Hey Guys
This is my biggest rant and really gets me mad.
Most of the time if a car pulls out in front of me or nearly knocks me off by changing lanes without looking the reason for it is generally because the driver is using his/her mobile. This causes me to get a little of what racers call the red mist. It makes me so angry that a driver has nearly killed me just because they could not wait to make or take that call.
Recently, this happened so the car stopped at traffic lights and I pulled up next to them knocked on the drivers window and asked if they really hadn't seen me. Had they just been lazy and pulled out in front of me because he had an emergency he needed to get to, was he a doctor or was he just an idiot. An idiot that could have made my son an orphan, had it been raining I would not have been able to stop so quickly. He threw his phone in complete shock across the passanger seat, he was a young lad and I think I got my point across.
The flip side of this is that I took a huge gamble in shouting at the guy. After this happened I was told off by my husband (Nick) I should never have reacted that way the guy could have been as aggressive as I was and I could have put myself in even further danger.
I have spoken lately to some Bike Safe Policemen and I told them about my out burst and they of course agreed with Nick but they gave me some great advice. The Sussex Police have a link on their website that if you see someone using their mobile whilst driving try to do this. If you can stop asap write down the reg, make of car, date and time then add these details to the website. The Police monitor the site and if the same car has 3 or more flags on it from 3 people at 3 or different times they send them caution in the post. That is the start then of that driver being watched and further action can be taken by the police.
People like that kill people like us. Ride safe and catch the b*******s
Debs
Keep the shinny side up
