Nearly minus my son :(

wafflycat' w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com said:

The son was in the process of doing the final RH turn into the
private lane we live on. He looked behind him - nothing coming -
signals right - moves to centre of road (but still LH of central
line) - hears engine roaring up from behind swiftly followed by
squeal of brakes as tw@t speeds through village and overtakes the
cyclist who is signalling to make a RH turn...

Sorry to hear that. I have not-so-fond memories of a cabbie in
Wivenhoe that did that to me.

To tie in with another thread, you just have to be grateful the
moton wasn't looking at his speedometer, or otherwise he would have
been destined to hit your son (if at a legal speed) ...

Brendan
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Tel: w +353-61-213147 f +353-61-202569 h +353-61-338562; Room F2-025 x 3147
[email hidden] http://www.ul.ie/sociology/brendan.halpin.html

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Thankfully son had his wits about him and *didn't* attempt the RH turn... if
he had, I'd likely be minus a son by now.

And he would undoubtedly have been blamed (by the police and/or
courts) for doing something as "unusual" as turning right. Cyclists
have been blamed for turning right before.

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Sad to say in the heat of the moment, son didn't get the twunts registration
number.

Hopefully he won't have another chance to remember to do this on
another occasion.

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On the plus side, I'm just exceedingly grateful son is alive, physically
unhurt, just scared witless for a while.

Glad to hear he is alright.

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David Hansen, Edinburgh
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He has had a huge hug and shall be getting more.

I had a near miss yesterday, actually my fault, but what the hell. I live
alone so didn't get a hug. Can you save me one......?

Glad he's OK though.

Bill

Hugs a-plenty!
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Ten virtual ones for you ;-)

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He has had a huge hug and shall be getting more.

I had a near miss yesterday, actually my fault, but what the hell. I live
alone so didn't get a hug. Can you save me one......?

Glad he's OK though.

Bill

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wafflycat' w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com said:

The son was in the process of doing the final RH turn into the
private lane we live on. He looked behind him - nothing coming -
signals right - moves to centre of road (but still LH of central
line) - hears engine roaring up from behind swiftly followed by
squeal of brakes as tw@t speeds through village and overtakes the
cyclist who is signalling to make a RH turn...

Sorry to hear that. I have not-so-fond memories of a cabbie in
Wivenhoe that did that to me.

To tie in with another thread, you just have to be grateful the
moton wasn't looking at his speedometer, or otherwise he would have
been destined to hit your son (if at a legal speed) ...

Brendan

Dear Brendan, comprehension not good? Which bit of "a car speeding
through....." do you not understand? If the t**t hadn't been speeding i.e.
looking at his speedo occasionally, the situation would not have occurred.

Brendan Halpin said:

To tie in with another thread, you just have to be grateful the
moton wasn't looking at his speedometer,

....or tuning his radio, or dialing his phone, or twiddling his satnav, or
rummaging in the glove box for bubble gum, or trying to hush the children in the
back seat, or chatting to his pregnant wife (like the tw*nt who rear-ended me
yonks ago), Why obsess with speedometers, which are not particularly
distracting (unless near a malfunctioning type 93 radar)?

wafflycat said:

Son arrived home from college not long ago. He is quite shaken. He just
missed being splatted by a car speeding through the village.

He had lights on bike (lit and multitudinous) and was wearing reflective
gilet with three wide nads of reflective around the body and reflective
stripes over the shoulder. The Unfit Family cycle in hours of darkness using
the 'lit up like a Christmas tree/low-flying UFO' principle.

The son was in the process of doing the final RH turn into the private lane
we live on. He looked behind him - nothing coming - signals right - moves to
centre of road (but still LH of central line) - hears engine roaring up from
behind swiftly followed by squeal of brakes as tw@t speeds through village
and overtakes the cyclist who is signalling to make a RH turn...

Thankfully son had his wits about him and *didn't* attempt the RH turn... if
he had, I'd likely be minus a son by now.

Sad to say in the heat of the moment, son didn't get the twunts registration
number.

On the plus side, I'm just exceedingly grateful son is alive, physically
unhurt, just scared witless for a while.

He has had a huge hug and shall be getting more.

Similar happened to me quite a few years ago. I also decided discretion
was better part. I was just in process of turning right, well lit, on
shopping street, when speeding car forced way through on my right.
Woman driver, as it happened. I had young son on childseat on back.
Difficult to credit.

"wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com>typed

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On the plus side, I'm just exceedingly grateful son is alive, physically
unhurt, just scared witless for a while.

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He has had a huge hug and shall be getting more.

Have some virtual hugs from the other Helen and pass any spares to Nathan...

--
Helen D. Vecht: [email hidden]
Edgware.

wafflycat said:

Son arrived home from college not long ago. He is quite shaken. He just
missed being splatted by a car speeding through the village.

He had lights on bike (lit and multitudinous) and was wearing reflective
gilet with three wide nads of reflective around the body and reflective
stripes over the shoulder. The Unfit Family cycle in hours of darkness
using the 'lit up like a Christmas tree/low-flying UFO' principle.

The son was in the process of doing the final RH turn into the private
lane we live on. He looked behind him - nothing coming - signals right -
moves to centre of road (but still LH of central line) - hears engine
roaring up from behind swiftly followed by squeal of brakes as tw@t
speeds through village and overtakes the cyclist who is signalling to
make a RH turn...

Thankfully son had his wits about him and *didn't* attempt the RH
turn... if he had, I'd likely be minus a son by now.

Sad to say in the heat of the moment, son didn't get the twunts
registration number.

On the plus side, I'm just exceedingly grateful son is alive, physically
unhurt, just scared witless for a while.

He has had a huge hug and shall be getting more.

Sorry to hear that he was nearly wiped out, glad to hear he is okay. On
the plus side I gave out 23 EFPN's for stopping in an ASL this week 🙂
Just feeling mean...

Sniper8052

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Sorry to hear that he was nearly wiped out, glad to hear he is okay. On
the plus side I gave out 23 EFPN's for stopping in an ASL this week 🙂
Just feeling mean...

Any chance of coming to Bristol and feeling mean? You'd have to have a
vanful of EFPN forms though!

wafflycat said:

Son arrived home from college not long ago. He is quite shaken. He just
missed being splatted by a car speeding through the village.

I'm pleased he is OK. These things can shake you up.

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The son was in the process of doing the final RH turn into the private
lane we live on. He looked behind him - nothing coming - signals right -
moves to centre of road (but still LH of central line)

There should be a little reminder here to *always* give a life-saver
glance *after* signalling.

Glad he's OK though, and hope it hasn't affected his confidence.

tt

wafflycat said:

Son arrived home from college not long ago. He is quite shaken. He just
missed being splatted by a car speeding through the village.

He had lights on bike (lit and multitudinous) and was wearing reflective
gilet with three wide nads of reflective around the body and reflective
stripes over the shoulder. The Unfit Family cycle in hours of darkness using
the 'lit up like a Christmas tree/low-flying UFO' principle.

The son was in the process of doing the final RH turn into the private lane
we live on. He looked behind him - nothing coming - signals right - moves to
centre of road (but still LH of central line) - hears engine roaring up from
behind swiftly followed by squeal of brakes as tw@t speeds through village
and overtakes the cyclist who is signalling to make a RH turn...

Thankfully son had his wits about him and *didn't* attempt the RH turn... if
he had, I'd likely be minus a son by now.

Sad to say in the heat of the moment, son didn't get the twunts registration
number.

On the plus side, I'm just exceedingly grateful son is alive, physically
unhurt, just scared witless for a while.

He has had a huge hug and shall be getting more.

Much sympathy. These things are not nice and keep one shaken for a
while, even if dwelling on the 'might have beens'.

It is a credit to you that he had the wit to notice the situation and
react appropriately. Hopefully the driver will be removed from the road
soon.

In some ways it is good to have a close call like this. It does stop
one becoming complacent (though that is probably the wrong term - too
strong) and refines our sense of danger with effects that last longer
than the immediate shock.

Large brandies all round.. this is one of those occasions where the
medicinal properties of alcohol and getting pished are vastly
underrated.

...d

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wafflycat said:

Son arrived home from college not long ago. He is quite shaken. He just
missed being splatted by a car speeding through the village.

He had lights on bike (lit and multitudinous) and was wearing reflective
gilet with three wide nads of reflective around the body and reflective
stripes over the shoulder. The Unfit Family cycle in hours of darkness
using the 'lit up like a Christmas tree/low-flying UFO' principle.

The son was in the process of doing the final RH turn into the private
lane we live on. He looked behind him - nothing coming - signals right -
moves to centre of road (but still LH of central line) - hears engine
roaring up from behind swiftly followed by squeal of brakes as tw@t
speeds through village and overtakes the cyclist who is signalling to
make a RH turn...

Thankfully son had his wits about him and *didn't* attempt the RH
turn... if he had, I'd likely be minus a son by now.

Sad to say in the heat of the moment, son didn't get the twunts
registration number.

On the plus side, I'm just exceedingly grateful son is alive, physically
unhurt, just scared witless for a while.

He has had a huge hug and shall be getting more.

Sorry to hear that he was nearly wiped out, glad to hear he is okay. On
the plus side I gave out 23 EFPN's for stopping in an ASL this week 🙂
Just feeling mean...

If that's what it takes for them to learn what an ASL is about, then all's
good. I doubt that many drivers have revised the highway code since they
passed their test, so won't know how to handle ASLs. They don't know how to
handle boxed junctions in Walsall, where the ring road is being dug up and
rebuilt, and there is no excuse for that.

--
David Lloyd,
The pub is responsible for my opinions.

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Son arrived home from college not long ago. He is quite shaken. He just
missed being splatted by a car speeding through the village.

Sheesh :-(
Glad he arrived in one piece H.

--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

burt said:

"Brendan Halpin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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To tie in with another thread, you just have to be grateful the
moton wasn't looking at his speedometer, or otherwise he would have
been destined to hit your son (if at a legal speed) ...

Brendan

Dear Brendan, comprehension not good? Which bit of "a car speeding
through....." do you not understand? If the t**t hadn't been speeding i.e.
looking at his speedo occasionally, the situation would not have occurred.

Whoosh!

B
--
Brendan Halpin, Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, Ireland
Tel: w +353-61-213147 f +353-61-202569 h +353-61-338562; Room F2-025 x 3147
[email hidden] http://www.ul.ie/sociology/brendan.halpin.html

Having been on the receiving end of a t-bone this week, I symapathise. I
spent the morning watching my son play in the dirt with his digger,
reminding myself how close he nearly came to being without a dad.

Someone asked me this week if my confidence had been rocked, and I
immediately said no because I can't wait to get back on the bike when
everything heals... but I have realised I'm more use to my family alive
and kicking!

Someone else said "what don't kill you makes you stronger" - but I don't
agree with that right now, as for some reason I'm welling with tears. (I
hope it's post-traumatic and not a long-lasting wussiness!)

Gonna give my kid an extra hug every day from now on....

wafflycat said:

Son arrived home from college not long ago. He is quite shaken. He just
missed being splatted by a car speeding through the village.

He had lights on bike (lit and multitudinous) and was wearing reflective
gilet with three wide nads of reflective around the body and reflective
stripes over the shoulder. The Unfit Family cycle in hours of darkness
using the 'lit up like a Christmas tree/low-flying UFO' principle.

The son was in the process of doing the final RH turn into the private
lane we live on. He looked behind him - nothing coming - signals right -
moves to centre of road (but still LH of central line) - hears engine
roaring up from behind swiftly followed by squeal of brakes as tw@t
speeds through village and overtakes the cyclist who is signalling to
make a RH turn...

Thankfully son had his wits about him and *didn't* attempt the RH
turn... if he had, I'd likely be minus a son by now.

Sad to say in the heat of the moment, son didn't get the twunts
registration number.

On the plus side, I'm just exceedingly grateful son is alive, physically
unhurt, just scared witless for a while.

He has had a huge hug and shall be getting more.

wafflycat came up with the following;:

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Thankfully son had his wits about him and *didn't* attempt the RH turn...
if he had, I'd likely be minus a son by now.

He sounds like a pretty damn good cyclist, by all accounts ... even allowing
for a mothers love and bigging him up ... 😉

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On the plus side, I'm just exceedingly grateful son is alive, physically
unhurt, just scared witless for a while.

Thank goodness. Very pleased for you, and son. 🙂

--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!!

Rola wrote on 04/11/2006 13:55 +0100:

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Having been on the receiving end of a t-bone this week, I symapathise. I
spent the morning watching my son play in the dirt with his digger,
reminding myself how close he nearly came to being without a dad.

Someone asked me this week if my confidence had been rocked, and I
immediately said no because I can't wait to get back on the bike when
everything heals... but I have realised I'm more use to my family alive
and kicking!

Someone else said "what don't kill you makes you stronger" - but I don't
agree with that right now, as for some reason I'm welling with tears. (I
hope it's post-traumatic and not a long-lasting wussiness!)

Gonna give my kid an extra hug every day from now on....

That's the most useful thing that can come out of it. Many years ago we
were oh so nearly taken out by a car running a red light at must have
been 60mph. I saw it coming, put my foot down and it just missed the
rear bumper otherwise is would have taken out the back of the car where
our two four year olds were strapped in. It made me realise how
suddenly, unexpectedly and randomly things could be taken from you and
the importance of making the most of and not getting complacent about
the things you value. End of philosophical rant.

PS Glad you and Nathan both came out of it and heal quickly.

--
Tony

‘I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore and
diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier
shell than ordinary’
- Isaac Newton

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It made me realise how

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suddenly, unexpectedly and randomly things could be taken from you and the
importance of making the most of and not getting complacent about the
things you value. End of philosophical rant.

That's how I "cheer people up" at work. I try and get them to visualise
being in a hospice with only one way out, or coming round in hospital after
having a limb amputated. Count your blessings every day is my motto.

--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net