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    Bumbling along a suburban road this morning on a rh bend.

    Car coming tother way cut off right down a dead-end lane doing about 50. Missed me by inches. REALLY INCHES.


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    bloody hell Burbler, You have really got to look at disabling your cloaking device
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    I only have one vice…I lie.
     
     

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    20 mins later...approaching this junction from the left, intending to turn right.

    Cars in my direction queuing to turn left. Lady coming from the north turnd right into the slip road and without stopping, happily turned right again across my path. Back wheel lifted a little as I emergency-braked and JUST stopped in time.


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    Kin Cheers...
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    I dunno who it was you upset Larry but it would seem there reach is far and wide. Take it easy.
     
     

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    Hey Burbs,

    Maybe a different coloured bike would help ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Last Train View Post
    Hey Burbs,

    Maybe a different coloured bike would help ?

    Indeed, brown comes to mind !
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    Quote Originally Posted by Badger-Roy View Post
    Take it easy.
    Luckily, I was taking it easy. I reckon that at standard Yellow Peril rate both would have been collisions.

    On second thoughts, the second one would not have occured as I was probably an ex-Larry from the first one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burbler View Post
    Luckily, I was taking it easy. I reckon that at standard Yellow Peril rate both would have been collisions.
    Ahh that's the problem, your riding to slow, if you had been riding faster for your entire journey then the near misses wouldn't have occurred as you would have been further along the road and past the junctions when the cars cut across. By riding slower than your normal rate your messing with "the plan"
     
     

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