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I hope this tale will encourage other cyclists to consider how they
will respond if they find themselves in a similar situation to the one I encountered last week. I was assaulted by a motorist on the B970, near Aviemore, about 1.7 miles south-west of Inverdruie. I got away lightly, though badly shaken, with only cuts & bruises. I have reported the incident to the police. Looking back over what happened, I have drawn two conclusions: 1. When he passed me (very close) I made what I considered to be a ‘non-offensive’ gesture, but, with hindsight, I can see that I shouldn’t have made any sort of gesture; as long as you are still upright there is no point. At best it will achieve nothing; at worst it could lead to assault, injury, or worse. 2. When he stopped his car, got out, and stood in the middle of the road, why on earth did I stupidly think I could safely cycle past him? At that point I should have stopped and waited, ready for a rapid turn around if approached. If anyone stops and waits for you, keep your distance (unless you are big, strong, and young or there are more than one of you!) Although well aware of this sort of thing happening to others in other parts of the country, it never crossed my mind that it might happen here and to me. At my age and with my long cycling experience I should have known better. |
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On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:41:03 -0700 (PDT), Pete-the -Bike
wrote: I hope this tale will encourage other cyclists to consider how they will respond if they find themselves in a similar situation to the one I encountered last week. I was assaulted by a motorist on the B970, near Aviemore, about 1.7 miles south-west of Inverdruie. I got away lightly, though badly shaken, with only cuts & bruises. I have reported the incident to the police. Gun. petrol, matches, Lighthouse Family. Guy -- http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/urc | http://www.nohelmetlaw.org.uk/ "To every complex problem there is a solution which is simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken Newsgroup may contain nuts. |
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On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:51:42 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote: On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:41:03 -0700 (PDT), Pete-the -Bike wrote: I hope this tale will encourage other cyclists to consider how they will respond if they find themselves in a similar situation to the one I encountered last week. I was assaulted by a motorist on the B970, near Aviemore, about 1.7 miles south-west of Inverdruie. I got away lightly, though badly shaken, with only cuts & bruises. I have reported the incident to the police. Gun. petrol, matches, Lighthouse Family. Guy Chapman. Liar, deceiver, know-it-all , ****wit -- "Primary position" the middle of a traffic lane. To take the "primary position" : to ride a bike in the middle of the lane in order to obstruct other road vehicles from overtaking. A term invented by and used by psycholists and not recognised in the Highway Code. |
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On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:41:03 -0700 (PDT), Pete-the -Bike
wrote: I hope this tale will encourage other cyclists to consider how they will respond if they find themselves in a similar situation to the one I encountered last week. I was assaulted by a motorist on the B970, near Aviemore, about 1.7 miles south-west of Inverdruie. I got away lightly, though badly shaken, with only cuts & bruises. I have reported the incident to the police. Looking back over what happened, I have drawn two conclusions: 1. When he passed me (very close) I made what I considered to be a ‘non-offensive’ gesture, but, with hindsight, I can see that I shouldn’t have made any sort of gesture; as long as you are still upright there is no point. At best it will achieve nothing; at worst it could lead to assault, injury, or worse. 2. When he stopped his car, got out, and stood in the middle of the road, why on earth did I stupidly think I could safely cycle past him? At that point I should have stopped and waited, ready for a rapid turn around if approached. If anyone stops and waits for you, keep your distance (unless you are big, strong, and young or there are more than one of you!) Although well aware of this sort of thing happening to others in other parts of the country, it never crossed my mind that it might happen here and to me. At my age and with my long cycling experience I should have known better. What was the gesture? How much of the road were you taking up? Did you know he was there and wanted to pass? Could you have moved over to the left a bit? (Someone called Anchor Lee will be along shortly to suggest a private prosecution as the police will most likely take no action - his word vs yours. Ignore Lees' advice) -- "Primary position" the middle of a traffic lane. To take the "primary position" : to ride a bike in the middle of the lane in order to obstruct other road vehicles from overtaking. A term invented by and used by psycholists and not recognised in the Highway Code. |
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Take Care !Troll Warning!
WARNING: The person who posts here under the name 'Judith Smith' is a
known troll, is not a cyclist and has no interest in or knowledge of cycling. A search of the google groups archive will reveal an established history of nym-shifting, forgery, obsessive cyberstalking and attempting to mislead readers by quoting statistics taken out of context. |
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Take Care !Troll Warning!
Judith Smith wrote:
On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:53:59 -0700 (PDT), wrote: WARNING: The person who posts here under the name 'Judith Smith' is a known troll, is not a cyclist and has no interest in or knowledge of cycling. A search of the google groups archive will reveal an established history of nym-shifting, forgery, obsessive cyberstalking and attempting to mislead readers by quoting statistics taken out of context. The person who posts here as susanwoodhouse has now posted here twice - seems to be obsessed with me. She usually posts here under a different name - probably Guy Jackson. She has already been told that her antics are likely to turn the group to rat-**** (a prediction - not a threat) but she has chosen to ignore. That's a huge steaming great pile of hypocrisy which is beneath even you. Roger Thorpe |
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On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:06:43 +0100, Roger Thorpe
wrote: Judith Smith wrote: On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:53:59 -0700 (PDT), wrote: WARNING: The person who posts here under the name 'Judith Smith' is a known troll, is not a cyclist and has no interest in or knowledge of cycling. A search of the google groups archive will reveal an established history of nym-shifting, forgery, obsessive cyberstalking and attempting to mislead readers by quoting statistics taken out of context. The person who posts here as susanwoodhouse has now posted here twice - seems to be obsessed with me. She usually posts here under a different name - probably Guy Jackson. She has already been told that her antics are likely to turn the group to rat-**** (a prediction - not a threat) but she has chosen to ignore. That's a huge steaming great pile of hypocrisy which is beneath even you. Roge I hope you are not suggesting that disagreeing with people - not toeing the party line - explaining deceit and exposing lies is "turning the group to rat-****"; you certainly seem to be implying so. Perhaps you can explain why one of the whiter than white regulars should post under a different name to warn people not to listen read and correspond with other posters. I note that Chapman encourages people to exchange e-mails on who and who is not persona non grata in the URC FAQS. Does he really believe that he is the owner and champion of the group? But that of course is acceptable to the regulars isn't it. This is where the real hypocrisy in the is group surfaces - the chosen few can do/say what they like - but let a "troll" do so and ton of bricks is the order of the day. -- "Primary position" the middle of a traffic lane. To take the "primary position" : to ride a bike in the middle of the lane in order to obstruct other road vehicles from overtaking. A term invented by and used by psycholists and not recognised in the Highway Code. |
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Take Care !Troll Warning!
On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:06:43 +0100, Roger Thorpe
wrote: She has already been told that her antics are likely to turn the group to rat-**** (a prediction - not a threat) but she has chosen to ignore. That's a huge steaming great pile of hypocrisy which is beneath even you. Oh I don't know, we've seen by now that there's not much which is beneath judith. Guy -- http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/urc | http://www.nohelmetlaw.org.uk/ "To every complex problem there is a solution which is simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken Newsgroup may contain nuts. |
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Take Care !Troll Warning!
WARNING: The person who posts here under the name 'Judith Smith' is a
known troll, is not a cyclist and has no interest in or knowledge of cycling. A search of the google groups archive will reveal an established history of nym-shifting, forgery, obsessive cyberstalking and attempting to mislead readers by quoting statistics taken out of context. |
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