Bl**dy cyclists! (Pt 2)
Posted by: Mike Dudley on 11 March 2010
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by Mick P
Mr Flange
Have this discussion with a Police Officer and hear what he says.
Regards
Mick
Have this discussion with a Police Officer and hear what he says.
Regards
Mick
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by mrflange
it is not down to you to force others to comply with the speed limits, you silly acts could cause a fatal crash, much better to let someone overtake than wind a driver up, the road is not the place to play your stupid little games.
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by 151
no, he can do that on here.
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by Mick P
Mr Flange
It is our collective duty to ensure that everyone complies with the law. There is simply no excuse for speeding and the idiots who speed should be severely punished and deprived of their driving licence.
If you disagree with my view, lobby your MP but he will very politely tell you to play hop scotch in the middle of a motorway. My views are in complete compliance with the law.
Regards
Mick
It is our collective duty to ensure that everyone complies with the law. There is simply no excuse for speeding and the idiots who speed should be severely punished and deprived of their driving licence.
If you disagree with my view, lobby your MP but he will very politely tell you to play hop scotch in the middle of a motorway. My views are in complete compliance with the law.
Regards
Mick
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by mrflange
quote:Originally posted by Mick Parry:
Mr Flange
It is our collective duty to ensure that everyone complies with the law. There is simply no excuse for speeding and the idiots who speed should be severely punished and deprived of their driving licence.
yes or no do you thing by blocking someone from overtaking could make matters worse, like say it could cause a crash.
If you disagree with my view, lobby your MP but he will very politely tell you to play hop scotch in the middle of a motorway. My views are in complete compliance with the law.
Regards
Mick
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by Don Hooper
Mrflange. Well said mate. Mick Parry is a bloody mennace on the road. If he blocks the path of other road users he should be banned. I have suggested that he should take further training but the little man refuses. He believes he knows best. He claims he has never been involved in an accident. I bet he has seen loads in his rear view mirror (if he could be bothered to use it). Nothing personnel but you have been rude to people on this thread including me. Even to the simple minded it is obviouse you havent got a clue about how to drive safly in modern conditions and worst of all you cannot see it. I am traveling from Darlington to London today. The route I am using is A1, M11, Blackwall Tunnell, then the south circuler to Beckenham and I will be leaving at Midday. Please do me a favour for the safty of my family keep away from this route until about 5.30pm.
Keep enjoying the hifi that way you will be off the road for the benifit of other road users.
Keep enjoying the hifi that way you will be off the road for the benifit of other road users.
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by Mick P
Don
If I travel at 69 mph, you can only overtake me by exceeding the speed limit and that makes you a criminal and liable to suffer penalties.
Therefore by doing what I am doing, I a preventing you from breaking the law.
Sorry but you are saying, you have the right to speed and you do not.
Try going into a police station and push your argument with them.
Regards
Mick
If I travel at 69 mph, you can only overtake me by exceeding the speed limit and that makes you a criminal and liable to suffer penalties.
Therefore by doing what I am doing, I a preventing you from breaking the law.
Sorry but you are saying, you have the right to speed and you do not.
Try going into a police station and push your argument with them.
Regards
Mick
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by mrflange
mick answer the question pleasequote:Originally posted by Mick Parry:
Don
If I travel at 69 mph, you can only overtake me by exceeding the speed limit and that makes you a criminal and liable to suffer penalties.
Therefore by doing what I am doing, I a preventing you from breaking the law.
Sorry but you are saying, you have the right to speed and you do not.
Try going into a police station and push your argument with them.
Regards
Mick
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by Mick P
Mr Flange
If you want a definitive answer, go to a police station and listen to what they say.
I am merely acting as an unpaid policeman and this meets with their approval. Again if you need confirmation on the sense or legality of this, ask the police.
Regards
Mick
If you want a definitive answer, go to a police station and listen to what they say.
I am merely acting as an unpaid policeman and this meets with their approval. Again if you need confirmation on the sense or legality of this, ask the police.
Regards
Mick
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by Don Hooper
Mick, You read but you fail to understand. If your speedo reads 69 you are traveling at around 66. I there for can legally overtake you at 70, if it were not for the fact that you are blocking the carriageway which is an offence. May be the words I am using are too long for you. If that is the case I will try to make it easier for you. Do you need me to write this in a different launguage, let me know and I will do my best. For the safty of others you need to grasp this simple but important point.
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by mrflange
yes or no mick do you think your actions could cause a accident.quote:Originally posted by Mick Parry:
Mr Flange
If you want a definitive answer, go to a police station and listen to what they say.
I am merely acting as an unpaid policeman and this meets with their approval. Again if you need confirmation on the sense or legality of this, ask the police.
Regards
Mick
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by Mick P
Don
If your speedo shows that you are travelling at 69, you will be travelling somewhere between 66 and 69, it is possible that I will be travelling at 68.999. Sorry but I am in the right and that is why my actions meet with the approval of my friends (of which I have many)in the police.
Again, if you do not believe me, ask a policeman and then you will receive the correct answer.
Regards
Mick
If your speedo shows that you are travelling at 69, you will be travelling somewhere between 66 and 69, it is possible that I will be travelling at 68.999. Sorry but I am in the right and that is why my actions meet with the approval of my friends (of which I have many)in the police.
Again, if you do not believe me, ask a policeman and then you will receive the correct answer.
Regards
Mick
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by Mick P
quote:yes or no mick do you think your actions could cause a accident.
I have been doing this for years and have never never never caused an accident.
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by mrflange
i can tell you now mick this would NOT meet their approval if your actions could cause a fatal crashquote:Originally posted by Mick Parry:
Mr Flange
If you want a definitive answer, go to a police station and listen to what they say.
I am merely acting as an unpaid policeman and this meets with their approval. Again if you need confirmation on the sense or legality of this, ask the police.
Regards
Mick
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by Don Hooper
Mick, I use the speed indicator on my satnav so when it reads 70 I am doing 70. Your police friends are humouring you as it stops you banging on about a subject you know little about.
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by winkyincanada
quote:Originally posted by Mick Parry:
It is our collective duty to ensure that everyone complies with the law.
Umm, no it isn't. That is the job of the police. We as a society have put this system in place, and we should respect it.
I don't drive, so you're not getting in my way; but I see why others are infuriated.
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by Mick P
quote:Originally posted by Don Hooper:
Mick, I use the speed indicator on my satnav so when it reads 70 I am doing 70. Your police friends are humouring you as it stops you banging on about a subject you know little about.
Don
Your statement about my friends huouring me are without foundation. I have said several times, please speak to a policeman yourself and then you will get it first hand.
I am in the right and shall continue my actions which to date have not caused any accidents what so ever.
I take your point about the satnav and I shall compare it to the oddmeter. I shall use the satnav instead of the oddmeter to do the same.
Regards
Mick
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by Don Hooper
Mick, I speak on a regular basis to serving officers who carry out the IAM driving tests and I can assure you they do not agree with your views. I am an active member of my local IAM group, I spend 4 hours a month training advance driving skills and my fellow IAM members do not agree with your views. If there are any serving police officers or IAM members on this forum can they please tell Mick why he is wrong.
I am now getting boared with this thread and will not look at it again as I have had my say.
Mick for your own safty do not block other drivers. It you did that on my watch and you did not attempt to change your driving style I would end the training session because I don't want to die or get hurt. The walk back to the driver centre would be safer that being in a car with a person driving like you do.
If you honestly believe you are right seek advice from either ROSPA or the IAM, you may be supprised by what they tell you.
I am now getting boared with this thread and will not look at it again as I have had my say.
Mick for your own safty do not block other drivers. It you did that on my watch and you did not attempt to change your driving style I would end the training session because I don't want to die or get hurt. The walk back to the driver centre would be safer that being in a car with a person driving like you do.
If you honestly believe you are right seek advice from either ROSPA or the IAM, you may be supprised by what they tell you.
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by Guinnless
quote:Originally posted by Mick Parry:
I take your point about the satnav and I shall compare it to the oddmeter. I shall use the satnav instead of the oddmeter to do the same.
What's a oddmeter(sic) then? PMSL.
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by 151
mick parry staying in the fast lane,
Some studies have been done in this regard.
It was found that most of the people who deliberately blocked the outside lanes of motorways and dual carriageways did so for the feeling of power.
It was found that they are, without exception, sad dull people, with a boring existence, menial jobs and depressing home lives. They only way they can have any influence or power over anybody else at all, is to block other traffic on our roads.
Sad, but true...
Some studies have been done in this regard.
It was found that most of the people who deliberately blocked the outside lanes of motorways and dual carriageways did so for the feeling of power.
It was found that they are, without exception, sad dull people, with a boring existence, menial jobs and depressing home lives. They only way they can have any influence or power over anybody else at all, is to block other traffic on our roads.
Sad, but true...
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by Derry
quote:Originally posted by Mick Parry:
Don
If I travel at 69 mph, you can only overtake me by exceeding the speed limit ...
Last time I looked the speed limit on a motorway was 70mph so you could legally be overtaken, albeit quite slowly.
quote:Sorry but you are saying, you have the right to speed and you do not.
Anyone can do what they like - you clearly do.
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by JAB
my initial reaction on reading about a driver seeking to enforce the law by what are clearly dangerous methods was: "sanctimonious tw*t".
not having had the pleasure of meeting Mr Parry, I shall of course offer no opinion as to whether the epithet applies or not.
not having had the pleasure of meeting Mr Parry, I shall of course offer no opinion as to whether the epithet applies or not.
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by JAB
have just watched the original video that started this thread off - its nice to see a good supply of healthy young organ donors there!
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by davereay
As a pedestrian since I was about 18 months old, a cyclist since I was about five and a racing cyclist for the last twenty seven years, a driver for the last twenty years doing approx 40,000 miles a year I have seen all sorts of stupidity on the roads, pedestrians walk in front of cars regularly at one crossing in a local town, which is traffic light controlled, to save a few seconds. Cyclists aren't so bad around here but when I lived and cycled in London I saw all the red light hopping, to save a few seconds, but every day I see the most ridiculous behavior from car drivers, impatience, complete lack of concentration, use of hand held mobiles etc, etc. Unfortunately we are all as bad as each other but it's easy to pick out and marginalise a minority. We have a poor attitude to cyclists in this country, our roads, road junctions and especially roundabouts are designed with no regard to the needs and safety of cyclists, leaving us at the mercy of up to forty four tonnes of metal whose driver is possibly on the phone/arguing/fiddling with the radio etc. and not concentrating. There is no excuse to be out after dark without lights or for irresponsible behavior, but if a cyclist gets hit by a car or lorry the cyclist will come off worst, I know from experience (broken wrist, sprained ankle etc..). I've seen videos of rollerbladers going downhill at 60mph on the road - stupid - yes - we all have the capacity to be that way sometimes and we are all pedestrians or cyclists or drivers, so what we should be doing is to look out for one another and design our roads with the safety of us all in mind. The road tax insurance thing for cyclists just doesn't hold water, do you seriously want my childrens bikes taxed, we have enough red tape and laws in this country without the police having to check every cyclist for insurance. Also cyclists don't wear the roads out and we don't need huge junctions, roundabouts or dual carriageways, get rid of the cars and we would only need small cycle lanes, this would save up to ten lives a day, loads of oil, tonnes of emissions, might bugger up the car industry a bit though but we would have a far fitter populous!
Posted on: 21 March 2010 by Mick P
Dave
I totally agree. Mrs mick and I went out on a CTC sponsored cycle ride around swindon today. We are both aching but it has done us good.
The whinging twerps who want to tax bicycles are probably overweight and heading for a heart attack which we are going to have to pay to treat.
Regards
Mick
I totally agree. Mrs mick and I went out on a CTC sponsored cycle ride around swindon today. We are both aching but it has done us good.
The whinging twerps who want to tax bicycles are probably overweight and heading for a heart attack which we are going to have to pay to treat.
Regards
Mick