05-09-12, 01:03 PM
(05-09-12, 01:04 AM)Grahamm link Wrote: I pull out, figuring that I've got plenty of space to do so safely
(05-09-12, 11:15 AM)Grahamm link Wrote: Read the situation I described again: 40 limit, double white lines, car just pulled out ahead, right hand bend coming up.
There was nowhere for them to pass, so they *should* have been slowing down or at least staying at 40 either of which would have given me plenty of time and space to pull out. Instead, as I realised afterwards,
(05-09-12, 11:15 AM)Grahamm link Wrote: My only mistake was to forget that some bikers are idiots and will do stupid manoeuvres like that because they think they're too cool to obey the rules of the road (not to mention the rules of common sense)...
I don't have any axes to grind, and no opinions on the IAM yet.
Looks to me like you spotted the bikers, but didn't spend enough time working out there speed and intentions. You wrongly assumed they would do be slower/slowing and should have spent that little extra time to eliminate the assumption and react on the actual circumstances.
No, you're not crazy, but you made a mistake.
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