31-01-18, 02:11 AM
On Sunday I was on a Group Ride (about 20 participants) and about a dozen bikes were stopped up ahead at traffic lights.
There's a car behind them and about 12 feet of clear space between it and the bikes, so I filter past and slot in.
The next thing I know, the foccing twat driving the car has pushed up alongside me (his wing was actually touching my leg!!) and shouting at me that it's illegal for me to go past him like that!
For foc's sake. I was out with the foccing Solent Advanced Motorcyclists. We're all at least Green Badge holders (ie passed our Advanced Tests) and we had at least three Observers on the Ride and this pillock who probably passed his test about 50 years ago and has never looked at a Highway Code since is trying to tell me that filtering is illegal!
I also notice that his car is bending my indicator back and, if it wouldn't have made everyone else have to stop and wait, I considered demanding his registration and insurance details, since he had, effectively, struck my vehicle with his.
As it was, I really couldn't be bothered to deal with this focwit, but incidents like this are just another reason why I'm in favour of compulsory re-tests
:2guns
There's a car behind them and about 12 feet of clear space between it and the bikes, so I filter past and slot in.
The next thing I know, the foccing twat driving the car has pushed up alongside me (his wing was actually touching my leg!!) and shouting at me that it's illegal for me to go past him like that!
For foc's sake. I was out with the foccing Solent Advanced Motorcyclists. We're all at least Green Badge holders (ie passed our Advanced Tests) and we had at least three Observers on the Ride and this pillock who probably passed his test about 50 years ago and has never looked at a Highway Code since is trying to tell me that filtering is illegal!
I also notice that his car is bending my indicator back and, if it wouldn't have made everyone else have to stop and wait, I considered demanding his registration and insurance details, since he had, effectively, struck my vehicle with his.
As it was, I really couldn't be bothered to deal with this focwit, but incidents like this are just another reason why I'm in favour of compulsory re-tests
:2guns