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Bobbievee wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 12:34 am " Never ride more than two abreast and ride single file on narrow and busy roads and around bends "
rules for cyclists, para 66 Highway Code

So why do I have to drive behind groups of cyclists, between 2 and 10 in number, for approx 3 miles at approx 10/15mph every Saturday and Sunday????? They fill half the road out to the white line. Little wonder folks gets exasperated at them . Self indulgent posing A**sholes.
I cycle in the middle of the lane as standard practice. Prevents dickheads trying to squeeze past with on coming traffic.
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My issue with dog walkers is the cycle lane that runs beside the M5 from Duncrue to Hazelbank.
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Jackie Brown wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 2:33 pm
Bobbievee wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 12:34 am " Never ride more than two abreast and ride single file on narrow and busy roads and around bends "
rules for cyclists, para 66 Highway Code

So why do I have to drive behind groups of cyclists, between 2 and 10 in number, for approx 3 miles at approx 10/15mph every Saturday and Sunday????? They fill half the road out to the white line. Little wonder folks gets exasperated at them . Self indulgent posing A**sholes.
I cycle in the middle of the lane as standard practice. Prevents dickheads trying to squeeze past with on coming traffic.
I am happy to wait my turn on the narrow rural to pass one cyclist widely and safely. But a group of 3,4,10 deliberately blocking the road for miles.....tempt exasperated motorists into dodgy overtaking
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Bobbievee wrote:" Never ride more than two abreast and ride single file on narrow and busy roads and around bends "
rules for cyclists, para 66 Highway Code

So why do I have to drive behind groups of cyclists, between 2 and 10 in number, for approx 3 miles at approx 10/15mph every Saturday and Sunday????? They fill half the road out to the white line. Little wonder folks gets exasperated at them . Self indulgent posing A**sholes.
What's so bad about any of that?? If that exasperates anyone they must have a handy life.

Self indulgent A holes are the ones filling their pie holes with sugar and fat leading a sedentary lifestyle costing the tax payer millions in medical care. All because they can't get off their hole and put down the cream buns.

The highway code permits cyclists on the roads. Riding more than two abreast does you a favour:

Highway Code: Rule 163 give motorcyclists, cyclists and horse riders at least as much room as you would when overtaking a car.

If all ride single file you will have a chain of 30/40 metres to overtake, giving them as much room as you would a car. That usually causes more risk for cyclist hence why they bunch together.
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Your comments betray the pretentiousness of the cycling nazis.
"We are perfect; non cyclists are sedentary, ,cream bun eating, health service wasting self indulgent etc etc.

Maybe some just get their exercise a different way without wilfully holding up others.
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Bobbievee wrote:Your comments betray the pretentiousness of the cycling nazis.
"We are perfect; non cyclists are sedentary, ,cream bun eating, health service wasting self indulgent etc etc.

Maybe some just get their exercise a different way without wilfully holding up others.
Jesus wept. Comparing cyclists to Nazis because you got held up!? How devastating. Sending thoughts and prayers.

I didn't make THOSE comments. You maybe had that conversation in your head?

They can get exercise whatever way they want. It's a free country. No nazis here. They are legally entitled to be on the road. Sure it's in the highway code, if you read the rest of it. You are not entitled to drive at a certain speed so get over it. Please respectfully share the road with others.
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Dave wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 7:21 pm
Bobbievee wrote:Your comments betray the pretentiousness of the cycling nazis.
"We are perfect; non cyclists are sedentary, ,cream bun eating, health service wasting self indulgent etc etc.

Maybe some just get their exercise a different way without wilfully holding up others.
Jesus wept. Comparing cyclists to Nazis because you got held up!? How devastating. Sending thoughts and prayers.

I didn't make THOSE comments. You maybe had that conversation in your head?

They can get exercise whatever way they want. It's a free country. No nazis here. They are legally entitled to be on the road. Sure it's in the highway code, if you read the rest of it. You are not entitled to drive at a certain speed so get over it. Please respectfully share the road with others.
Where does the highway code say that nazis are legally entitled to be on the road? :scratch: :lol:
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I did nazi that coming.

Although as an aside, plenty of (historically) nazi-colluding car manufacturers supplying the good poppy wearing public. 'We will remember them'. Just not when buying our cars.
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Dave wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 7:57 pm I did nazi that coming.

Although as an aside, plenty of (historically) nazi-colluding car manufacturers supplying the good poppy wearing public. 'We will remember them'. Just not when buying our cars.
... and mos of the rest are driving motors from the Land of the Rising Sun
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Any of you Top Gear fans have any thoughts on what sort of car I should be looking for? The old jalopy is nearing the end of it's useful life and I'm not sure what is sensible to buy ar the minute given the major changes taking place. 'm strictly an A to B man btw.
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If the changes you mean are brexit related then you will have to find yourself a Morris Minor. Probably second hand at this stage. Or perhaps a DeLorean. Although you might need to go back in time to get one cheaper. Although you might need one to go back in time
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If trying to avoid German or Japanese cars due to the historial associations, Peugeot provide an option. The Peugeot factory sabotaged the staff cars they were making under duress for the Nazis, and then Monsieur Peugeot provided factory plans to the SOE/British agents to properties up the factory after unsuccessful RAF bombing sorties.
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"To properly blow up the factory"
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Yeah, but Peugeots are sh1t
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