Scooters Filtering at Top Speeds

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04/11/2003 at 16:05
This is seriously worrying, earlier this morning I was on my way to get my repair estimate, sat in the traffic because I was almost at a point where I needed to turn left I notcied some crazy bafoon on a birhgt green glowing scooter go flying past at atleast 40 in between lorries and all sorts.

When will they learn?

Surely its dangeruos to filter at those sort of speeds, I alwyas slow down cos if anyone pulls out. oh and he was only wearing a helmet, must of been freezing .

Doubt he made it home.
04/11/2003 at 16:06
they always do, the fuckers seem invincible!!

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04/11/2003 at 16:07
chazza wrote

they always do, the fuckers seem invincible!!


its wet leaf season, im just wating to go round a corner and see on one the road in pieces, oh dear, let the mayhem begin.

04/11/2003 at 16:19
It's a bloody miracle that he was filtering at all - half the scooters I see in London crawl past cars at +1 mph or hang alongside cars until the traffic lights go red. Then they pull in front of everyone at the lights and get in our way when the lights change.

Had to laugh yesterday though - the scooter ahead of me hung alongside a tipper truck, making no effort to overtake, when the truck swung out to avoid a parked car. Bloke on the scooter had the old "1000 yard stare" when he pulled up to the next set of lights. That'll learn the fecker.
04/11/2003 at 16:29
Fowler wrote

oh and he was only wearing a helmet, must of been freezing .

Doubt he made it home.


Why didn't ya get his regd number and report him for indecent exposure??

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04/11/2003 at 16:32
I bet he wasn't doing anywhere near 40. Most people in/on stationary vehicles are useless at judging speeds of others passing close by - I recall mentioning the dreadful traffic on the M25 as a reason for being 10 minutes late to a meeting once and saying i couldn't do 70mph through stationary traffic, and folk *honestly* thought most bikes did do that sort of speed

He was probably doing 20-25, nowt wrong with that
04/11/2003 at 16:41
riding home one afternoon, wind was gusting like f**k and the rain was nearly horizontal so i figured i'd stick to a sensible speed. i was sat well back from the car in front cos im still a bit nervous in traffic when this loony on one of those pug scooters came blatting up the outside, must have gone past me at 60 then tucked right in to the car in front of me (ie right in his blind spot) while waiting for traffic to pass, then the twat overtook on a bend and dissapeared off up the road the whole time i thought he was coming off cos i was being blown across the road and even the cars were being buffeted about.

is there some sort of scooter angel / demon that keeps them alive even in the face of terminal stupidity?

and is there an equivalent bike one for me to worship?

<_kr4m3r> so many fucking criminals, its bullshit

heh, if we sent all the criminals to some empty continent and just left them there to die
and showed up like 50yrs later like, "sup?"
whatd u think they'd say?

something along the lines of, "G`Day mate"
04/11/2003 at 16:44
Lets face it the majority of them ar hoons who think theyre invincible, although I guess its the only way to have fun on one of them things
05/11/2003 at 11:26
idiots, tried keeping up with sports 600s on some crappy scooter then when we stoppied either side at traffic lights, they crapped it and fell over

also seen a few come off trying to take corners in bizarre ways often two up

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05/11/2003 at 11:44
Probably get shot for this but I dont see anything wrong with filtering at 40.
05/11/2003 at 11:46
You will do when a dopey cager decides to suddenly change lane
05/11/2003 at 11:48
DJ Tera wrote

You will do when a dopey cager decides to suddenly change lane


As I said before I'll take the chance.
05/11/2003 at 11:49
They'll never learn unitl

a) they've had some proper training
b) they come off and seriously injur themselves.

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05/11/2003 at 11:53
Bad Devotions wrote

They'll never learn unitl

a) they've had some proper training
b) they come off and seriously injur themselves.


But they won't learn! they don't want to, they all go around with the couldn't care less attitude
05/11/2003 at 12:03
MERV24 wrote

But they won't learn! they don't want to, they all go around with the couldn't care less attitude


And you know why that is dont u!

I presume its becuase what theyre riding involves no real level of skill to ride, if they got chucked on a brand spanking new ducati 999 for example, dont you think theyd treat the way they ride and the things around them with a bit more respect?

its the general scooter attitude!
05/11/2003 at 12:05
priller wrote

As I said before I'll take the chance.


Darwinism at its best

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05/11/2003 at 12:12
Fugitive wrote

Darwinism at its best


05/11/2003 at 12:16
priller wrote



I rest my case

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05/11/2003 at 12:19
whatever.
05/11/2003 at 12:26
As others have said before, they really don't give a shit how they ride as a moped/scooter is only a years stop-gap until they can get a car at 17. The older ones who choose to ride scoots should have more bloody sense.

A guy who lives in my street hit a 16 year old off his moped last week. The moped was filtering between the kurb and the line of moving traffic. The guy in the car signalled for a left turn (moped of course in his blind spot) and...... you can guess the rest.

The police happened to see the incident and lets just say they weren't too happy with Mr. Moped. The jeans and jumper he had on did'nt seem to offer much protection!

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