NEAR MISS THREAD

[darrsi]

A16 'smornin'

3 vans in a row, each pulling a caravan. Thinks "as soon as we come off the roundabout, I'll do all three along the dotted line". There's a lot of oncoming traffic, but the road is very wide and straight as a die here - just coming out of Boston.

Car behind the 3 vans pulls left to give me more space - I overtake the first van and caravan, loadsa room. Couple of feet behind the second, still on the centreline and accelerating, and the bastid swerves across in front of me (traffic still oncoming from opposite direction).

I know you always think about not slapping the anchor down too hard - I've already had to change my grids after a close call with a truck in similar circumstances, when I locked up both wheels, but I thought I was going to make it and started thinking about releasing the pressure when the rear suddenly locks up and I'm all over the shop. I kept it sunny side up tho.

He then swerved back over left again (probs texting on his mobile) but had I not reacted well enough that would have been too little too late.

Once I'd got back into not wanting to throttle the git mentality I just overtook as previously intended, without so much as a glance across. Didn't want to give him the satisfaction, in case he'd done it deliberately (yes, the plonker drivers around here often do things like that and think its funny). I can't think of any other possible reason that the guy would pull across in those circumstances - mobile (or similar) or being a cunny funt.

When I got home I found my helmet flip-up cable was bust! That made my day - another 100 squids out the window as well as a new pair of grids!

For the bike to go apeshit you must've have pulled the clutch in as well?

[dazza]

I take it that was a home made no vehicles sign put there by residents not understanding what a green lane is........


As long as it's on an OS map as a byway, nothing they can do!

Good spot Harry. official sign but restricting vehicle movements in the winter months only, probably to preserve the lane.

[Brixmis]

For the bike to go apeshit you must've have pulled the clutch in as well?

Not consciously, no  :lol

I think it was just braking hard with the fronts will have lifted the weight off the rear a bit and I always make sure my rears are working well, so I'm guessing I was stepping on the pedal a little harder than I realised.

Actually, bike awareness has improved noticably over the last few years around here - it's the other lot that always seem to find me!  :b

Nah, it could be a lot worse.

[joebloggs]

Providing you know you can stop this one freaks them out

Get on the brakes and slow down so you can stop dead when you need to, aim straight for the driver and stop just before hitting the door. They can't judge your speed as they're so focused on you, not your surroundings.
You should see the colour drain out of their face.
Bet they think twice at the next junction
:lol

[Val]

Car behind the 3 vans pulls left to give me more space - I overtake the first van and caravan, loadsa room. Couple of feet behind the second, still on the centreline and accelerating, and the bastid swerves across in front of me (traffic still oncoming from opposite direction).

He then swerved back over left again (probs texting on his mobile) but had I not reacted well enough that would have been too little too late.

Once I'd got back into not wanting to throttle the git mentality I just overtook as previously intended, without so much as a glance across. Didn't want to give him the satisfaction, in case he'd done it deliberately (yes, the plonker drivers around here often do things like that and think its funny). I can't think of any other possible reason that the guy would pull across in those circumstances - mobile (or similar) or being a cunny funt.

I am not as good as you on the brakes and that would have been one van less his right hand side mirror. Just to be on the safe side  :lol

[taylor]

I had a car pull of his driveway in front of me, I hit the drivers side wing, my head hit the bonnet, I must have summer salted and landed on my back in the other lane, a coach was coming slammed his brakes on, I woke up just looking at the driver,  :eek