Been invited onto local radio . . .

[Mike Muz]

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Tomorrow. Radio Sussex.

Speaking as a lorry driver, regarding the close pass initiative, and cyclists! :shock:

What could possibly go wrong!

Hope I don't make a tit of myself. More than normal that is! Thought I'd add that before you lot do! :facepalm:

Mike

 

[FluffyChicken]

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What's the close pass initiative?
You get more points the closer you get without killing them?

Really they should be passing far away from the cyclist ?

 

[Mike Muz]

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Well FC, in West Yorkshire, ( are you familiar with that area? ) , they are adopting this policy.

http://road.cc/content/news/222234-west ... initiative

Not in South Yorkshire though. Clearly one death a year is no cause for concern.

http://road.cc/content/news/214329-sout ... er-cyclist

I think they're bringing it in here mate

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/15414167 ... n_drivers/

Mike

 

[FairfaxPat]

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They passed a law here in California last year requiring motorists to give 3 feet of clearance when passing cyclists on the road. I have noticed that about 70% of the cars that pass me adhere to the law-the rest still come pretty close passing me-that's what makes riding a MTB in the woods so cool-no cars...

 

[Mike Muz]

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They passed a law here in California last year requiring motorists to give 3 feet of clearance when passing cyclists on the road. I have noticed that about 70% of the cars that pass me adhere to the law-the rest still come pretty close passing me-that's what makes riding a MTB in the woods so cool-no cars...

I'm with you there, Pat!

Did 3 hrs off road last night, it was great! Turning more and more to mtb-ing. Until the weather breaks, that is!

 

[mk one]

Is that something you pushed for or did they just randomly pick any old lorry driver, sorry for the phrase

And i could be worse, it could have been Radio Norwich, knowing me knowing you, ahaaaa, sorry, watched that the other night

 

[xerxes]

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I had a very close pass just this afternoon. I saw the guy had pulled up and parked a couple hundred yards further up the road; I was sorely tempted to stick a foot out a de-wing mirror him. :x

 

[Mike Muz]

Is that something you pushed for or did they just randomly pick any old lorry driver, sorry for the phrase

And i could be worse, it could have been Radio Norwich, knowing me knowing you, ahaaaa, sorry, watched that the other night

I've spoken before on that station regarding lorries vs cars vs bikes. They called me this afternoon asking if I wanted to give a truck drivers perspective.

I had a very close pass just this afternoon. I saw the guy had pulled up and parked a couple hundred yards further up the road; I was sorely tempted to stick a foot out a de-wing mirror him. :x

I had a close one on the way to work this morning. An artic driver HAD to overtake me, then HAD to get back over before a traffic island. I braked, as I could see the back of his lorry would have been close to me. He stopped at a depot 200m up the road. I didn't confront him. I never do any more. You never know what people have in their vehicles.

Mike

 

[The History Man]

Is that something you pushed for or did they just randomly pick any old lorry driver, sorry for the phrase

And i could be worse, it could have been Radio Norwich, knowing me knowing you, ahaaaa, sorry, watched that the other night

I've spoken before on that station regarding lorries vs cars vs bikes. They called me this afternoon asking if I wanted to give a truck drivers perspective.

I had a very close pass just this afternoon. I saw the guy had pulled up and parked a couple hundred yards further up the road; I was sorely tempted to stick a foot out a de-wing mirror him. :x

I had a close one on the way to work this morning. An artic driver HAD to overtake me, then HAD to get back over before a traffic island. I braked, as I could see the back of his lorry would have been close to me. He stopped at a depot 200m up the road. I didn't confront him. I never do any more. You never know what people have in their vehicles.

Mike

You do if it's a ginsters lorry.

Evening all.

 

[FluffyChicken]

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Do worry they pull out out in front of cars too, time cost money as does accelerating if they have to slow down in lorry land !

Had a few cyclist die here recently, more on the road in the good weather and sun makes seeing things difficult in cars at least.
At least one was a lorry.
My rule is don't mess with them, stay behind if at a junction and there is no advanced area in front.
They are big.