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Go fucκ yourself with your high-vis jacket you horrid twit

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  • 15-06-2019 2:06pm
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    Crock Rock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 616 ✭✭✭


    I told a story to a coworker of mine recently that I was nearly hit in the hard shoulder when a vehicle swerved into it.


    First question "Did you have your high vis on?". ... instead of asking "Were you OK, Cormac?".


    How do you deal with questions like this??

    Should cars have high vis?? Arseholes.

    Should a cyslist bear some resposibility for being hit if they've no hi-vis on? 35 votes

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    jpb1974
    Registered Users Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭jpb1974


    I don't cycle - hi vis or not should not come into the equation
    Crock Rock wrote: »
    I told a story to a coworker of mine recently that I was nearly hit in the hard shoulder when a vehicle swerved into it.


    First question "Did you have your high vis on?". ... instead of asking "Were you OK, Cormac?".


    How do you deal with questions like this??

    Maybe the fact that you told your co-worker "I was nearly hit" lead them to believe their was no physical injury, or was it your mental welfare you were hoping they might ask about?

    Do whatever it takes to stay safe.


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    Jupiter Mulligan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 525 ✭✭✭Jupiter Mulligan


    I don't cycle - hi vis or not should not come into the equation
    But why would anyone, on being informed by you that you HADN'T been hit by a vehicle, ask you if you were OK, Cormac? :confused:

    If I told a colleague that it wasn't raining, I'd be a bit puzzled if he subsequently asked me if I was wet.


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    Crock Rock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 616 ✭✭✭Crock Rock


    I cycle - the cylist should be partially responsible if no hi vis
    Jupiter Mulligan wrote: »
    But why would anyone, on being informed by you that you HADN'T been hit by a vehicle, ask you if you were OK, Cormac? :confused:

    If I told a colleague that it wasn't raining, I'd be a bit puzzled if he subsequently asked me if I was wet.


    They came within inches of me and the wing mirror skimmed off my handlebar.
    They swerved into the hard shoulder.


    I take it you rarely cycle, if at all.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Crock Rock wrote: »
    Should cars have high vis?? Arseholes.

    Should wind-up threads be nipped in the bud early.


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    Crock Rock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 616 ✭✭✭Crock Rock


    I cycle - the cylist should be partially responsible if no hi vis
    McCrack wrote: »
    They were unlucky


    What are you trying to say? They were unlucky they missed me?


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    Daroxtar
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭Daroxtar


    Crock, go for a walk. This thread is doing you no good.


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    Sonny noggs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭Sonny noggs


    What type of road?


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    xabi
    Registered Users Posts: 2,996 ✭✭✭xabi


    I don't cycle - hi vis or not should not come into the equation
    Did you have a high viz on?


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    Crock Rock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 616 ✭✭✭Crock Rock


    I cycle - the cylist should be partially responsible if no hi vis
    Sonny noggs wrote: »
    What type of road?


    An R road. Comnig off a roundabout.



    A lot of vehicles don't come off the rounadabout properly. They swerve in / out of the lanes and a good amount of them will lazily drift into the hard shoulder.


    It's the R132 outside Swords. 12 O'Clock up towards Turvey, 3 O'Clock towards Donabate and 6 O'Clock (backwards) towards Lissenhall, Swords etc.


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    Crock Rock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 616 ✭✭✭Crock Rock


    I cycle - the cylist should be partially responsible if no hi vis
    xabi wrote: »
    Did you have a high viz on?


    No. It's a red herring IMO.


    Brought up in court when the cyclist has none and ignored when they do have one.


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    Car99
    Registered Users Posts: 2,530 ✭✭✭Car99


    Wear a high viz FFS its in your interest to be seen. What's the problem?


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    Crock Rock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 616 ✭✭✭Crock Rock


    I cycle - the cylist should be partially responsible if no hi vis
    Car99 wrote: »
    Wear a high viz FFS its in your interest to be seen. What's the problem?


    Cars are seen perfectly without one. How is it any different for cyclists?


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    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users Posts: 16,054 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    Sonny noggs wrote: »
    What type of road?

    Are you allowed to use the c-word in thread titles?


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    Jupiter Mulligan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 525 ✭✭✭Jupiter Mulligan


    I don't cycle - hi vis or not should not come into the equation
    Crock Rock wrote: »

    They came within inches of me and the wing mirror skimmed off my handlebar.
    They swerved into the hard shoulder.

    So you weren't hit, but your work colleague should still have asked you where you were hurt?

    (Incidentally, whether or not I cycle is wholly irrelevant to your infantile rant.)


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    funkyouup
    Registered Users Posts: 832 ✭✭✭funkyouup


    I don't cycle - hi vis or not should not come into the equation
    Crock Rock wrote: »
    What are you trying to say? They were unlucky they missed me?

    Have a little cry and get it all out.


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    Needles73
    Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭Needles73


    Crock Rock wrote: »
    I told a story to a coworker of mine recently that I was nearly hit in the hard shoulder when a vehicle swerved into it.


    First question "Did you have your high vis on?". ... instead of asking "Were you OK, Cormac?".


    How do you deal with questions like this??

    Should cars have high vis?? Arseholes.

    Why the **** would he ask were you ok ? You told him you were nearly hit. Your colleague I assume had eyes and could see you were ok?


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    tigerboon
    Registered Users Posts: 721 ✭✭✭tigerboon


    Your thread title sums it up correctly. You're moving forward at say 25kmh and the car at say 60kmh. 35kmh differential. There's absolutely no reason you cannot be seen regardless of clothing.
    I drive a lot, unfortunately, and some of the absolutely s**t driving you see leaves you lost for words


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    Crock Rock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 616 ✭✭✭Crock Rock


    I cycle - the cylist should be partially responsible if no hi vis
    Needles73 wrote: »
    Why the **** would he ask were you ok ? You told him you were nearly hit. Your colleague I assume had eyes and could see you were ok?


    He wasn't there at the time.


    It was during a discussion in work th enext day.


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    Sonny noggs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭Sonny noggs


    Loafing Oaf wrote: »
    Are you allowed to use the c-word in thread titles?

    No idea, try it and see what happens?


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    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,831 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    MOD NOTE: We already have mega threads on high Viz and near misses, please make your way over to them if you wish to discuss either topic.

    Thread closed.


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    Deub
    Registered Users Posts: 1,285 ✭✭✭Deub


    Crock Rock wrote: »
    Cars are seen perfectly without one. How is it any different for cyclists?

    Maybe car are bigger and make more noise? Just an idea.
    I guess it is same reason tractors don't wear it but some pedestrians do when walking on hard shoulders.


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