Cats, running out in front of motorists since ages ago [Archive]

Brayden

23rd September 2011, 11:53

slofox

23rd September 2011, 12:03

Does anyone know the logistics as to why Cats wait till the absolute worst moment to run in front of cars and bikes? I think it's safe to say I'm more scared of cats then other road users, at least you can predict what other road users are going to do!

Cats calculate the highest probability of making you arse off and use that to determine take-off moment. They figure they have nine lives so what the hell?

JimO

23rd September 2011, 12:05

i ran over a cat back in 78 on a cb360

Scuba_Steve

23rd September 2011, 12:08

Does anyone know the logistics as to why Cats wait till the absolute worst moment to run in front of cars and bikes? I think it's safe to say I'm more scared of cats then other road users, at least you can predict what other road users are going to do!

You think cats are bad? just wait till you meet Dogs or CBD pedestrians fucking stupid animals they are :facepalm:

Spearfish

23rd September 2011, 12:13

wysper

23rd September 2011, 12:14

You think cats are bad? just wait till you meet Dogs or CBD pedestrians fucking stupid animals they are :facepalm:

There is a dog out our way, it is uber quick and silent. Just runs out at you with no warning, gives me the screaming heebie jeebies every time.

Zedder

23rd September 2011, 12:24

There's a particular breed I see often that causes problems: Asiaticus cagerificus.

imdying

23rd September 2011, 12:28

Don't stop for them if you're unfortunate enough to hit one, they're not cute anymore when you've broken their back and they've shat themselves. Stupid little buggers :bye:

DrunkenMistake

23rd September 2011, 12:35

My stupid cat seems to think the best way to avoid getting hit by a car is to stop in the middle of the road and play dead.

:facepalm:

hellokitty

23rd September 2011, 15:19

You think cats are bad? just wait till you meet Dogs or CBD pedestrians fucking stupid animals they are :facepalm:

Hell yes! I had a rather large dog chase me down the road when I had my GN250 :weep: (we need a poo pants face....) scary as hell, especially when they are keeping up with you!

MSTRS

23rd September 2011, 15:23

... at least you can predict what other road users are going to do!

Oh - Really?? :facepalm:

slofox

23rd September 2011, 16:26

There is a dog out our way, it is uber quick and silent. Just runs out at you with no warning, gives me the screaming heebie jeebies every time.

There was one lived across the road from me years ago used to do that. But then one day he goofed and ran under the front wheel...didn't ever chase me again. :bye:

Ender EnZed

23rd September 2011, 16:30

Sheep are worse. And bigger.

slofox

23rd September 2011, 16:34

Sheep are worse. And bigger.

Ran into one of them not so long ago too...:crazy:

PrincessBandit

23rd September 2011, 16:36

Not had a cat, but did get a small terrier shoot out in front of me in Paerata once coming home from school on the GN - how I didn't end up running it over I'll never know. The wild rabbit which ran in front of me in heavy fog while on the bandit didn't fare so well...

Road kill

23rd September 2011, 16:38

I think it's just a fear/fright reaction.
It's like they've sat tight until the last moment then lost their bottle an made a run for it.
Getting run over by cars seems to be a very popular way for cats to die,,,I figure if ours live past the first two years,,then their also past that sort of sillyness an then tend to live for quite some time.
Dogs on the other hand,,,are just dumb.

Ender EnZed

23rd September 2011, 16:39

Ran into one of them not so long ago too...:crazy:

Messy innit? I ended up with 2 halves of a sheep, and blood and stomach contents all over my VFR.

DrunkenMistake

23rd September 2011, 16:42

Messy innit? I ended up with 2 halves of a sheep and blood and stomach contents all over my VFR.

I killed a fan tail at high speed, was large amount of blood down one side of the bike..

on that note of cats and running over,

The vet that I take my 2 retards too lives up the road from me, Ironically, his cat has no tail, he ran it over and had to cut it off, and his last cat died after he.. well ran it over..

pritch

23rd September 2011, 16:49

The cat knows it's got nine lives and you have just the one?

Blackshear

23rd September 2011, 16:52

All this talk of cats, yet nothing about the amazing combination or equal parts carrion to hawk creating a single, immobile entity waiting right on the apex?

Well, shit.

slofox

23rd September 2011, 17:02

All this talk of cats, yet nothing about the amazing combination or equal parts carrion to hawk creating a single, immobile entity waiting right on the apex?

Well, shit.

I've never actually hit one yet but by hell I've had some pretty close-up views of their feather patterns...:shit:

tigertim20

23rd September 2011, 17:19

You think cats are bad? just wait till you meet Dogs or CBD pedestrians fucking stupid animals they are :facepalm:

the road code refers to pesky animals (namely dogs) and how to deal with them when they run in your way
basically it says slow down on approach, give the bastards a fucking good boot, then gas it.

I use the same approach on dumb cunts in town walking out in front of me.:scooter:

bogan

23rd September 2011, 17:22

the road code refers to pesky animals (namely dogs) and how to deal with them when they run in your way
basically it says slow down on approach, give the bastards a fucking good boot, then gas it.

I use the same approach on dumb cunts in town walking out in front of me.:scooter:

Ah fuck, I got them mixed up, I thought it was gas it, boot, then slow down. A power assisted falcon kick, if you will. Isn't that why they make Ti toe sliders?

DrunkenMistake

23rd September 2011, 17:23

the road code refers to pesky animals (namely dogs) and how to deal with them when they run in your way
basically it says slow down on approach, give the bastards a fucking good boot, then gas it.

I use the same approach on dumb cunts in town walking out in front of me.:scooter:

Oh,
I thought you got off then slugged them, then left..

I usually take on the children who do it,
they are about my height :facepalm:

cheshirecat

23rd September 2011, 17:27

To show the possum how it should be done

Oakie

23rd September 2011, 18:01

I had one run out in front of me once leant into a corner at about 130k. I couldn't change direction so I just closed my eyes...

... and didn't hit it. No idea how much I missed it by of course.

Oh, and today with visor up at 55kph I got a bumblebee in the face. Pulled over and whipped the helmet off. It wasn't in there so I checked my face in the mirror to see a great big bumblebee sitting on my chin. Eeek! Fortunately I was wearing my balaclava so it didn't eat me. I quickly flicked it off with my gloved hand. I DONT LIKE BEES!

DrunkenMistake

23rd September 2011, 18:02

tigertim20

23rd September 2011, 18:17

Ah fuck, I got them mixed up, I thought it was gas it, boot, then slow down. A power assisted falcon kick, if you will. Isn't that why they make Ti toe sliders?

hahaha! love it!! Im going to go into town right now and give it a go. I wonder if I can kick a small child clear across an intersection?

DrunkenMistake

23rd September 2011, 18:26

hahaha! love it!! Im going to go into town right now and give it a go. I wonder if I can kick a small child clear across an intersection?

LOL, be like playing kick back!

Ender EnZed

23rd September 2011, 18:38

hahaha! love it!! Im going to go into town right now and give it a go. I wonder if I can kick a small child clear across an intersection?

At town speeds it's one thing. Try kicking a staionary object at 120 though, I dare ya.

Blackshear

23rd September 2011, 18:49

At town speeds it's one thing. Try kicking a staionary object at 120 though, I dare ya.

The noise a bumblebee makes at 100 is enough for me, thanks.
Was like shellshock, honestly! :crybaby:

nosebleed

23rd September 2011, 18:53

this...

You think cats are bad? just wait till you meet CBD pedestrians fucking stupid animals they are :facepalm:

with this...

Don't stop for them if you're unfortunate enough to hit one, they're not cute anymore when you've broken their back and they've shat themselves. Stupid little buggers :bye:

= best advice yet.

Road kill

23rd September 2011, 19:01

I've never actually hit one yet but by hell I've had some pretty close-up views of their feather patterns...:shit:

It's like getting slapped with a sack of sticks.:wacko:

tigertim20

23rd September 2011, 19:17

At town speeds it's one thing. Try kicking a staionary object at 120 though, I dare ya.

depends on the object.
Could be totally worth it.

FJRider

23rd September 2011, 19:23

Cats have NINE lives ... they can AFFORD to take risks ... :innocent:

tigertim20

23rd September 2011, 19:42

Cats have NINE lives ... they can AFFORD to take risks ... :innocent:

So... youre saying . . . .
I gotta go kick that manky looking fucking thing another 8 times?

FJRider

23rd September 2011, 19:44

So... youre saying . . . .
I gotta go kick that manky looking fucking thing another 8 times?

Careful ... it's more likly to be more diseased than YOU are ... :innocent:

ellipsis

23rd September 2011, 19:47

.... cos theys cats and they act like women...

FJRider

23rd September 2011, 19:49

Advice to ALL ... KNOW where YOUR pussy's been ... :innocent:

Blackshear

23rd September 2011, 20:42

.... cos theys cats and they act like women...

Depends if you have an indoors cat or not :innocent:

Juzz976

23rd September 2011, 22:03

My bikes a pussy magnet, soon as I get close enough they're pulled in like space crap into a black hole.

On a serious note though, if your bikes loud enough they seem to stay clear.

Woodman

24th September 2011, 08:58

When me and my mates were young and hooning around in cars on the back roads our parents must have thought that there was an infestation of cats on the West Coast cos every time we biffed a car off the road it was "because a cat ran out in front of me Dad".:innocent:

Pretty sure now they didn't believe us but there was no way of proving otherwise. Still got ass kicked tho.

Coolz

24th September 2011, 10:38

On a serious note though, if your bikes loud enough they seem to stay clear.[/QUOTE]
Loud bikes scare cats but they really piss dogs off.When my mate visits on his Harley every mutt in the street runs out at him.

Juzz976

24th September 2011, 10:44

On a serious note though, if your bikes loud enough they seem to stay clear.
Loud bikes scare cats but they really piss dogs off.When my mate visits on his Harley every mutt in the street runs out at him.[/QUOTE]

Yep, but my horn stops them dead in their tracks :yes:

MIXONE

24th September 2011, 11:40

You know the last thing that goes through a bumblebee's mind when it splatters on your visor is it's arsehole.

fuknKIWI

24th September 2011, 13:45

At town speeds it's one thing. Try kicking a staionary object at 120 though, I dare ya.

Being a country boy I've had experience with nearly all the aforementioned critters, back in 1974 I was going through a pine plantation near Windwhistle & took the opportunity to give my Bonnie full throttle sitting on 110 MPH (160+ K's) when a cat stepped onto the road. It was right in my line but quite some distance away, it must've heard the bike as it froze to the spot & looked at the fast approaching bike, I only had enough time to roll off the throttle & gently apply the rear brake. No way was I going to swerve! As I hit the cat I said to myself Goodbye world then hello again the bike actually got airborne off that cat & landed straight enough. I went back to make sure the cat was dead... it was totally obliterated :facepalm: later found fur in the chain:blink:
To this day it's still one of the scariest things that have happened on a bike.