DE70WRO
DE70 WRO
18th May 2024, Saughton Road North, Edinburgh
Really nothing to say about this one. Just your standard impatience. I’ve got a cargo bike full of shopping, and have just come off a downhill bit of road, hence why I’m at 20 mph at the start, then drop to 15-16 mph (the maximum legal e-bike assist speed). I’m aware there’s a car behind me, so I move a bit to the left, but then have to move back over because of the state of the road. Still, this driver decided they needed to get in front, and then stopped, waiting for me to pass – I can’t decide if that makes it better or worse.
I opted to overtake (yes, also on the zig-zags) because I wasn’t sure I could stop in time (again, full cargo bike), and getting going again after stopping is difficult. You can see how close I come to clipping their back right bumper…
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Really nothing to say about this one. Just your standard impatience. I've got a cargo bike full of shopping, and have just come off a downhill bit of road, hence why I'm at 20 mph at the start, then drop to 15-16 mph (the maximum legal e-bike assist speed). I'm aware there's a car behind me, so I move a bit to the left, but then have to move back over because of the state of the road. Still, this driver decided they needed to get in front, and then stopped, waiting for me to pass – I can't decide if that makes it better or worse.
I opted to overtake (yes, also on the zig-zags) because I wasn't sure I could stop in time (again, full cargo bike), and getting going again after stopping is difficult. You can see how close I come to clipping their back right bumper…
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‘Why overtake!’😡
Answer… ‘to show the world I’m an idiot’
I'm learning to drive and while on a lesson I got overtaken by a white van man on that stretch of road even though I was doing 20 mph, lol
What an absolute tit.
What is more dangerous on that road? The potholes or the drivers?
Do the Police in Scotland now have a means of using dashcam/bikecam footage to report bad drivers?