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hitandrun
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31-01-2008 08:53 PM
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Joined: 31 Jan 2008
Posts: 4
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| My best so far from a bus driver, after he had give me a little clip passing me-" I was trying to nudge you in a little to the kerb"
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My Latest Route: Mar 2008 Winter Hill
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happy
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01-02-2008 07:03 PM
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Joined: 15 Mar 2006
Posts: 144
Bike: Orange P7 with Rock Shox, Michelin Wildgripper Lites, XTR Chainset
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| Yikes, that doesn't sound too good. I've had a few near misses but no one has been kind enough to even acknowledge their carelessness.
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My Latest Route: Dec 2007 Chester Centre to Docks Road
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padjo
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22-06-2008 06:15 AM
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Joined: 22 Jun 2008
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On practically every occasion, they have said: I just didn't see you, I just didn't see you. This was almost always while I was wearing something bright yellow, so it does make you wonder why they didn't see me.
And the driver who completely flipped me over so I landed on my back (with my head hitting the ground first) also said "I'm sorry I just didn't see you". The police were there by then, and the ambulance. Police didn't think it was a very good excuse.
PS - top tip: I had started wearing a helmet just before that one, and the back of the helmet cracked through - as it should do- while stopping my head from hitting the asphalt. Just in case anyone thought helmets never helped anyone. (NB no lasting damage to me)
Padjo
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marcmcf
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24-06-2008 06:37 PM
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Joined: 23 Jun 2008
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| I have a helmet but i must confess i dont wear as much as i should. I tend to stay on cycle tracks when i can but when i do go on the road i have had a few near misses from cars or worse still trucks. Some of them just dont give a damn that your on a bike and should be a bit more aware of you. Still the price of petrol keeps going up so soon there will be no cars on the road and we can cycle to our hearts content :)
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