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Vernon & I went out for a short cycle ride today. V wanted to see how his bruised ribs would hold
up. I wanted to see if I could do better in the lung stakes than yesterday
Another glorious day weather wise. On our local route - part is used by quite a few HGVs using a
local rural industrial estate. Once again - mucho courtesy by said HGV drivers - giving us room,
hanging back when not safe to overtake etc., so many a wave of thanks were exchanged. This polite
cyclist/driver thing is remarkably pleasant
Then - prat motorist event occurred late in the ride. Round a couple or right angle blind bends on
narrow roads. vernon & I were cycling in single file - Vernon in front & me behind, with a bit of a
gap between us - it was also uphill slightly & by this time my lungs were objecting.Came out of the
bend and there was an oncoming HGV - no problem he was on the right side of the road. However,
screaming up behind me came prat motorist in a red car, far too fast round the bend, to find a
couple of cyclists in front of him (single file) and an oncoming HGV on a narrow road. Obviously he
wasn't going to slow down in the face of oncoming HGV as he overtook me and narrowly missed swiping
me as he screeched into the gap between Vernon & I, only becasue I braked like mad to avoid being
side swiped by prat motorist. Put it this way - the guy's tyres burnt rubber as he braked & swerved
between Vernon & I. If the gap between Vernon & I were shorter - i.e., If I hadn't of braked heavily
to avoid being side swiped - he'd have had me off my bike and possibly Vernon too. The smell of car
tyre rubber filled the air. Sadlt prat motorist's rear number plate was totally obscured by dirt and
he roared off as soon as the HGV went by. One can but hope said prat motorist wraps himself round a
tree soon, thus removing a danger from the roads - as long as he doesn't take anyone else with him.
Then, further along - on a straight - was an oncoming pedestrian - no footpath
- and the ped was walking facing the oncoming traffic. Also, behind, in the distance, I could hear
an approaching HGV. So I anticipated by giving a right hand signal to indicate I was going to
pull out to give the ped room and moved out a bit, just as a driver overtaking an obstruction
would indicate to move to overtake. HGV driver coming up from behind slowed up - once round ped
- HGV caught up and safely overtook V & I - as he started to overtake, I waved a thank you wave
and once past, HGV driver waved in return. Like I said, the polite cyclist/driver thing is
remarkably pleasant.
Then a bit later passed Ted from the cycling club out for his bike ride, so Vernon, Ted & I
exchanged a cheery hello.
All in all, not a bad day, discounting the idiot in the red car!
Cheers, helen s
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up. I wanted to see if I could do better in the lung stakes than yesterday
Another glorious day weather wise. On our local route - part is used by quite a few HGVs using a
local rural industrial estate. Once again - mucho courtesy by said HGV drivers - giving us room,
hanging back when not safe to overtake etc., so many a wave of thanks were exchanged. This polite
cyclist/driver thing is remarkably pleasant
Then - prat motorist event occurred late in the ride. Round a couple or right angle blind bends on
narrow roads. vernon & I were cycling in single file - Vernon in front & me behind, with a bit of a
gap between us - it was also uphill slightly & by this time my lungs were objecting.Came out of the
bend and there was an oncoming HGV - no problem he was on the right side of the road. However,
screaming up behind me came prat motorist in a red car, far too fast round the bend, to find a
couple of cyclists in front of him (single file) and an oncoming HGV on a narrow road. Obviously he
wasn't going to slow down in the face of oncoming HGV as he overtook me and narrowly missed swiping
me as he screeched into the gap between Vernon & I, only becasue I braked like mad to avoid being
side swiped by prat motorist. Put it this way - the guy's tyres burnt rubber as he braked & swerved
between Vernon & I. If the gap between Vernon & I were shorter - i.e., If I hadn't of braked heavily
to avoid being side swiped - he'd have had me off my bike and possibly Vernon too. The smell of car
tyre rubber filled the air. Sadlt prat motorist's rear number plate was totally obscured by dirt and
he roared off as soon as the HGV went by. One can but hope said prat motorist wraps himself round a
tree soon, thus removing a danger from the roads - as long as he doesn't take anyone else with him.
Then, further along - on a straight - was an oncoming pedestrian - no footpath
- and the ped was walking facing the oncoming traffic. Also, behind, in the distance, I could hear
an approaching HGV. So I anticipated by giving a right hand signal to indicate I was going to
pull out to give the ped room and moved out a bit, just as a driver overtaking an obstruction
would indicate to move to overtake. HGV driver coming up from behind slowed up - once round ped
- HGV caught up and safely overtook V & I - as he started to overtake, I waved a thank you wave
and once past, HGV driver waved in return. Like I said, the polite cyclist/driver thing is
remarkably pleasant.
Then a bit later passed Ted from the cycling club out for his bike ride, so Vernon, Ted & I
exchanged a cheery hello.
All in all, not a bad day, discounting the idiot in the red car!
Cheers, helen s
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Flush out that intestinal parasite and/or the waste product before sending a reply!
Any speeliong mistake$ aR the resiult of my cats sitting on the keyboaRRRDdd
~~~~~~~~~~