I've seen this idiot on a number of occasions over the last couple of months on my daily commute in the morning .
Before I say anymore I should add that I used to drive a bike myself , this is NOT a rant against bikers and I have absolutely no problem with the vast majority of bikers who use the performance of their machines ( even above the legal limits ) whilst still exercising due caution .
There is this particular idiot I have seen perhaps a dozen times now who ALWAYS drives up the A737 single carriageway during morning rush hour at 100mph + . The road is always busy in both directions , but he just drives down the centre line between opposing traffic at unabated speed . Sometimes the traffic flow is down at 20mph or so , when there is a tractor ahead , or just plain busy , other times the flow is at 50 or 60 , but if he appears , I usually just catch a glimpse of his headlamp in my offside mirror , before he goes by in a flash like the Starship Enterprise . I am NOT exaggerating about his speed : even when the rest of us are doing 60 , he is past in a flash and covers the distance until he is out of sight in a fraction of the time it takes everyone else .
I saw him nearly come a cropper a few weeks back : I was a few cars behind a bus and there was a broken down car on the verge which the bus signalled and pulled out to clear , just as he came flying up at his usual speed - only there was an artic coming the other way - he had no time to stop or slow down ; I just don't know how he got through the gap , but he did !
A little further on , the road becomes a dual cariageway , before eventually joining the M8 at Glasgow Airport . Again , he ALWAYS drives at reckless speed down the dual carriageway , which is usually busy in both lanes , with traffic joining at various slip roads . Usually , he goes right down the middle between the two lanes of traffic at a speed so far in excess of the other traffic he would have no chance if someone changed lane ahead . 'Filtering' through slow traffic with a speed differential of 10 or 20 mph , I don't have a problem with , but I have seen this guy go between stop/go traffic an an unabated 70 or 80 !!!!!!!!! If there isn't a gap down the middle because of large vehicles , I have seen him swoop between vehicles and pass to the right of a car in the right lane , next to the central barrier , then back in to the gap between the two lanes .
A couple of weeks ago , I was heading west towards the Govan slip on the M8 , doing 70 in lane 3 , with slower traffic to my left , when he flew between us at 100+ , left everyone else for dead
Then yesterday , I saw him again : this time I was in the queue approaching the Kingston bridge , all three lanes stop/go , nose to tail ; I was in lane 3 as that one seemed to be flowing best . I caught a glimpse of a biker's headlamp in my nearside mirror and moved right to give him a little more room to filter through , and a gent on a very nice blue XJR1300 came through slowly and acknowledged my gesture as he went by . A few seconds later , this IDIOT came up behind at his usual speed , had to brake so sharply that he lifted his back wheel off the ground and almost rear ended the first biker !!!!!!!!!!!
This time I got his number and wrote it down On every previous occasion he had been so fast and taken me by surprise I had never got more than a partial . He drives a faded red , mid sized bike ( don't know make/model ) wears a helmet & leather jacket , but only jeans & trainers , no gloves !!!
If ever there was an accident looking for somewhere to happen - he has to be it . I really don't like 'grassing' other drivers up to the Police , even someone who cuts me up , but this guy's conduct has been so consistently apalling that I've spent the last day or so seriously considering it .
I think I might have a quiet word with some of the motorcycle cops if we get to meet any at the RPU in a week or two .
It is idiots like this who give bikers a bad name in the eyes of the general car-driving public .
I feel better now I've got that off my chest .
Before I say anymore I should add that I used to drive a bike myself , this is NOT a rant against bikers and I have absolutely no problem with the vast majority of bikers who use the performance of their machines ( even above the legal limits ) whilst still exercising due caution .
There is this particular idiot I have seen perhaps a dozen times now who ALWAYS drives up the A737 single carriageway during morning rush hour at 100mph + . The road is always busy in both directions , but he just drives down the centre line between opposing traffic at unabated speed . Sometimes the traffic flow is down at 20mph or so , when there is a tractor ahead , or just plain busy , other times the flow is at 50 or 60 , but if he appears , I usually just catch a glimpse of his headlamp in my offside mirror , before he goes by in a flash like the Starship Enterprise . I am NOT exaggerating about his speed : even when the rest of us are doing 60 , he is past in a flash and covers the distance until he is out of sight in a fraction of the time it takes everyone else .
I saw him nearly come a cropper a few weeks back : I was a few cars behind a bus and there was a broken down car on the verge which the bus signalled and pulled out to clear , just as he came flying up at his usual speed - only there was an artic coming the other way - he had no time to stop or slow down ; I just don't know how he got through the gap , but he did !
A little further on , the road becomes a dual cariageway , before eventually joining the M8 at Glasgow Airport . Again , he ALWAYS drives at reckless speed down the dual carriageway , which is usually busy in both lanes , with traffic joining at various slip roads . Usually , he goes right down the middle between the two lanes of traffic at a speed so far in excess of the other traffic he would have no chance if someone changed lane ahead . 'Filtering' through slow traffic with a speed differential of 10 or 20 mph , I don't have a problem with , but I have seen this guy go between stop/go traffic an an unabated 70 or 80 !!!!!!!!! If there isn't a gap down the middle because of large vehicles , I have seen him swoop between vehicles and pass to the right of a car in the right lane , next to the central barrier , then back in to the gap between the two lanes .
A couple of weeks ago , I was heading west towards the Govan slip on the M8 , doing 70 in lane 3 , with slower traffic to my left , when he flew between us at 100+ , left everyone else for dead
Then yesterday , I saw him again : this time I was in the queue approaching the Kingston bridge , all three lanes stop/go , nose to tail ; I was in lane 3 as that one seemed to be flowing best . I caught a glimpse of a biker's headlamp in my nearside mirror and moved right to give him a little more room to filter through , and a gent on a very nice blue XJR1300 came through slowly and acknowledged my gesture as he went by . A few seconds later , this IDIOT came up behind at his usual speed , had to brake so sharply that he lifted his back wheel off the ground and almost rear ended the first biker !!!!!!!!!!!This time I got his number and wrote it down
On every previous occasion he had been so fast and taken me by surprise I had never got more than a partial . He drives a faded red , mid sized bike ( don't know make/model ) wears a helmet & leather jacket , but only jeans & trainers , no gloves !!!If ever there was an accident looking for somewhere to happen - he has to be it . I really don't like 'grassing' other drivers up to the Police , even someone who cuts me up , but this guy's conduct has been so consistently apalling that I've spent the last day or so seriously considering it .
I think I might have a quiet word with some of the motorcycle cops if we get to meet any at the RPU in a week or two .
It is idiots like this who give bikers a bad name in the eyes of the general car-driving public .
I feel better now I've got that off my chest .
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