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TheDoctor
24th May 2011, 21:40
There are lots of cages that flash on coming vehicles I know, either to warn about hazards or coppers, or just on purpose to make you slow down...

What ticks me off is doing 100k in a 100k zone and an on coming driver doing clearly less than 100 flashes you to TRY and make you slow down.... At least that was my conclusion; no copper, speed camera or hazard. You just flashed me for no reason because you can't drive a car at 100.... That is not my fault (and I didn't slow down)....

Rant over. Thanks for reading.
unstuck
24th May 2011, 21:42
There are lots of cages that flash on coming vehicles I know, either to warn about hazards or coppers, or just on purpose to make you slow down...

What ticks me off is doing 100k in a 100k zone and an on coming driver doing clearly less than 100 flashes you to make you slow down.... At least that was my conclusion; no copper, speed camera or hazard. You just flashed me for no reason because you can't drive a car at 100.... That is not my fault.

Rant over. Thanks for reading.
If you doing 100 in a 100 zone then why slow down?
TheDoctor
24th May 2011, 21:45
If you doing 100 in a 100 zone then why slow down?

I didn't.. I missed out the "try" to make me slow down..
unstuck
24th May 2011, 21:50
Ok, some people just seem to think that they are the law,or just have problems with bikes or just fucked in the head.Can understand people are flashing to warn of some accident of stock on the road or some other hazard, but some people are just anal.Fact of life.Does piss you off though if your in your grove cruising at 140/160 and some bastard flashes and ya haul on the picks,and sorta lose your mojo for a bit and theres nothing there.:yes:
Genie
24th May 2011, 21:53
If you doing 100 in a 100 zone then why slow down?

this is your rant.....seriously???

Sorry, but on the scale or 1 to 10...1 being a crap thing to rant about....this rates a 2

Go ride through Bosnia and then complain.
Genie
24th May 2011, 21:54
and I really thought there'd be boobies by now, KB is really getting slack.
FJRider
24th May 2011, 21:55
this is your rant.....seriously???

Sorry, but on the scale or 1 to 10...1 being a crap thing to rant about....this rates a 2



I rate it about .5 ... :yes:

More a wimper ... than a rant ... :facepalm:
SMOKEU
24th May 2011, 21:57
and I really thought there'd be boobies by now, KB is really getting slack.

http://lotuslandstudios.com/doc/images/big_tits.jpg
unstuck
24th May 2011, 21:57
this is your rant.....seriously???

Sorry, but on the scale or 1 to 10...1 being a crap thing to rant about....this rates a 2

Go ride through Bosnia and then complain.

Not my rant sorry.:innocent:
unstuck
24th May 2011, 22:13
Thats just wrong smokeu.Looks fuckin painful too.:yes:
meteor
24th May 2011, 22:35
If nothing else, is your headlight set too high? are you riding with high beam on? just a thought.
Chooky
24th May 2011, 22:44
Yer I flash at bikes that run with the light on high beam...
PrincessBandit
24th May 2011, 22:59
and I really thought there'd be boobies by now, KB is really getting slack.

Perhaps the OP is one?

Drivers flash for all sorts of reasons. Many's the time I've been flashed and there has been nary a sight of anything seemingly worthy of it. I don't give it a second thought other than using it as a reminder to keep my eyes peeled and every now and again on my speedo...
DrunkenMistake
24th May 2011, 23:04
Yah, I had a cruiser flash me once,


Something about a 40 year old man with Tits bigger than my misses that creeps me out..:sick::sick:
Geeen
24th May 2011, 23:08
I only flash my lights at bikes and only if I see a hazard or camera/cop


and I really thought there'd be boobies by now, KB is really getting slack.

Oh and

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Gremlin
24th May 2011, 23:12
Happens a lot for me at night, they think I'm running on high beams... then I flick them on...
LBD
25th May 2011, 04:39
Go ride through Bosnia and then complain.

Or here...where drivers here flash because there is a Cop ahead or...

.... when they are overtaking a car and are approaching you on your side of the road to tell you to move or....

....when they come up behind you on a blind corner and flash because the want to do the decent thing and warn you before they overtake you on a blind corner or...

.... flash and sound the horn behind you because you are doing less than 20km over the limit and they are running late.

So when a car is approaching you flashing, with another car beside it approaching you flashing, while you have a car up your chuff flashing and sounding the horn as you have just been overtaken on a blind corner....indicate and pull over for a little lay down till the nerves settle.

All of the above in normal here though not usually all at the same time.
Hurrie
25th May 2011, 05:16
had a cop flash (headlight flash not blue red flash) a bunch of us on bikes on a group ride back from akaroa a while ago, we were going a wee bit too fast on a downhill slope and he came around the hill infront of us. fully surprised he didnt just do a u-turn and pull us over.
Str8 Jacket
25th May 2011, 06:59
fully surprised he didnt just do a u-turn and run us over.

Sorry, your comment was to PC frieindly towards the cops. I have edited your post to say what you should have said. ;)
Grubber
25th May 2011, 07:22
Yea..naaa...yea....naaa. can't be bothered with this one! Give me something that really bites ya arse.:woohoo:
Maha
25th May 2011, 07:31
and I really thought there'd be boobies by now, KB is really getting slack.

You first....:corn:
Hurrie
25th May 2011, 07:45
Sorry, your comment was to PC frieindly towards the cops. I have edited your post to say what you should have said. ;)

haha you make a valid point, but so far i've been pretty lucky when it comes to cop encounters. so pc friendly i shall stay for the time being
oneofsix
25th May 2011, 08:15
Happens a lot for me at night, they think I'm running on high beams... then I flick them on...

What's wrong with your low beam that people think you are running high beam? If it is happening a lot as you say you should get it seen to.
Genie
25th May 2011, 09:33
You first....:corn:

http://7.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.com/5/c/collegehumor.aa950a45717caae87a3b507c318e6516.jpg
Gremlin
25th May 2011, 23:04
What's wrong with your low beam that people think you are running high beam? If it is happening a lot as you say you should get it seen to.
It's powerful. People don't expect it to be that strong. Once I do a quick flash of high beam, they stop. I spend money on my lights (and buy bikes with good lights), as I ride a lot at night. Same occurred with my previous bike.

It's probably below the legal settings currently, as people kept flashing me.