Twats on Norwich roads

A place to vent your anger at other road users in the area of Norwich.

I'll start by saying to the idiot in the Seat this morning on the Dereham road roundabout thanks for not even noticing me when you cut me up coming off the roundabout. Then shouted at me as if it was my fault.

I am a twat, and I ride on the road.

Was heading to the gym one night with Gem's Dad. Some cunt cut me up on the roundabout at the bottom of Ketts Hill. We both gave chase. After the wee willy winker had sped off, we laughed. Imagine being chased by a retired amature boxer with a rep for street fighting, and a loony brakeless gob-shite on a fixie! Hahaha.

Pissed, you terrify me.

No, seriously.

Fuckin old people! they are the real twats on roads. 3 near misses on my way back from work!

Bus driver, taxi driver, lorry driver! All within 20 minutes of each other! + I wasn't intoxicated, and I was riding sensibly!

Went to a bike shop at the weekend to buy tubes. Chap said people on bikes like mine were wreckless, always zooming about, hopping off curbs and being a general nuisance. Didn't sound like he wanted our business...

Name and shame...

Although saying that I won't hop off curbs on either of my bikes, probably because I'm to worried about what would happen.

Well he can get fucked. What shop? I will show him what a nuisance really looks like...

Will happily name in person.

PUP = Public Enemy #1

Dude, don't give us a bad name, people hate cyclists enough without you fuelling the flames.

Dude, don't give us a bad name, people hate cyclists enough without you fuelling the flames.

So you've never cycled like a twat? Near Chapelfield park? While I was riding home from work and waiting at the red light watching you?

Dude, don't give us a bad name, people hate cyclists enough without you fuelling the flames.

Don't defend the "others"!

Oh yeah and I was holding onto the side of a corsa whilst going 20mph and the cunt pushed me into the curb by the back of the inns! Shouted fuck you cunt as I bounced into the curb, nearly crashing into pedestrians. Wanker!

Haven't told gem that one lol! Spose it makes me the twatonNR1road!

So you've never cycled like a twat? Near Chapelfield park? While I was riding home from work and waiting at the red light watching you?

If by cycling like a twat you mean running the odd red light when I've felt it was safe to do so, then yes, I have done that. I guess you've never run a red light eh?

I've run *literally thousands *of red lights.

You were actually riding on the pavement, then you hopped off it onto the edge of the roundabout and went across to the pedestrian crossing heading towards Trinity Street. I'm not saying I don't ride like a twat occasionally - I'm just saying that so do you.

You were clambering on the moral high-ground over PUP's antics, and I thought I'd knock you off...

Having said that: sometimes I think back to close-calls I've had and shudder, but PUP must have that feeling every day.

Fair enough. Do think there's a difference between the odd bit of not-that-well-thought-out road use and advocating D-Lock Justice™. But lets not bicker dear.

Anyway, I think in most cases the most important thing isn't the rules of the road - it's being aware of what's going on around you, keeping an eye on peds and cars alike (not to mention other cyclists, bloody nutters the lot of 'em), making eye contact and smiling! A red light run with a grin and a merry wave is easier forgiven than one run with a "cunt!" and a finger up. And I'm not saying that I'll always follow that advice, but hey.

Dude, don't give us a bad name, people hate cyclists enough without you fuelling the flames.

not to mention other cyclists, bloody nutters the lot of 'em

Let's hug and make up. Before any more holes appear in your argument and we vanish into one of them.

Haha, I was only showing off about my twatness, and didn't meen to cause a ruck...

Love ya.

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