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I got "Left Hooked" today. Fortunately, I screamed at the car and he
stopped. Unfortunately, he never actually got in front of me so I didn't get his number plate. http://www.woodall.me.uk/journey/20070928/avi_0002.mpg Tim. -- God said, "div D = rho, div B = 0, curl E = - @B/@t, curl H = J + @D/@t," and there was light. http://tjw.hn.org/ http://www.locofungus.btinternet.co.uk/ |
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Tim Woodall wrote:
I got "Left Hooked" today. Fortunately, I screamed at the car and he stopped. Unfortunately, he never actually got in front of me so I didn't get his number plate. http://www.woodall.me.uk/journey/20070928/avi_0002.mpg I find a dead giveaway of a vehicle about to do this is the sound of the engine. Also I would always try adjust my speed and position so that no vehicles were just passing me approaching a left turn. Alot of it is probably done subconsciously, survival instinct and all that... |
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"Tim Woodall" wrote in message
e.uk... I got "Left Hooked" today. Fortunately, I screamed at the car and he stopped. Unfortunately, he never actually got in front of me so I didn't get his number plate. http://www.woodall.me.uk/journey/20070928/avi_0002.mpg Tim. I struggle to see how you were not visible to the driver at any point during it's manouver. Cars have front number plates, you could have got that by stopping within your stopping distance and pointing the camera at the car. |
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On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:35:58 +0100,
Niall Wallace wrote: "Tim Woodall" wrote in message e.uk... I got "Left Hooked" today. Fortunately, I screamed at the car and he stopped. Unfortunately, he never actually got in front of me so I didn't get his number plate. http://www.woodall.me.uk/journey/20070928/avi_0002.mpg Tim. I struggle to see how you were not visible to the driver at any point during it's manouver. Cars have front number plates, you could have got that by stopping within your stopping distance and pointing the camera at the car. Yes. I could have taken the camera off and pointed the camera at the car or even just read the numberplate and written that down. But at the time the only thing I could think of was getting off the bike and turning that around. The camera has a fairly narrow field of view so although it's not obvious in the video, I was actually about level with the rear passenger door when at my furthest back. But even so I think I must have been visible if the driver had been looking towards the turning except for right at the end because I brake a bit quicker than he does. Tim. -- God said, "div D = rho, div B = 0, curl E = - @B/@t, curl H = J + @D/@t," and there was light. http://tjw.hn.org/ http://www.locofungus.btinternet.co.uk/ |
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Tim Woodall said the following on 28/09/2007 21:13:
I got "Left Hooked" today. Fortunately, I screamed at the car and he stopped. Unfortunately, he never actually got in front of me so I didn't get his number plate. http://www.woodall.me.uk/journey/20070928/avi_0002.mpg It's quite incredible that a car has actually passed you without apparently seeing you. I suppose that even if you had got his numberplate, the police would have shown their usual level of interest - zero. -- Paul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ |
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On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 08:40:02 +0100, Paul Boyd usenet.is.worse@plusnet wrote:
Tim Woodall said the following on 28/09/2007 21:13: I got "Left Hooked" today. Fortunately, I screamed at the car and he stopped. Unfortunately, he never actually got in front of me so I didn't get his number plate. http://www.woodall.me.uk/journey/20070928/avi_0002.mpg It's quite incredible that a car has actually passed you without apparently seeing you. A car pulled out into the other lane to overtake me once without seeing me. At least, that's the only reason I can see for having pulled out and got alongside, it pulled back to go past the approaching traffic island. Others here have experienced the same thing - some motorists seem to think that bicycles are point phenomena, with no dimensions, that simply disappear from the universe once you've got half your front wing past them. I suppose that even if you had got his numberplate, the police would have shown their usual level of interest - zero. Well, that's how much interest I got, yes. regards, Ian SMith -- |\ /| no .sig |o o| |/ \| |
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On 2007-09-28, Tim Woodall wrote:
I got "Left Hooked" today. Fortunately, I screamed at the car and he stopped. Unfortunately, he never actually got in front of me so I didn't get his number plate. http://www.woodall.me.uk/journey/20070928/avi_0002.mpg Nasty, glad you managed to alert the numpty before anything worse happened. I had a similar incident this morning, though the left hook was attempted at a junction where we were both turning left so escaping wasn't too hard. Which is just as well, because my numpty had definitely seen me and didn't stop when yelled at. Caught up with him 100m down the road and bawled him out. This was of absolutely of no use in hammering ideas into his thick cager-skull, but rather satisfying. Apologies to anyone in Marchmont awoken by my yelling. Still, vanishingly few incidents on my commute, thankfully. Regards, -david |
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David Nutter wrote:
Nasty, glad you managed to alert the numpty before anything worse happened. I had a similar incident this morning, though the left hook was attempted at a junction where we were both turning left so escaping wasn't too hard. Which is just as well, because my numpty had definitely seen me and didn't stop when yelled at. Were you in a left turn only lane, of indicating left. I rarely indicate left now due to numpties doing things like this. Many car drivers take a racing line around corners, not realising that cyclists sometimes need extra room here. Martin. |
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Tim Woodall wrote:
I got "Left Hooked" today. Fortunately, I screamed at the car and he stopped. Unfortunately, he never actually got in front of me so I didn't get his number plate. http://www.woodall.me.uk/journey/20070928/avi_0002.mpg Tim. Had that a couple of times now - i just don't understand it - these people must be utterly dense and have no observation skills. What camera is it that you are using for that trickery squire? |
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On 2007-10-02, Martin Dann wrote:
David Nutter wrote: Nasty, glad you managed to alert the numpty before anything worse happened. I had a similar incident this morning, though the left hook was attempted at a junction where we were both turning left so escaping wasn't too hard. Which is just as well, because my numpty had definitely seen me and didn't stop when yelled at. Were you in a left turn only lane, of indicating left. No, approaching an ordinary T-junction with limited visibility (turning left at the corner of Greenhill Gardens and Strathearn Place). Greenhill Gardens is one way (I was travelling "down" the right hand leg on the map below) and is full of parked cars, speed pillows and stuff emerging from driveways. This means primary position all the way through, which probably caused a frustrated numpty. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...ode=1203908015 I was indicating left but had to stop in order to perform the violent change of direction necessary to avoid becoming a bonnet decoration on numpty's crappy Mazda! What I should've done is not start moving into the turn quite so early as it's the road widening out slightly at the end (past the park cars you can see on the sat image there) that allowed numpty to pull his little trick. If I'd stayed on my original line, he'd have had to run me over to get past there. As it was, he nearly did anyway, but I had enough room on my inside to escape. From the map you will also see that if he'd waited Whole Seconds he'd have been able to overtake easily and safely on Strathearn Pl. Bah... I rarely indicate left now due to numpties doing things like this. Many car drivers take a racing line around corners, not realising that cyclists sometimes need extra room here. I take your point, though I'm slightly wary about ****ing off other more sensible road users who would like to know what I'm about to do next. In this situation though it would've likely helped. Regards, -david -- |
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