To$$er!!!

[Nick B]

Moron....:miserable:

[video=youtube;GhG9JW21YpQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhG9JW21YpQ[/video]

[Eltezz]

Double white lines obviously don't apply to twats in mahoosive 4x4's...

[scallybert]

Strange how people get confused by the term 'double white lines'. Being double doesn't have much to do with it. (Only half being pedantic...)

[danch]

Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 said:

[B]26. Double white lines[/B]

(2) The requirements conveyed by a road marking mentioned in paragraph (1) shall be that—

(b) subject to paragraph (6), every vehicle proceeding on any length of road along which the marking has been so placed that, as viewed in the direction of travel of the vehicle, a continuous line is on the left of a broken line or of another continuous line, shall be so driven as to keep the first-mentioned continuous line on the right hand or off side of the vehicle.

<..snip..>

(6) Nothing in paragraph (2)(b) shall be taken to prohibit a vehicle from being driven across, or so as to straddle, the continuous line referred to in that paragraph, if it is safe to do so and if necessary to do so—

(a) to enable the vehicle to enter, from the side of the road on which it is proceeding, land or premises adjacent to the length of road on which the line is placed, or another road joining that road;
(b) in order to pass a stationary vehicle;
(c) owing to circumstances outside the control of the driver;
(d) in order to avoid an accident;
(e) in order to pass a road maintenance vehicle which is in use, is moving at a speed not exceeding 10 mph, and is displaying to the rear the sign shown in diagram 610 or 7403;
(f) in order to pass a pedal cycle moving at a speed not exceeding 10 mph;
(g) in order to pass a horse that is being ridden or led at a speed not exceeding 10 mph; or
(h) for the purposes of complying with any direction of a constable in uniform or a traffic warden.

There are circumstances where it is legal ;)

[pug907]

So that's what I look like coming towards myself? hahahahaha. Just kidding, 98% of the drivers of those wagons are IMO brainless knuckleheaded w*nk spanners. The amount of times I've been cut up, tailgated and generally pushed about by those dicks is laughable, AND I'm in a transit. I dread to think what it must be like for the car drivers among us. I've found putting on my "mad face"(bulgy eyes, spit flying through clenched teeth, nose and eyebrows meeting halfway down my face etc.etc.) when they come past about to gesticulate, generally helps them "forget" that you were "in their way"!!

[mpj88]

wow, that could have been a lot worse.

On another note he needs a more manly horn!

[pgkevet]

wakes you up...or permanent sleep...

[Gixxer]

You should try life on a motorbike. There isn't a day goes by when some tool in a cage doesn't try to kill you.

[scallybert]

My semi-pedantic point about double white lines is that the terminology is wrong.

It's not them being 'double' that means something. What's significant is whether the line on your side of the road is solid or broken.

I'm surprised the term is in the regs, as I always thought it was an incorrect slang term.

All that aside, vehicles behaving like that is a large part of what put me off riding bikes on country roads. I knew a courier who had a stock of old spark plugs bungied to his tank for such events... 8/

[jamiem]

[QUOTE=Gixxer;1074955]You should try life on a motorbike. There isn't a day goes by when some tool in a cage doesn't try to kill you.[/QUOTE]

Likewise, there isn't a single day where I don't see numerous bikes driving like utter twats on my 80 mile round trip to work, undertaking at silly speeds, cutting cars up, and generally being knobs. "Think Bike" indeed...

The 4x4 driver is clearly a tool though, and are a pretty common breed unfortunately....

[pug907]

[QUOTE=jamiem;1074990]Likewise, there isn't a single day where I don't see numerous bikes driving like utter twats on my 80 mile round trip to work, undertaking at silly speeds, cutting cars up, and generally being knobs. "Think Bike" indeed...

The 4x4 driver is clearly a tool though, and are a pretty common breed unfortunately....[/QUOTE]

To the untrained eye, we may well look like we ride like "knobs". We call it riding for OUR enjoyment, with skill and more road awareness than ANY drivers that have never experienced how bad 98% of you are. When last did you see a biker eating, texting, phoning, hair drying, shaving?, the list is endless!!

[jamiem]

[QUOTE=pug907;1075002]To the untrained eye, we may well look like we ride like "knobs". We call it riding for OUR enjoyment, with skill and more road awareness than ANY drivers that have never experienced how bad 98% of you are. When last did you see a biker eating, texting, phoning, hair drying, shaving?, the list is endless!![/QUOTE]

Ha, well you carry on enjoying yourselves then, but when you try and preach about how bad car drivers are, take a moment to think about how your "fun" is perceived :) as an example, undertaking (or filtering as you boys like to call it) is fine when done safely and with a speed difference of 20mph or less, but yet the number of bikes I see doing crazy speeds through traffic is frightening.

[gazmk2]

Sadly that was exactly the last thing I saw before the untimely demise of my beloved VW Corrado G60!! I got ran off the road by some halfwit in a brown J ref cavalier who was overtaking on a blind (and double white lined) bend!! I ended off the road and into a field!