He said

A car confidently over takes me 15m before a left turn, but then doesn't commit to turning left, so they are waiting for me to undertake them and cycle straight on.

Undertaking is going up the inside isn't it?

Posted By: Captain Bligh on July 13th 2026 at 11:09:35

Message Thread

Maybe im in the wrong. Someone confirm. (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 13, 09:26:49
- As a Cycling Proficiency certified child of the 80s (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jul 13, 10:24:12
  - Someone who commuted by bike in London for 20 years (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 13, 10:51:14
    - you can park that nonesense right now (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 13, 11:01:47
      - Fucking hell (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jul 13, 11:17:38
        
        I did Cycling Proficiency in the 70s (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 13, 12:11:05
        
        Built Evel the Kenevil ramps in the 70s and rode through (General Chat) - KevinBond, Jul 13, 12:35:55
  - he wasn't going up the inside of a vehicle he was just cycling along the road (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 13, 10:35:05
    - He said (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jul 13, 11:09:35
    - Indeed. And "Way too much is expected of car/van/truck drivers" (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 13, 10:48:22
      - It's not meant to be hostile (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jul 13, 11:06:52
  - I often get off my bike at roundabouts. Being right seems to make some (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 13, 10:30:38
  - Yes, and this is why Jeremy Vine gets in so much trouble (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 13, 10:28:01
- I think whatever the rules are you did the right thing. (General Chat) - trafford_canary, Jul 13, 10:08:04
- nope, you are the vulnerable road user. i asked AI so you didn't have to (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 13, 10:00:36
  - blimey, that's an awful lot of words (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jul 13, 10:08:30
  - Thanks. This has happened to me..... a lot. Just today they were quite a distance in (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 13, 10:05:41
    - phil neale's son does a neat explainer... (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 13, 10:25:46
      - 1 min 8 is what happens to me often, and has today (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 13, 10:34:37
- A car should never overtake you just before a junction (n/m) (General Chat) - Duck, Jul 13, 09:59:28
  - ta, this genuinely happens to me quite often and im getting to the point where (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 13, 10:07:07

Reply to Message

In order to add a post to the WotB Message Board you must be a registered WotB user.

If you are not yet registered then please visit the registration page. You should ensure that their browser is setup to accept cookies.