Great wee ride across Highbury Fling, up Windmill, and accidentally down Car Parts. Really good fun. Had a run in with a very poor and dangerous driver, who explained during the subsequent altercation that he had “honked politely” to tell me to get out of his way. Top bloke.
Category: Close call
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Dark and misty morning
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Very dark and cold in the morning, but had the new Ravemen PR1200 to light the way. The mist was pretty full on and very unusual for this town.
The way up was cold and I nearly got taken out by a very slow moving car that clearly forgot I was there (despite it waiting behind me at the lights). It cut directly into my path and and needed to slow down even more and move aside. That was pretty amazing as the new light must have been in his passenger side wing mirror and it is very bright.
I had another wobbly moment up the hill as I moved aside for a truck I could hear coming up behind me at a narrow part of the road, but recovered. The lesson was that next time I’m not moving over, they will need to wait.
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First very close call
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I can’t really recall the ride down the hill, it was uneventful and perhaps even very enjoyable.
The ride up was OK, but I was forced to a stop and into the gutter by a very poorly driven vehicle. While probably untrue, I couldn’t help feeling that the driver came close deliberately.
I was fine and pretty calm about it, but very disappointed by the lack of concern the driver showed for another human.