In nearly 900 editions of our Near Miss of the Day series, shining a
light on the dangerous driving cyclists experience on British roads,
today's might just be a first...
https://road.cc/content/news/near-miss-day-870-302629
In nearly 900 editions of our Near Miss of the Day series, shining a light on the dangerous driving chav-cyclists bring upon themselves on British roads, today's might just be a first...
Never before have we had an incident like this one, from County Cork in Ireland,
where the motorist involved mistimed their approach to a chav-cyclist (possibly not helped by the van driver close behind) and was forced to brake suddenly having realised there would be no safe way past.past.
Then, the driver manages to stall their car, restarts, doesn't get let out into the second lane by all the traffic formerly behind them, and caps off the display by seemingly blaming the chav-cyclist for their predicament, blaring the horn on the way
With two whole lanes, this idiot mistimes his approach, stalls his car , subsequent traffic won’t let him out and he gets the hump with me. Classic 🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/h5PuRncJlj (link is external)something of a hotspot for close passes.
— Righttobikeit 🇺🇦 (@righttobikeit) July 18, 2023 (link is external)
Speaking to road.cc, the chav, 'Righttobikeit', who regularly uploads footage of dangerous driving from their commutes and has appeared on this website previously, said this road, Carrs Hill on the N28 between Carrigaline and Cork City, has been
"I knew the car was there and heard it stalling," they explained. "The horn blowing prompted me to tag the video timeline so I was able to check back later what all of was going on.link is external) @sticky_bottle (link is external) @roadcc (link is external) @IrishCycle (link is external) @ciarancannon (link is external) pic.twitter.com/zTK9Hx48KJ (link is external)
"It's my shortest most direct route to work so I use it regularly but not necessarily every day. I get a lot of criticism for using it but in reality it's not as dangerous as some other routes."
One incident, reported by Righttobikeit, on the same road saw a driver receive a careless driving conviction, €300 fine and five penalty points on their licence.
Informed by Victim Services driver received a careless driving conviction €300 fine +5points . Less than one would think he deserved but a result nonetheless. Best served cold eh? Language alert. @SafeCyclingEire (link is external) @IrishCycle (
— Righttobikeit 🇺🇦 (@righttobikeit) April 19, 2023 (link is external)but highly unpredictable and dangerous.
Admitting "the fact that I've psychologically categorised them says a lot", Righttobikeit has two categories for close passes.
They elaborated: "From experience I categorise close passing into two types. First you have the basic poor driving/judgement etc. for example trying to overtake on a bend and a car suddenly appears and they cut in to avoid a collision. No ill intent
"The second is blatant disregard or deliberate intent. This is where there is plenty of space width/distance and good visibility. The driver sees you but just cuts close anyway to intimidate or they just couldn't care less. While these can be scary atthe time they are probably less dangerous as the driver is aware of what they are doing and sudden changes in the traffic conditions are unlikely.
"I get a lot of the latter on Carrs Hill which is intimidating but they don't live long in the memory."@SafeCyclingEire (link is external) @IrishCycle (link is external) pic.twitter.com/D0dODZPoHs (link is external)
Nothing short of criminal from a professional driver fom Emmett Garvey Transport. The sheer size and speed would have made it impossible to abort should he misjudge or something go wrong. @sticky_bottle (link is external) @roadcc (link is external)
— Righttobikeit 🇺🇦 (@righttobikeit) March 30, 2021 (link is external)
https://road.cc/content/news/near-miss-day-870-302629
It is one of the most infuriating things we all experience on the roads - and yet almost all of us tailgate others when we are impatient behind the wheel.
Amanda Stephens, a Senior Research Fellow at Monash University's Accident Research Centre, uncovered the reason why people tailgate in a new study.
Steve K | 1617 posts | 1 hour ago
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I'm not defending the driver here, but bloody hell that van driver behind is right up his arse. Really dangerous driving.
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There's too much of that sort of terrible sort of driving out there.
It is one of the most infuriating things we all experience on the roads -
and yet almost all of us tailgate others when we are impatient behind the wheel.
Amanda Stephens, a Senior Research Fellow at Monash University's Accident Research Centre, uncovered the reason why people tailgate in a new study.
She said when drivers are in a rush, they feel their time becomes more precious because there is less of it to spare.
Therefore if something or someone infringes on that time, drivers can
become increasingly frustrated and aggressive.
A study of real-world driving concluded that speeding and tailgating increased the odds of a crash more than holding or using a mobile phone.
Drivers who tailgated had a 13 to 14-fold increase in the odds of being involved in a crash, compared to driving more responsibly.
On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 4:22:19 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
Steve K | 1617 posts | 1 hour ago
2 likes
I'm not defending the driver here, but bloody hell that van driver behind is right up his arse. Really dangerous driving.
On 19/07/2023 01:39 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
In nearly 900 editions of our Near Miss of the Day series, shining a
light on the dangerous driving chav-cyclists bring upon themselves on
British roads, today's might just be a first...
Never before have we had an incident like this one, from County Cork
in Ireland,
My ancestral home.
But you surprise me - I didn't know it was ever a part of the island of
Great Britain.
Or even stretching ,and allowing a bit of ignorance as to the difference between the UK and Great Britain, it is not even part of the UK. It's an entirely different country.
On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 12:39:43 PM UTC+1, soup wrote:
Or even stretching ,and allowing a bit of ignorance as to the difference
between the UK and Great Britain, it is not even part of the UK. It's an
entirely different country.
It's an Irish plate (10 = year, C = Cork, 9631 = 9631st vehicle registered in Cork that year), in Ireland.
On 20/07/2023 13:59, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 12:39:43 PM UTC+1, soup wrote:
Or even stretching ,and allowing a bit of ignorance as to the difference >> between the UK and Great Britain, it is not even part of the UK. It's an >> entirely different country.
It's an Irish plate (10 = year, C = Cork, 9631 = 9631st vehicle registered in Cork that year), in Ireland."In nearly 900 editions of our Near Miss of the Day series, shining a
light on the dangerous driving cyclists experience on BRITISH roads,
today's might just be a first..."
Since when was Eire (The free state if you prefer), part of Britain?
OK i know independence was only gained in the 1920s but Eire has not
been part of Britain in nearly 100 years
EK Spinner | 573 posts | 2 hours ago
3 likes
Plenty lack of foresight and very poor driving on display here, the only
bit I would (nearly) excuse is the van driver pulling out on the orange
car, the orange car was still in lane 1 (as were the other vehicles
behind) when the van started to pull out, and with there being a left
curve on the road were probably not visible in his drivers door mirror
when he started his manoeuvre.
But looking at the incident as a whole there were just so many classic
short sighted impatient selfish driving errors on display. All of this
could have been eliminated by looking ahead, anticipating what might
happen and having time to allow for it.
On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 12:39:43 PM UTC+1, soup wrote:
Or even stretching ,and allowing a bit of ignorance as to the difference
between the UK and Great Britain, it is not even part of the UK. It's an
entirely different country.
It's an Irish plate (10 = year, C = Cork, 9631 = 9631st vehicle registered in Cork that year), in Ireland.
EK Spinner | 573 posts | 2 hours agoout, and with there being a left curve on the road were probably not visible in his drivers door mirror when he started his manoeuvre.
3 likes
Plenty lack of foresight and very poor driving on display here, the only bit I would (nearly) excuse is the van driver pulling out on the orange car, the orange car was still in lane 1 (as were the other vehicles behind) when the van started to pull
But looking at the incident as a whole there were just so many classic short sighted impatient selfish driving errors on display. All of this could have been eliminated by looking ahead, anticipating what might happen and having time to allow for it.
On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 3:39:14 PM UTC+1, soup wrote:
On 20/07/2023 13:59, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 12:39:43 PM UTC+1, soup wrote:"In nearly 900 editions of our Near Miss of the Day series, shining a
Or even stretching ,and allowing a bit of ignorance as to the difference >>>> between the UK and Great Britain, it is not even part of the UK. It's an >>>> entirely different country.
It's an Irish plate (10 = year, C = Cork, 9631 = 9631st vehicle
registered in Cork that year), in Ireland.
light on the dangerous driving cyclists experience on BRITISH roads,
today's might just be a first..."
Since when was Eire (The free state if you prefer), part of Britain?
OK i know independence was only gained in the 1920s but Eire has not
been part of Britain in nearly 100 years
Éire is still part of the BRITISH ISLES.
On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 3:39:14 PM UTC+1, soup wrote:
On 20/07/2023 13:59, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 12:39:43 PM UTC+1, soup wrote:"In nearly 900 editions of our Near Miss of the Day series, shining a
Or even stretching ,and allowing a bit of ignorance as to the difference >>>> between the UK and Great Britain, it is not even part of the UK. It's an >>>> entirely different country.
It's an Irish plate (10 = year, C = Cork, 9631 = 9631st vehicle registered in Cork that year), in Ireland.
light on the dangerous driving cyclists experience on BRITISH roads,
today's might just be a first..."
Since when was Eire (The free state if you prefer), part of Britain?
OK i know independence was only gained in the 1920s but Eire has not
been part of Britain in nearly 100 years
Éire is still part of the BRITISH ISLES.
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