As if biking home into a 30 mph wind wasn't enough, some bonehead car driver tried their best to give me a good dooring in unusual circumstances. I was struggling along at 9 mph when a car overtook me slowly with just the driver in it. A little further on it slowed down, so I started to pass on its inside.
I couldn't believe my eyes as the passenger door started to open by itself, apparently the car driver had seen his mate on the kerb and had stretched across the passenger seat and pushed the door open into my path. It took a while to figure out what was going on before I screeched to a halt. -- Simon Mason Anlaby East Yorkshire. 53°44'N 0°26'W simonmason.karoo.netsimonmason.karoo.netOpen ↗
"Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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As if biking home into a 30 mph wind wasn't enough, some bonehead car
driver
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tried their best to give me a good dooring in unusual circumstances. I was struggling along at 9 mph when a car overtook me slowly with just the
driver
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in it. A little further on it slowed down, so I started to pass on its inside.
I couldn't believe my eyes as the passenger door started to open by
itself,
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apparently the car driver had seen his mate on the kerb and had stretched across the passenger seat and pushed the door open into my path. It took a while to figure out what was going on before I screeched to a halt. -- Simon Mason Anlaby East Yorkshire. 53°44'N 0°26'W simonmason.karoo.netsimonmason.karoo.netOpen ↗
the wind this week up our way has been truely bad has it not! my mates this weekend were proposing lead filled bikes as a way to improve trainning, but image the energy stored in one if it hit a car door! car door 0 - bike 1.......may be not such a bad idea
"sam bixby" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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the wind this week up our way has been truely bad has it not! my mates
this
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weekend were proposing lead filled bikes as a way to improve trainning,
but
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image the energy stored in one if it hit a car door! car door 0 - bike 1.......may be not such a bad idea
Trouble is, the only benefit to the cyclist would be they might be going a smidge slower. Frankly, if doored I'm not too bothered what happens to the door or the bike. Its what happens to me that comes as concern one.
"Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>... <..>A little further on it slowed down, so I started to pass on its
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inside.
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<..> the passenger door started to open by itself,
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apparently the car driver had seen his mate on the kerb and had stretched across the passenger seat and pushed the door open into my path. It took a while to figure out what was going on before I screeched to a halt.
"Tony W" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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"sam bixby" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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the wind this week up our way has been truely bad has it not! my mates
this
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weekend were proposing lead filled bikes as a way to improve trainning,
but
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image the energy stored in one if it hit a car door! car door 0 - bike 1.......may be not such a bad idea
Trouble is, the only benefit to the cyclist would be they might be going a smidge slower. Frankly, if doored I'm not too bothered what happens to
the
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door or the bike. Its what happens to me that comes as concern one.
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I had a driver's door opened into my path many years ago when I lived in Leicester. I hit the edge, hurt like hell but I had the satisfaction of seeing the driver trying to shut the door and not succeeding because it was bent.
