Complete disregard of the fact that I was already in the middle lane and swung out on me.
When I enquired if he thought it was a good idea to side-swipe a motorbike he replied: “did you see the railing? No, Neither did I”.
I must admit that one stumped me.
All I could think of as a rejoiner was “Look mate, stop being a winker before you kill someone, eh! You really don’t want one of these things putting an almighty dent in your pretty little toy”.
The roads aren’t especially sticky at the moment and I’d just passed a scoot (thank gawd). If we’d been side by side, the outcome would have been substantially different.
I’ve been through the wars with stupid car drivers and have a mind set now that if I’m going down, you’re coming with me. I would’ve hit the car rather than the scoot, even if it meant I’d come off worse.
Luckily I had a flash of insight as I pulled away from the office, that the roads would be full of office party goers heading home and I ramped up the Spidey Sense to full idiot alert mode.
Aye but what the lordy! do you do when you see this happening all the time…and I have to say it is very common with women drivers and the elderly…not sure if they are doing it on purpose or just doing the slowing down thing…I say stay in the gap not behind…safer…