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11-18-2004, 06:00 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Torquay Devon
Posts: 8
|  Because he was a learner!
I have just come in through the door, after finishing work. I work about 30 miles away from home, and regularly see some pretty crap riding and driving on my journeys, but tonight's 'encounter' took the biscuit. So, here I am, riding along this stretch of road, unlit, no street lights, as it heads out towards open country, and which is approaching a very sharp right hander, with a road junction on the left. As I approach it, on my 600cc machine, indicator winking away to make the left turn, I am overtaken by this mosquito sounding scooter with a lunatic at the controls, which then swerves directly in front of me, brakes heavily and then flies off up this junction without any signal at all. Shaking my head in disbelief I make my turn, and see this clown's rear light disappearing into the gloom, ALONG WITH HIS "L" PLATE. Get on with it, I think to myself, and continue my journey. Motto....NEVER get angry, and NEVER take the bait with idiots like this. Just let them get on with it. The road is wet, it's very windy, and it's a road well known for mud and dirt, not to mention rabbits and pheasants, and cows and muckspreaders, and trailers.....yeah you get my drift....... as it borders farmland. So after about a mile, I round a bend to find that this mosquito is lying in the road, with this said clown sitting by the side of the road rubbing his leg. Stop the bike. Look for any approaching traffic. Get out my torch to warn anyone coming that there is a problem. I walk up to this guy and said to him "Are you OK"..........He had skidded, and lost control. He's OK apart from a skid damaged machine, badly bruised knees and left leg and a bruised ego. So here's the good bit. "I saw you riding your bike back there" he said, "and I thought you might hold me up, so that's why I overtook you, because I'm in a hurry to get home"!!!!!!!! His mosquito will remain in the gateway where we left it. He had no lock for it. he had no tools with him to fix it, and after a pillion ride to a more habitated area, I dropped him off to sort out his problems. "Thanks for the lift" he said. "You don't half ride slowly mate" !!!!!!!!!!! F******G SPEECHLESS I WAS!!! I wish him luck on his test day!! |
