's coming close to skidding into me, ditto from C2 as he avoids
thudding into C1, all roar past on their way to the red traffic lights 200 yards ahead. Hey ho. I'd
be inclined to think this is some sort of record, but knowing the average motorist streetsense, I
suspect not even close.
the same incident - impressive. Two-lane dual carriageway, so I'm pootling along in the left lane.
(Legally) parked cars ahead in the left lane, but there's still room to cycle past them (but not to
drive past them) without entering the right lane. So I move out... Two cars, C1, C2, nose-to-tail at
~40 mph coming up the right lane, and third car C3 even faster coming up behind me, undertakes them
both at speed and has to swerve out into the right lane to avoid parked cars/me. Misses me by the
thickness gnat's *****; screech of brakes and tires and blare of horn from C1 as he avoids being
sideswiped, wheels locked, realise he's coming close to skidding into me, ditto from C2 as he avoids
thudding into C1, all roar past on their way to the red traffic lights 200 yards ahead. Hey ho. I'd
be inclined to think this is some sort of record, but knowing the average motorist streetsense, I
suspect not even close.