Wellington St #1
Date: 18th October 2006
Time: 8:40am
Place: Cnr Wellington St and Victoria Pde, Collingwood
Car: Early 90s Corolla, Grey
Driver: Female, early 20s.
Reaction: Handgestures / Bird Flipping.
Tard Rating: 4/10
Generally Wellington Parade is the worst place on my ride to work, due to the fact that there's so many blind t-intersections. This driver was waiting at the lights near Victoria Parade sitting in the bike lane where shen't supposed to be - if you ever come across a driver sitting in a bike lane, they're impatient, so be careful - I stopped behind her, where she could clearly see me in her rear vision mirror while we waited for the lights to change.
When the lights changed, she moved forward back into the traffic lane - she was turning left - having the benefit of better acceleration, I moved along side her in the bike lane in an effort to go straight ahead. Drivers always give way to pedestrians or cyclists in this case. She didn't.
Slowly I realised she wasn't planning to give way, and she started turning into me. I had to bunny hop the gutter and head down into the pedestrian crossing to avoid being cleaned up. I turned around and held up my right hand as if to say "What're you doing, stupid?" and she pulled a face that said "Hurrrrr". So, in turn, I flipped her the bird and rode off.
Time: 8:40am
Place: Cnr Wellington St and Victoria Pde, Collingwood
Car: Early 90s Corolla, Grey
Driver: Female, early 20s.
Reaction: Handgestures / Bird Flipping.
Tard Rating: 4/10
Generally Wellington Parade is the worst place on my ride to work, due to the fact that there's so many blind t-intersections. This driver was waiting at the lights near Victoria Parade sitting in the bike lane where shen't supposed to be - if you ever come across a driver sitting in a bike lane, they're impatient, so be careful - I stopped behind her, where she could clearly see me in her rear vision mirror while we waited for the lights to change.
When the lights changed, she moved forward back into the traffic lane - she was turning left - having the benefit of better acceleration, I moved along side her in the bike lane in an effort to go straight ahead. Drivers always give way to pedestrians or cyclists in this case. She didn't.
Slowly I realised she wasn't planning to give way, and she started turning into me. I had to bunny hop the gutter and head down into the pedestrian crossing to avoid being cleaned up. I turned around and held up my right hand as if to say "What're you doing, stupid?" and she pulled a face that said "Hurrrrr". So, in turn, I flipped her the bird and rode off.
posted by Dave at 2:20 PM
1 Comments:
Dave, this is a bad situation, and its very easy to get messy with cars in these situations.
Can I make a suggestion? If they get near you, kick the car or hit the windows. It's their fault.
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