st4
Banned
Today I was driving home from Edinburgh and there were some cylists on the the road, normally fair enough, except for one thing, there was a whopping big cycle track running next to the road (B road).
The council went to great expense to put this cycle track in for this minority group, instead of widening it for the vehicles that pay VED, so they (cylists) would be safer, and cars less inconvienced (although I would prefer a wider road-cars ain't getting smaller these days).
I tooted my horn about 300 ft away, as I anticipated the cylists and I would meet in a blind corner so they would be aware a significant queue would be behind them and that moving to the cycle track (which they should have been on anyway) would maybe cross their mind. Nope.
I had to reduce my speed from 40mph to 5 mph, okay, over take when safe. Except one thing, there is a good lane for them to be on, so why should I be inconvienced because they are too selfish to use it. So I tooted my horn and gestured to them to get on to the lane. You would think after seeing the ten queue car, the wide cycle track all of 2 feet away the 3 fellas would get the message.
Nope, he dismounted, hurled "whats you f**king problem". I shouted "you, get onto the cycle lane". Him "F*** off u ****". They then crawled along thru the bend, and I did a kickdown to get past quickly in case he tried to damage my pride and joy. The did the w**nker symbol.
I needed to rant this one out, so thanks for listening. But my question is, where do these people get off. Someone with a less even temperment would have charged their car at them, if he so much as touched it, I'd have hit the gas, and watched him become a cripple.
The council went to great expense to put this cycle track in for this minority group, instead of widening it for the vehicles that pay VED, so they (cylists) would be safer, and cars less inconvienced (although I would prefer a wider road-cars ain't getting smaller these days).
I tooted my horn about 300 ft away, as I anticipated the cylists and I would meet in a blind corner so they would be aware a significant queue would be behind them and that moving to the cycle track (which they should have been on anyway) would maybe cross their mind. Nope.
I had to reduce my speed from 40mph to 5 mph, okay, over take when safe. Except one thing, there is a good lane for them to be on, so why should I be inconvienced because they are too selfish to use it. So I tooted my horn and gestured to them to get on to the lane. You would think after seeing the ten queue car, the wide cycle track all of 2 feet away the 3 fellas would get the message.
Nope, he dismounted, hurled "whats you f**king problem". I shouted "you, get onto the cycle lane". Him "F*** off u ****". They then crawled along thru the bend, and I did a kickdown to get past quickly in case he tried to damage my pride and joy. The did the w**nker symbol.
I needed to rant this one out, so thanks for listening. But my question is, where do these people get off. Someone with a less even temperment would have charged their car at them, if he so much as touched it, I'd have hit the gas, and watched him become a cripple.