26-05-12, 07:37 PM
I almost got wiped out a couple of years ago. A car coming towards me sideways out of the exit of a sweeping bend. It was a bit weird, I sat the bike right on the middle of the road and just thought this is it I'm gonna die, but if I'm lucky he'll head off to one side and I can dive the other way.
Anyway the car tucked in, caught the boggy verge on it's side of the road and passed me starting a big roll which in turn covered me in mud, grass and boggy stuff.
I stopped and walked back, I thought he was probably dead or seriously injured. I asked the guy in the Golf GTI who was following me (he was quick) if anybody got out the car. "He's standing right there" he said and pointed. Hardly a scratch on him, naturally I had a few words with him, though he hadn't even seen me. His nice 2 year old Seat Leon was a total wreck.
I left, and popped by the local police station. They weren't interested, but I insisted they take down my details as a witness (who was nearly killed) and pass em onto the traffic dudes. 2 days later traffic interviewed me on the phone. A few days later they called me, they told me they had charged him and he had admitted dangerous driving (silly boy).
I had another incident where a chap from my work got upset that I had overtaken him (you know the ones, they just hate bikers), he tried to stuff his car up the inside of me on a narrow road as I was having a peek past a council refuse truck to see if I could pass it safely. I ended up booting his car several times, and doing full power overtake over a blind crest to get away from him as he wouldn't back off. I reported him to HR and to the police, they visited me and in turn pay him a visit. He also happened to be driving his wife's car which now has my boot marks all over it's wing.
I don't mind folks driving fast, I accept people make mistakes and yes accidents do happen. I don't generally contact the police about anything, and that guy is the only person in 25 years of working that I've complained to management about.
From what you describe, if that person keeps driving like that, then there's going to be an accident (if you can actually call it that). So if you have the details, then why not make that call, or write a letter. It won't do any harm, and if a few folks who have seen him do it, who knows it might do a load of good.
Anyway the car tucked in, caught the boggy verge on it's side of the road and passed me starting a big roll which in turn covered me in mud, grass and boggy stuff.
I stopped and walked back, I thought he was probably dead or seriously injured. I asked the guy in the Golf GTI who was following me (he was quick) if anybody got out the car. "He's standing right there" he said and pointed. Hardly a scratch on him, naturally I had a few words with him, though he hadn't even seen me. His nice 2 year old Seat Leon was a total wreck.
I left, and popped by the local police station. They weren't interested, but I insisted they take down my details as a witness (who was nearly killed) and pass em onto the traffic dudes. 2 days later traffic interviewed me on the phone. A few days later they called me, they told me they had charged him and he had admitted dangerous driving (silly boy).
I had another incident where a chap from my work got upset that I had overtaken him (you know the ones, they just hate bikers), he tried to stuff his car up the inside of me on a narrow road as I was having a peek past a council refuse truck to see if I could pass it safely. I ended up booting his car several times, and doing full power overtake over a blind crest to get away from him as he wouldn't back off. I reported him to HR and to the police, they visited me and in turn pay him a visit. He also happened to be driving his wife's car which now has my boot marks all over it's wing.
I don't mind folks driving fast, I accept people make mistakes and yes accidents do happen. I don't generally contact the police about anything, and that guy is the only person in 25 years of working that I've complained to management about.
From what you describe, if that person keeps driving like that, then there's going to be an accident (if you can actually call it that). So if you have the details, then why not make that call, or write a letter. It won't do any harm, and if a few folks who have seen him do it, who knows it might do a load of good.