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On 8/29/2018 10:59 AM, dave wrote:
On Mon, 27 Aug 2018 21:27:07 +0200, Tosspot wrote: Oh also if you unfortunately get the front sandwiched between a Mercedes Vito side panel and a Renault Clio front wing the frame is actually entertainingly stronger than either. ROFLMAO! I do believe I've just wet myself :-) We need more details... Standard right hook scenario only not a junction. Mercedes tourist transporter decided he needed fags or something from the newsagents... Well, we bicyclists are not without blame. We often don't realize the intense importance of whatever the **** a driver needs to do at the very moment. That applies to stopping for fags, finishing that phone call, changing lanes, getting to the next red light ten seconds earlier, or whatever. Admit it, we're rude and self centered for wanting to use the road. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:47:39 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 8/29/2018 10:59 AM, dave wrote: On Mon, 27 Aug 2018 21:27:07 +0200, Tosspot wrote: Oh also if you unfortunately get the front sandwiched between a Mercedes Vito side panel and a Renault Clio front wing the frame is actually entertainingly stronger than either. ROFLMAO! I do believe I've just wet myself :-) We need more details... Standard right hook scenario only not a junction. Mercedes tourist transporter decided he needed fags or something from the newsagents... Well, we bicyclists are not without blame. We often don't realize the intense importance of whatever the **** a driver needs to do at the very moment. That applies to stopping for fags, finishing that phone call, changing lanes, getting to the next red light ten seconds earlier, or whatever. Admit it, we're rude and self centered for wanting to use the road. That does seem to be the case. I was actually taking up about an entire metre of road width and I should have known he was going to stop by using my psychic powers. Unfortunately the police were also of that opinion despite the law clearly stating otherwise. However they are not here to uphold the law they are here to get paid and do what they're told, just like any other government worker. -- davethedave |
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On 08/29/2018 04:59 PM, dave wrote:
snip While he was half way past me immediately turned right to park and squashed the front part of my frame between his Merc Vito van thing and a Renault Clio. Hyyyyyuuuuge scraped dent down the side of the Merc and the Renault wing was folded in a good three inches at the wheel well. So. Merc driver, exceedingly put out by my unexpected presence in the area he was trying to enter without looking, departed the van and proceeded to threaten me with violence. As motorists often do. After putting up with the standard fare of him offering to procreate with my mother etc. for a while I called the cops. So. The cops come and look at all the damage and examine the bike. So where did he hit you? I said that bit there with the black paint on it on the left and the silver paint on the right was from the Renault (Who F*ed off at the mention of cops. Cool plan dude. Cool plan.) The cops then asked me why I wasn't on the bike path. Bike path? I asked. Over there. (Points at pavement.) That's not a bike path and it's full of pedestrians. Cop's not amused. Foreigners immune to his god like powers of copdom are not usual. I asked him exactly which law says bikes have to be on the pavement. He had no idea at all.(Probably because there isn't one) So he starts getting a bit irate with me and threatening tickets. So in the end, he gathers the Merc driver up and tells him off (It was a good job he did, too.) as it is technically his fault. Gives me a choice of him prosecuting the driver and he will write me a ticket for not riding on the pavement or we all sign a won't sue the other dude document and let it go there. No damage to my bike other than a ding in the side panel and a bit of paint which buffed out nicely. Merc would definitely have needed a new door skin. So document was signed and home I went. Bit shaky from adrenaline and threats of death from the dude and fines from the cops. Not a great day overall but no one was injured or died. As they say worse things happen at sea. He missed a ****ing great blue bike in broad daylight!? Blind, drunk or stupid. |
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dave wrote:
On Mon, 27 Aug 2018 21:27:07 +0200, Tosspot wrote: On 08/27/2018 05:02 PM, dave wrote: Oh also if you unfortunately get the front sandwiched between a Mercedes Vito side panel and a Renault Clio front wing the frame is actually entertainingly stronger than either. ROFLMAO! I do believe I've just wet myself :-) We need more details... Standard right hook scenario only not a junction. Mercedes tourist transporter decided he needed fags or something from the newsagents. He data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s3DCz8vnKkFCy2qfMXTiIAA!2e0!7i1 3312!8i6656 goo.gl/xTr7RM The cops then asked me why I wasn't on the bike path. Bike path? I asked. Over there. (Points at pavement.) That's not a bike path and it's full of pedestrians. Got to love that turtle-like, traffic-calming device placed eight pavement bricks in front of supposed "bike path" crossing with 16. Sk.! Or is it really a parking space divider? Cop's not amused. Foreigners immune to his god like powers of copdom are not usual. I asked him exactly which law says bikes have to be on the pavement. He had no idea at all.(Probably because there isn't one) I searched for the text of a Turkish Road Code regulation online, but could not find one. Seems like bicycles are not allowed speeds beyond 30 km/h in cities, 50 outside. Has anyone seen a link to the real thing? |
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On Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 10:19:01 PM UTC-7, Tosspot wrote:
On 08/29/2018 04:59 PM, dave wrote: snip While he was half way past me immediately turned right to park and squashed the front part of my frame between his Merc Vito van thing and a Renault Clio. Hyyyyyuuuuge scraped dent down the side of the Merc and the Renault wing was folded in a good three inches at the wheel well. So. Merc driver, exceedingly put out by my unexpected presence in the area he was trying to enter without looking, departed the van and proceeded to threaten me with violence. As motorists often do. After putting up with the standard fare of him offering to procreate with my mother etc. for a while I called the cops. So. The cops come and look at all the damage and examine the bike. So where did he hit you? I said that bit there with the black paint on it on the left and the silver paint on the right was from the Renault (Who F*ed off at the mention of cops. Cool plan dude. Cool plan.) The cops then asked me why I wasn't on the bike path. Bike path? I asked. Over there. (Points at pavement.) That's not a bike path and it's full of pedestrians. Cop's not amused. Foreigners immune to his god like powers of copdom are not usual. I asked him exactly which law says bikes have to be on the pavement. He had no idea at all.(Probably because there isn't one) So he starts getting a bit irate with me and threatening tickets. So in the end, he gathers the Merc driver up and tells him off (It was a good job he did, too.) as it is technically his fault. Gives me a choice of him prosecuting the driver and he will write me a ticket for not riding on the pavement or we all sign a won't sue the other dude document and let it go there. No damage to my bike other than a ding in the side panel and a bit of paint which buffed out nicely. Merc would definitely have needed a new door skin. So document was signed and home I went. Bit shaky from adrenaline and threats of death from the dude and fines from the cops. Not a great day overall but no one was injured or died. As they say worse things happen at sea. He missed a ****ing great blue bike in broad daylight!? Blind, drunk or stupid. That woman that accelerated into me after rolling through a stop sign said, "He came out of nowhere"! I was wearing bright red and yellow and had crossed 2/3rds of the intersection after letting cars with right-of-way proceed. |
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On Fri, 31 Aug 2018 07:18:58 +0200, Tosspot wrote:
snip Not a great day overall but no one was injured or died. As they say worse things happen at sea. He missed a ****ing great blue bike in broad daylight!? Blind, drunk or stupid. He was overtaking and didn't go all the way past. He seemed sober and could focus on me whilst shouting so that only leaves the obvious reason. -- davethedave |
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On Fri, 31 Aug 2018 18:20:32 +0200, Sepp Ruf wrote:
dave wrote: On Mon, 27 Aug 2018 21:27:07 +0200, Tosspot wrote: On 08/27/2018 05:02 PM, dave wrote: Oh also if you unfortunately get the front sandwiched between a Mercedes Vito side panel and a Renault Clio front wing the frame is actually entertainingly stronger than either. ROFLMAO! I do believe I've just wet myself :-) We need more details... Standard right hook scenario only not a junction. Mercedes tourist transporter decided he needed fags or something from the newsagents. He https://www.google.com/maps/ @36.8525049,30.6171773,3a,90y,258.88h,92.9t/ data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s3DCz8vnKkFCy2qfMXTiIAA!2e0!7i1 3312!8i6656 goo.gl/xTr7RM The cops then asked me why I wasn't on the bike path. Bike path? I asked. Over there. (Points at pavement.) That's not a bike path and it's full of pedestrians. Got to love that turtle-like, traffic-calming device placed eight pavement bricks in front of supposed "bike path" crossing with 16. Sk.! Or is it really a parking space divider? What the white Audi. I thought Audi drivers were a global phenomenon. Cop's not amused. Foreigners immune to his god like powers of copdom are not usual. I asked him exactly which law says bikes have to be on the pavement. He had no idea at all.(Probably because there isn't one) I searched for the text of a Turkish Road Code regulation online, but could not find one. Seems like bicycles are not allowed speeds beyond 30 km/h in cities, 50 outside. Has anyone seen a link to the real thing? Regulation is mostly done by having roadblocks where the police check car documents. These are all handily published in the paper so if your car is not papered up properly you can avoid the cops. Rules here. http://www.kgm.gov.tr/sayfalar/kgm/s...tmelikler.aspx Good luck with that. Auto translate will mangle it up badly. -- davethedave |
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