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    #11
    Originally posted by Martin Scroatman View Post
    Filter on the right when you have about 1 inch between you and the stationary traffic on your left & 1 inch between you the juggeringnaut that's heading right towards you?

    Another thing I find with filtering on the right is that you can get stranded out there when the traffic suddenly starts moving & nobody will let you back across.

    I'm begining to think cycling in towns is dangerous.
    You could always try waiting until it's safe to proceed

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      #12
      Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
      You could always try waiting until it's safe to proceed
      It's never going to be safe when there's a constant stream of traffic in both directions.

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        #13
        Originally posted by Martin Scroatman View Post
        Filter on the right when you have about 1 inch between you and the stationary traffic on your left & 1 inch between you the juggeringnaut that's heading right towards you?

        Another thing I find with filtering on the right is that you can get stranded out there when the traffic suddenly starts moving & nobody will let you back across.

        I'm begining to think cycling in towns is dangerous.
        No, filter on the right when it's safe. Re-join the traffic in your lane when you need to. Take the lane when you need to. Pay attention and when it's not safe, wait until it is. Worst case scenario, that lorry driver is far more likely to see you if you are on the right and in front of him than the driver of the car that wants to turn left when you are on the inside.

        Just being on a bike doesn't give you carte blanch to go where you want and expect everyone else to get out of the way.
        "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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          #14
          Originally posted by Martin Scroatman View Post
          To be honest, I was kind of on autopilot as I didn't sleep last night & I was feeling the 5 glasses of Croft Original.
          Maybe you should not have been half cut, you might have had an accident and been breathalysed and over the limit
          Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.

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            #15
            Originally posted by Martin Scroatman View Post
            To be honest, I was kind of on autopilot as I didn't sleep last night & I was feeling the 5 glasses of Croft Original.
            Probably still over the drink drive limit (Mr Cyclist).
            http://www.cih.org/news-article/disp...housing_market

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              #16
              Originally posted by Martin Scroatman View Post
              To be honest, I was kind of on autopilot as I didn't sleep last night & I was feeling the 5 glasses of Croft Original.
              Drunk in charge. Throw away the key.
              Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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                #17
                Originally posted by Martin Scroatman View Post
                To be honest, I was kind of on autopilot as I didn't sleep last night & I was feeling the 5 glasses of Croft Original.
                High and p*ssed out of your mind, then.
                They should throw the book at you.
                The Chunt of Chunts.

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                  #18
                  Or maybe it's all bollux.

                  I miss Gricer.

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by DaveB View Post
                    Just being on a bike doesn't give you carte blanch to go where you want and expect everyone else to get out of the way.
                    But being a pedestrian gives you carte blanche & it's always the driver's fault in incidents involving a car and a pedestrian regardless of the circumstances.

                    Cyclists are just as vulnerable as pedestrians so maybe should be afforded the same privilege as pedestrians?

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                      #20
                      Pedestrians don't block up all the single carriageway A roads every ******* weekend though do they?
                      I'm a smug bastard.

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