Dangly Things

Nope not a homage to Klingons but a theory and observation first mooted by my good lady some time ago.
Next time you encounter any driving falling into the poor/crap/f**in idiot/slow/fast/blind/manouvere brake signal/I don't believe it ! etc etc categories (which will probably be in the first few minutes of riding/driving) please take a moment (assuming you have avoided the accident that nearly happened) to observe IS THERE A DANGLY THING HANGING FROM HIS/HER/ITS REAR VIEW MIRROR?
I'll wager there's a damn good chance there's anything from the ubiquitous magic tree air freshener to one of Bruce's cuddly toys hanging proudly there partially obscuring their vision.Its usually the more hanging the worse the driver but not always truly size isn't everything here. Sometimes the effect can be further increased by other items such as video cameras or satnavs placed carefully so as to ensure even a Ural Cossack outfit should be totally obscured from the drivers vision. Other enhancements might be caravan towbars and for some reason Euro GB marked number plates but these aren't such reliable markers on their own.
Years ago flat caps pipes and volvos were the things to watch for but this is where its at these day baby !
So next time your'e riding behind something slow and stupid just have a look through their rear window (not so easy to see into a smart car or Citroen cactus from say a Tiger explorer but cars like this should ring alarm bells in any case) and see if we're right and above all ride safe !

 

Jesus forgot about those ....oops

 

Right now that weve gone completely off topic the first person to produce a dangly fish wins a bottle of something interesting to be presented at the Kielsr bash hic