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Cyclists are thick !

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  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    esuhl wrote: »
    • Drivers who don't have adequate visibility because of their illegally tinted windows aren't thick at all... they are just pratts.

    Or have fluffy animals, muppets, fraggles, elmo's and god know's what else blocking all their windows.... :rotfl:
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  • Tilt
    Tilt Posts: 3,599 Forumite
    esuhl wrote: »
    Erm... what's that got to do with anything? If it's a random observation, maybe I can add a few of my own?

    • Drivers who don't have adequate visibility because of their illegally tinted windows aren't thick at all... they are just pratts.
    • Dog owners who don't pick up their dog's turds because they think no one can see them aren't thick at all... they are just pratts.
    • Lawyers who defend people knowing that they're guilty aren't thick at all... they are just pratts.
    Gosh, I could go on all day... :rotfl:

    Not a random observation at all.... merely responding to the thread title. Yes, your examples may be true but no relevence to cyclists.
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  • muckybutt
    muckybutt Posts: 3,761 Forumite
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    Tilt wrote: »
    Cyclists who don't have adequate lights on their bikes at night arn't thick at all.... they are just pratts.

    They call them organ donators at hospitals :D
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  • Flyboy152
    Flyboy152 Posts: 17,118 Forumite
    darich wrote: »
    Strider590 wrote: »
    :)

    Exactly... And Im beginning to think this is what the OP actually did.
    It comes down to frustration of being held up by a cyclist.
    More than likely you're correct.
    Cyclist gets through the junction but prevents the OP driving behind so the OP sounds horn in annoyance.
    Seeing as the cyclist was coming from the opposite direction, I don't think the OP could have been held up.
    The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark
  • Flyboy152
    Flyboy152 Posts: 17,118 Forumite
    esuhl wrote: »
    Erm... what's that got to do with anything? If it's a random observation, maybe I can add a few of my own?

    • Drivers who don't have adequate visibility because of their illegally tinted windows aren't thick at all... they are just pratts.
    • Dog owners who don't pick up their dog's turds because they think no one can see them aren't thick at all... they are just pratts.
    I don't think anyone will argue with that.
    Lawyers who defend people knowing that they're guilty aren't thick at all... they are just pratts.

    Everyone has a right to a legal defence, irrespective of their guilt or innocence. It is a basic tenet of a democratic and civilised society.
    The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark
  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
    Strider590 wrote: »
    [/LIST] Or have fluffy animals, muppets, fraggles, elmo's and god know's what else blocking all their windows.... :rotfl:

    I find the cyclist on the bonnet blocks my view more.
  • JoeyG
    JoeyG Posts: 1,392 Forumite
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    If I saw a child run into the road in front of a car I'd be more inclined to shout than just keep quiet

    Same principle really
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    Flyboy152 wrote: »
    Seeing as the cyclist was coming from the opposite direction, I don't think the OP could have been held up.

    OP states they stayed behind the cyclist.

    "I was following a road cyclist, female, recreational sports not commuter and as we were coming up to a mini roundabout stayed behind"
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  • Flyboy152
    Flyboy152 Posts: 17,118 Forumite
    Strider590 wrote: »
    OP states they stayed behind the cyclist.

    "I was following a road cyclist, female, recreational sports not commuter and as we were coming up to a mini roundabout stayed behind"

    Aah yes, you are correct. However, the cyclist was going quite fast apparently and the OP would have been held up by the car already on the roundabout anyway. So, the cyclist posed no obstruction to the OP, only a danger to herself and other road users.
    The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark
  • darich
    darich Posts: 2,145 Forumite
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    I was following a road cyclist,
    Flyboy152 wrote: »
    Seeing as the cyclist was coming from the opposite direction, I don't think the OP could have been held up.

    Please explain.

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