Parrot of Doom wrote:
Parrot of Doom wrote:
Nonsense Jub Jub. Utter nonsense. What you're suggesting is that we should never pass other vehicles at all.
Jub Jub wrote:
I'm not suggesting that at all. Please show me where I am.
I'm not falling for your usual debating style over on smallminds+. Its perfectly obvious you understand nothing about overtaking or relative speeds. I'm not going to get suckered into the usual "you said this" "no you said that" "no you said this" "no answer the question" bollocks you usually come out with.
Their standard of debate never fails to amuse .. especially when they boast on line about how many degrees und doctorates they have .. und how they all been peer reviewed ..
Well .. A peer review by the sub-standard "edukayted" mean what exactly? Ach ja .. that they cannot argue a point und can only think they win by posint malicious und petty abuse und leaping to conclusions - and prove themselves bigotted und prejudiced - about other people und whatever religion they paractice. Ist really funny that witchcraft und paganism seem to be OK but any one else's choice of religion from Catholic to more minority but still with more moral fibre than they would appear to have

ist "ooo-er missus!"
We happen to be Catholic ... ist nice to have a bit of traditional moral ethic in our lives.
Which prove they cannot even argue any point without sinking to petyy, vulgar und malcious abuse. Quite frankly I am amazed someone would pay cash just to see what was discussed in the members forum.. they must be pretty insecure to do so

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Parrot of Doom wrote:
This incident had nothing to do with speed, and everything to do with poor observation by the other driver.
Jub Jub wrote:
Nope. It had everything to do with speed. If he hadn't been travelling at speed, and then slowing to 15mph differential for his 'fly past' then he would have been able to brake safely behind the car, and wouldn't have had to resort to a far more dangerous and uncontrollable conflict. Roger has displayed the ability to review an incident and learn from it, which is admirable. Now all that is needed is for someone like a road safety campaigner to review with him whether he was travelling at safe speeds before and during.
Travelling at speed? Garbage. How is travelling with a 15mph differential 'travelling at speed'? Roger has already said that the other driver wasn't paying attention -
that is the primary cause of this incident.
Roger's only mistake here was not paying enough attention to the actions of the motorist
he was already passing. He was looking ahead, observing the road in front of him. Thats the admirable part of this - Roger thinks hes made a big mistake, but personally I'd say hes driving quite safely.
Of course all this flew over your head like a flock of pigs with green beards, because it didn't really involve speed in any way.
They fastened on "his being perhaps above lolly"

If you recall Liebchen .. it took longest time for penny to drop with lieben von over my taking a car to almost 80 mph to clear an overtake after the muppet towing the caravan accelerated to 70 mph just as I was completing the overtake on a 72 mph cruise per the GPS (both in car

) The fact that the overtakee und TOWER was ILLEGAL by 10 mph und deliberately acccelerated to prevent the overtake und return to L1 with a decent safety margin also went over his head at the time
He later conceded that it was safer for me to have acted that way if you recall that thread on PH

Our "mole" then alerted us to a number of threads on acf und the other one our mutual "pals" frequent und found a number of posts in which they they say "they increased their bike speed to pedal thier way out of danger"

Surely they should have been slowing down per their comments
Und I see nothing wrong with a requirement to pedal at 20 mph in that park like the cars either

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Parrot of Doom wrote:
As for your definition of 'evasive action', what would you call braking?
Jub Jub wrote:
OK. Wrong word. He wouldn't have had to resort to such a risky evasive manouvre, where if he had been travelling at a safe speed things would have been much safer and easier for everyone involved.
Riiiggghhhtt.........
Jub Jub wrote:
7.5 tonne, Merc 814, car delivery and collection, school bus runs, multi-drop. Scooter boy in a past life. Plenty of experience.
Oh, and a push bike. You should try it Robin. It gives you an extra understanding of the false security that being inside a lump of metal gives you to the less well protected on and around the road.
Wow, driving a range of vehicles is an indicator of driver quality and knowledge? Great. Except I know people with just as much experience who still can't drive safely. What advanced qualifications do you possess Mr Paul?
And I find that my metal cage doesn't give me a false sense of security. In fact I feel very secure when in it, because its very strong and will protect me well in the event of an accident. Funnily enough, I don't have that cage when cycling, and I don't feel quite so safe. Wheres the falsehood there?
I think I hear on radio that Wigan und Manchester propose to give advanced motoring course to all who hold licence for 30 -35 years to refresh skills . This course will be with IAM und ADIs und to IAM standards per a paragraph in the MEN yesterday.
Und I do not understand Jubs logic here either. We all pedestrians after all und as pedestrians very vulnerable to anything on wheels or anyone running on pavement
Ist question of COAST und COMMON SENSE still. Und being responsible for your own safety as much as possible .. und all to have consideration for others.