eez-eh Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 4 hours ago, alta-pete said: Agreed. And actually the worst are (well meaning) car drivers who, when I am out walking the dog and waiting to cross a busy junction, will randomly stop and beckon us across. Nae danger I'm taking them up on the offer, largely because you don't know who else is around and will decide to just go round them but, more importantly, the dog is being/has been (delete as appropriate) taught that cars are not to be messed with. He stays well clear until I decide the road is clear, there is no competing traffic and only then do we venture off the kerb. The ones that really get me are drivers who stop to let you go and then appear impatiently irate when you pause to check that the coast is clear in the other direction, rather than just taking their word for it. Applies both on foot and while driving. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 7 hours ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: Instead of cycling around potholes, I'm now going to do the sensible thing and fit these to my bike. The Dark Bike. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 23 hours ago, scottsdad said: Quite right. Cyclists should stay on the pavement and headbut pedestrians out of the way. What is the point of wearing a helmet otherwise? how long have you worked for Deliveroo in Edinburgh then? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 On 19/05/2024 at 19:18, Spyro said: Yeah, I'll wait for instruction from the rider, I'm happy the horse is settled and if everything looks under control, then I'll pass as quietly as possible. There's sometimes I've been waved through, then the horse decides to get nervous... And guarantee it will be my fault if anyone getting hurt. Luckily for you it is strict liability with horses so it would never be your fault. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FK1Bairn Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Women drivers! Had to give way to one at a roundabout this morning who couldn't make her mind up which way she wanted to go before going around said roundabout with no indicators on. Then about 200 yards down the road another woman driver suddenly decide to do a 3 point turn at a junction causing other cars to slam their brakes on before she then drove off from said junction without checking anything coming from behind I would have moaned about this when I got to work but i work with a number of women, my female boss was in and I'm a shitebag! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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philpy Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 41 minutes ago, FK1Bairn said: Women drivers! Had to give way to one at a roundabout this morning who couldn't make her mind up which way she wanted to go before going around said roundabout with no indicators on. Then about 200 yards down the road another woman driver suddenly decide to do a 3 point turn at a junction causing other cars to slam their brakes on before she then drove off from said junction without checking anything coming from behind I would have moaned about this when I got to work but i work with a number of women, my female boss was in and I'm a shitebag! She'll blame it on the menopause, then break a false nail, and then go home and eat 3 bars of chocolate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Seen some serious fuckwittery when I was heading to Larbert from Camelon on Sunday there. Union road takes you down to Glasgow road which was quite busy and you're limited to a left turn when you hit the bottom. The traffic was jammed up from the round about at the mariner center and there was folks turning into Union road from Glasgow road coming from both directions. Some diddy was driving along Glasgow road from Falkirk heading toward Glasgow and decided to try and do a U turn in the little stretch of road that allows folk to turn off Glasgow road, holding up all traffic as they did so. Of course said stretch of road isn't designed for U turns as it's a sharp bend in the other direction so they wound up doing a three-point turn and holding up traffic coming from all directions. I've attempt to MS Paint said blunder-fuckery. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 7 minutes ago, Rizzo said: Seen some serious fuckwittery when I was heading to Larbert from Camelon on Sunday there. Union road takes you down to Glasgow road which was quite busy and you're limited to a left turn when you hit the bottom. The traffic was jammed up from the round about at the mariner center and there was folks turning into Union road from Glasgow road coming from both directions. Some diddy was driving along Glasgow road from Falkirk heading toward Glasgow and decided to try and do a U turn in the little stretch of road that allows folk to turn off Glasgow road, holding up all traffic as they did so. Of course said stretch of road isn't designed for U turns as it's a sharp bend in the other direction so they wound up doing a three-point turn and holding up traffic coming from all directions. I've attempt to MS Paint said blunder-fuckery. Pretty sure there are also signs for no turning at those junctions. Certainly at the one by the Copper top there is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 6 hours ago, Bairnardo said: Pretty sure there are also signs for no turning at those junctions. Certainly at the one by the Copper top there is. You're probably right and if there isn't it's probably because it should be bloody obvious. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FK1Bairn Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 7 hours ago, Rizzo said: Seen some serious fuckwittery when I was heading to Larbert from Camelon on Sunday there. Union road takes you down to Glasgow road which was quite busy and you're limited to a left turn when you hit the bottom. The traffic was jammed up from the round about at the mariner center and there was folks turning into Union road from Glasgow road coming from both directions. Some diddy was driving along Glasgow road from Falkirk heading toward Glasgow and decided to try and do a U turn in the little stretch of road that allows folk to turn off Glasgow road, holding up all traffic as they did so. Of course said stretch of road isn't designed for U turns as it's a sharp bend in the other direction so they wound up doing a three-point turn and holding up traffic coming from all directions. I've attempt to MS Paint said blunder-fuckery. 7 hours ago, Bairnardo said: Pretty sure there are also signs for no turning at those junctions. Certainly at the one by the Copper top there is. There's a sign at the bottom of Union Road saying no right turn. I'm not sure if there's one saying no u-turns but the layout of the junction is bloody obvious that a u-turn isn't the best idea at that junction! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Especially considering there's a roundabout just a hundred yards or so away 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 9 hours ago, Rizzo said: Seen some serious fuckwittery when I was heading to Larbert from Camelon on Sunday there. Union road takes you down to Glasgow road which was quite busy and you're limited to a left turn when you hit the bottom. The traffic was jammed up from the round about at the mariner center and there was folks turning into Union road from Glasgow road coming from both directions. Some diddy was driving along Glasgow road from Falkirk heading toward Glasgow and decided to try and do a U turn in the little stretch of road that allows folk to turn off Glasgow road, holding up all traffic as they did so. Of course said stretch of road isn't designed for U turns as it's a sharp bend in the other direction so they wound up doing a three-point turn and holding up traffic coming from all directions. I've attempt to MS Paint said blunder-fuckery. Situation at these lights at Glensburgh the other day too, but not the usual fuckwits that can't understand the "2 lanes going into 3" that has been mentioned before. I was behind a car in the left lane at the lights (as per car circled), lights go green, car doesn't move. Much peeping from cars behind, including me, before the fuckwit decides to turn right from the left lane. That's a daft enough move, but actually suicidal when you know that the road they turned right into is actually the off slip of the M9 there. The daft c**t even have to zigzag round 2 Artics to get further up the sliproad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 13 hours ago, FK1Bairn said: There's a sign at the bottom of Union Road saying no right turn. I'm not sure if there's one saying no u-turns but the layout of the junction is bloody obvious that a u-turn isn't the best idea at that junction! there is no no u-turn sign in that direction but one going the other way https://maps.app.goo.gl/9cTmmdZSwD7fqXji6 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peil Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 On 20/05/2024 at 20:37, eez-eh said: The ones that really get me are drivers who stop to let you go and then appear impatiently irate when you pause to check that the coast is clear in the other direction, rather than just taking their word for it. Applies both on foot and while driving. Usually wankers turning right off a main road, who can't be arsed to turn their steering wheel and just want to cut across the first 5 yds of the owner you're in 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) Cyclists like this c**t. No lights, rear or front. No reflective or light coloured clothing. An accident/fatality waiting to happen. Edited May 23 by Swarley Spelling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_dog Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 On 19/05/2024 at 21:56, Spyro said: No, I said they should avoid putting themselves in vulnerable positions by riding a vehicle with tyres that can't take a bump and therefore isn't suitable for the roads... I don't want to see anyone get hurt on the roads, but some people seem to go out their way to put themselves in danger then all get raging when someone questions there common sense. Common sense? WTF, of course cyclists have to avoid pot holes, no bikes have tyres suitable for riding over the top of them. Your car suspension or wheels can be knackered driving over one, a cyclist has no chance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 1 hour ago, s_dog said: Common sense? WTF, of course cyclists have to avoid pot holes, no bikes have tyres suitable for riding over the top of them. Your car suspension or wheels can be knackered driving over one, a cyclist has no chance. You obviously don't understand the different between a 2 ton object hitting a big pothole at 60mph compared to a 100kg object having to swerve round EVERY bump that should not dissolve a tyre, but I understand this is too much for the average lycra-boy to get their head around... -6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 2 hours ago, s_dog said: Common sense? WTF, of course cyclists have to avoid pot holes, no bikes have tyres suitable for riding over the top of them. Your car suspension or wheels can be knackered driving over one, a cyclist has no chance. Can you not do jumps like a BMX? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I'd need a wee ramp before every pothole. That would make cycling and the roads in general a lot more interesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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