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car on wrong side of road

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Was out last night on a little trip round and found a car on the wrong side of the road what would you do I chose the hedge bikes busted a little and I well i am okay. to top it of the driver didnt stop drunk texting no idea
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that's bad nt
hope there's not too much damage to you and the bike
also bad that they got away with it so far
told you not to but oh no you knew better
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People like that need dragging out their car and kicking in the head.
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That's sh1t news, buts thanks to your quick reactions at least you are safe :thumbup:

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car on wrong side of road
I blame the French :x
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Wicky wrote:
car on wrong side of road
I blame the French :x
Yep. If they didn't keep building cars there would be less of them on the road.

I also blame the Japanese, and the British.
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AMCQ46 wrote:That's sh1t news, buts thanks to your quick reactions at least you are safe :thumbup:

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Ita amazing that what you drive makes so much difference to the nob coming towards you. On a bike traffic coming towards you in anything apart from another bike wont pull over and will continue to make you swerve or stop or crash.

In my Van they assume as it may be a company vehicle they tend to shite themselves and pull over and allow you to pass if the restriction is on there side of the road. In a car it depends who has the best one. If you do the older one keeps coming and expects you to pull in.

I had a near punch up roadside last week with a nob on a phone whilst filtering. I got his phone and lobbed it!! haven't heard anything yet but iam expecting too shortly. No doubt cops wont be on my side!!!
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bigtwinthing wrote:Ita amazing that what you drive makes so much difference to the nob coming towards you. On a bike traffic coming towards you in anything apart from another bike wont pull over and will continue to make you swerve or stop or crash.

In my Van they assume as it may be a company vehicle they tend to shite themselves and pull over and allow you to pass if the restriction is on there side of the road. In a car it depends who has the best one. If you do the older one keeps coming and expects you to pull in.

I had a near punch up roadside last week with a nob on a phone whilst filtering. I got it phone and lobbed it!! haven't heard anything yet but iam expecting too shortly. No doubt cops wont be on my side!!!
Good on ya mate for lobbing the phone :thumbup: . fiddler on phones whilst driving kill people :(
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nt1980 wrote:Was out last night on a little trip round and found a car on the wrong side of the road what would you do I chose the hedge bikes busted a little and I well i am okay. to top it of the driver didnt stop drunk texting no idea
Good on you. You did the right thing. Glad you are ok. Bikes can be fixed. And modded.......
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My list so far is new forks so I might stick some cbr900 on same as my track bike. The seat cowl is scratched up and lugs broken. Left side fairing is a right of front fender right of indicators gone both sided


So new fairing found the abs in same colour for 300 quid
Found a cbr front complete so im not to far of :)

Just hope me necks fixed for snetterton and brands a few days after
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Sorry to hear that. Quick thinking deciding on the hedge and the better option. :clap: :clap:

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That is one thing which has always concerned me, some idiot on my side of the road coming towards me that is. Glad you survived reasonably well, it could have been so different,

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Well got me 900 forks today so progress being made all ready just need some new springs and seals an a clean up :)
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