I do this when I have an idiot or boy racer pull alongside me. And mainly in my people carrier because it looks slow. It is a 3.3 V6 that is tuned up. And even better when they have passengers giving them stick for getting burned off by a bus
Asl spots Make me just think wtf.
Is it there just for cyclists to race other cyclists . Like why don't you just wait like the rest of us , there's on magical car starting line we can all line up on and have a race , what exactly does a asl do?
haha I get it . They're there for you guys to entertain us while we wait for the lights. Good WorkI'm not sure why they have appeared all over urban roads in the last few years.....I believe there is a safety aspect to it as cyclists often get cut up by folks turning left at lights.....if they're out front then they are more visible & get a head start pulling away....
...personally I just use the space to show off by balancing stationary on my cleats until the lights change....
AND another thing..... Motorcyclists, so many adverts about 'think bike' etc but don't they think that they cannot cut through traffic at ridiculous speeds and not think they are going to get hit?! Twats!
Don't get me started on cyclists.
It is the ones who think they own the road, wear a camera on them and give it loads to every other driver. Saw one yesterday just fly through a red light like it wasn't there, another one go to the front of the lights and sit in front of the cars so when it changes it slows everything down.
Couldn't agree more Nick. If a car driver was to cross on a red because there were no cars coming, he'd rightly get a ticket.
This did happen to me a year or so back, overtook a cyclist who was about 4 feet from the kerb, so gave him as much room as I could. At the next set of lights he bangs my passenger window and says I was too close and he's got it recorded and is going to give it to the police. I said no probs, just make sure you include the bit earlier when you went across a red light while everyone else was parked.
There was a doc on TV a couple of years ago, lots of interviews with cyclists. It was billed as how much crap they have to put up with but, actually, most of them came across as complete tossers and half the prog was from car drivers with dash cams showing how some jump lights, ride on pavements, ride two abreast, cut across you without signaling, or deliberately ride in the middle of the lane rather than keeping to the left. Not all cyclists are nobs of course, but like car drivers, you always hear about the few letting the side down.
Motorbikes in my experience and without exception are always breaking the speed limit. I drive to the speed limit and if I see a motorbike in my rear view mirror I know that he won't be there for long. I can't ever remember a motorbike being content to keep to 60 or 70 mph.
I don't keep to the speed limit. I have had my licence for over 30 years with both bikes and cars. I have never had an accident other than coming off a bike when a car has pulled out in front of me Anf I have never had any points on my licence. And I have done up to 55,000 miles a year.
The biggest dangers are drivers that don't concentrate, drivers that don't have a clue on driving safely and those who think their driving skills are much better than they really are.
Couldn't agree more Nick. If a car driver was to cross on a red because there were no cars coming, he'd rightly get a ticket.
This did happen to me a year or so back, overtook a cyclist who was about 4 feet from the kerb, so gave him as much room as I could. At the next set of lights he bangs my passenger window and says I was too close and he's got it recorded and is going to give it to the police. I said no probs, just make sure you include the bit earlier when you went across a red light while everyone else was parked.
There was a doc on TV a couple of years ago, lots of interviews with cyclists. It was billed as how much crap they have to put up with but, actually, most of them came across as complete tossers and half the prog was from car drivers with dash cams showing how some jump lights, ride on pavements, ride two abreast, cut across you without signaling, or deliberately ride in the middle of the lane rather than keeping to the left. Not all cyclists are nobs of course, but like car drivers, you always hear about the few letting the side down.
I've seen a lot ride in the middle to provoke a reaction though
I ride in the middle of the road when I need to, mainly going round parked cars I leave a 2-3 foot gap in case the door swings open, or when the surface of the road is so bad on the side.
I've seen a lot ride in the middle to provoke a reaction though, the new thing with helmet cams and posting on youtube is utterly ridiculous, what are they hoping to achieve? I can understand people doing it for their own safety but having a hissy fit on the road then crying on youtube just doesn't sit right with me.
I rest my case.....and presumably your last sentence applies to you?
I don't think many people can 100% hand on heart say they have never broken the speed limit.
I find some old people, or people who hesitate very dangerous.
On this topic, does anyone else think speed bumps are useless? If anything they slow you down.
On this topic, does anyone else think speed bumps are useless? If anything they slow you down.
is your car made from plastic?I agree with them being around schools. That is one place for sure that speed limits should be lower and adhered to. But I have had a car damaged a few times by speed humps and potholes. The last time was a speed hump that was too big. I had a squeal from my belts after going over it. I stopped and opened the bonnet to see the fanbelt had raised over the edge of the top pulley. Before I could turn the ignition off it frayed and went into where the cambelt is. It wiped my engine out.
Was good news in a way as I decided to take my new build from 350bhp to just over 500bhp. It is worth it just to see the face of those in expensive motors on track when they get left standing by a Fiat
What I don't like is that they are not consistent and come in different forms.is your car made from plastic?
i hit speed bumps at the law average, 30 mph or 20 where designated too, and ive never hurt any of my cars
i cannot stand folk slowing to 2mph to go over them,
is your car made from plastic?
i hit speed bumps at the law average, 30 mph or 20 where designated too, and ive never hurt any of my cars
i cannot stand folk slowing to 2mph to go over them,
What I don't like is that they are not consistent and come in different forms.
Some are effective and comfortable, not causing certain clunks from the suspension or incurring back /neck discomfort.
Examples of good are the flat topped ones like between Bulkington and Bedworth.
The less so being arched like on Dane Rd or the sort that are individual to the lane you're in which are either too wide,off centre or occasionally three abreast.
One the worst developments of the recent era is lack of consistency, especially at islands and certain other junctions.
To start allowing priority from the left here and there, or particularly the confusion of which lane to be in as some give an exit to left turn, some right and some both
Yeah I know that one.One of the ones at Central 6 is ridiculous and I wouldn't even contemplate going over at anything but about 10mph! Same as the ones inside the car park at Touchwood, completely unnecessary!!
I agree with them being around schools.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?