Riding and Txting

[Cajun]

While me and motogirl were out having her birthday dinner we saw a sight never thought I would see.

Someone riding there motorbike and txting at the same time.

They went straight thru a roundabout around a corner over train tracks, all 1 hand while holding phone infront of them in other hand

Amazing site, one i never really believed I would see.

[Colapop]

You should've seen the guy with the coffee, smoke and newspaper as well! :dodge:

Sorry, there's another thread somewhere round here like this

Hmmm Tauranga...? Maybe it was DMNTD..? Did the rider have a crutch too?

[boomer]

that'd be me, i was on me way to Dovers and got lost.. again, and hes a bit slow with the directions.

[Indiana_Jones]

I saw someone on a bicycle txting once. I don't think he still rides anymore lol

-Indy

[sunhuntin]

ive seen a high school kid on a scooter doing that. if i even think if looking at my phone while on the bike, my riding goes to shit, without even doing anything!

[YLWDUC]

But how do you text and throttle at the same time? I can't do anything ambidextrous............:dodge:

[Colapop]

You just rest your forearm on the grip/clutch lever and lean forward. It's best to text while in 3rd.... Ahh I mean ... :dodge:

[Steam]

I did it once on a bicycle, will not do again.

It's on my list of Bad Ideas, along with:
Juggling hedgehogs.
Stuffing slippery soapy frogs up my arse.
Dressing like Elvis.
and taking off my fluro vest. I even sleep in it.

[MidnightMike]

What sort of bike was he riding cajun?

[Crazy Steve]

i do it all the Time..

:whocares:

Crazy Steve..

[boomer]

i do it all the Time..

:whocares:

Crazy Steve..


Yeah...BUT you're JUST Crazy!!!!!

[Pumba]

Stuffing slippery soapy frogs up my arse.


:eek5: There was no need to share that :puke:

Yea have seen it quite frequently on scoters round auckland, saying that these are generally the same people that are wearing t shirt and shorts, weaving in and out of traffic, and need to be removed from the gene poll cause god help us if the manage to breed.

[MotoGirl]

What sort of bike was he riding cajun?
Some poxy old mid-80s 400/600. The dickhead was wearing shorts too! He sure looked like he was waiting to smash into the arse-end of something while he wasn't paying attention....

[The_Dover]

Some poxy old mid-80s 400/600. The dickhead was wearing shorts too! He sure looked like he was waiting to smash into the arse-end of something while he wasn't paying attention....

that'd be boomer.

fucking norvern monkey. my directions aren't that bad you bloody honda riding poof.

[Drew]

I do it quite frequently, usually not through traffic, but sometimes I feel the need is great enough.

[alexthekidd]

ut how the fuck would you concentrate, turn, text indicate, rev all at once, how many arms did that guy have?

[Quartermile]

I've got a mate who had an RGV who txt while riding quite regulary like once of example while we were rining over the Tauranga Harbour bridge, he removed his glove got out his phone replyed to a txt and then reversed the process.

[Lucy]

I haven't texted while riding exactly, but have checked my phone at traffic lights. Was all discombobulated when the light turned green as I was holding my glove under my other arm so I couldn't reach forward enough to get to the clutch. Wouldnt recommend it really, nearly spilled my latte...

[jafar]

see cagers doing it all the time, was only a matter of time before someone did it on a bike in shorts & jandals.:nono:
no wonder ACC premiums are so high

[kevfromcoro]

i have enough trouble riding in Auck traffic,,,,cars,,buses,,trucks, lots of them,,parked at the lights,,and a car came past with one of those boom box things,nearlly jumped out of my helmet...TXTing on a bike....shag that..

[Dafe]

I think it's a Team Piston Broke thing.

Have seen Mikey do it too.

I figured if they can do it so can I, now I have too.

Haven't seen a chick using her mirror while riding to put on her lippy yet though.

Give Straitjacket a couple more years.

[unhingedlizard]

tried to txt through the plastic map pocket on my tankbag once. Didnt work so well. Now its in my pocket and I dont even look at it if it goes off.

[sels1]

I figured if they can do it so can I, now I have too.

Yeah, just sit on your glove and use your left hand for the phone. Change gear without clutch if necessary.
:innocent:

[MotoGirl]

ut how the fuck would you concentrate, turn, text indicate, rev all at once, how many arms did that guy have?
This guy was pottering around at about 20kph, steering with his right arm while he txted with the left... He sure wasn't looking at the road either!
Whoever you are, shame on you :nono:

[ZeroIndex]

I've done that before... especially on Carvers NXR125... you just click up and down gears without the clutch... just plan your route to not include any stop signs or traffic lights...

[MotoGirl]

I've done that before... especially on Carvers NXR125... you just click up and down gears without the clutch... just plan your route to not include any stop signs or traffic lights...
You sound like safety on two wheels....

[dnos]

hell good effort, i was wondering about the glove thing but i guess its definitely possible.
However i think it is an absolutely stupid thing to do, on a bike or in a car it is scary how it takes away attention from the important things, like not crashing.
Creeps me out to see people doing things like that, i sure don't like sharing the road with people not watching where they are going.

[ZeroIndex]

You sound like safety on two wheels....

I am safety on two wheels :innocent: I take off my left glove, sit on it, and text with my left hand... fortunately for some (like me), I write perfect predictive text (just like all my messages on KiwiBiker), and don't even need to look at the screen when I'm typing...

[Buster]

I go riding to get away from the bloody phone !!!!

[Lil_Byte]

Lucky we don't have cell phones down here.

I have been known to release carrier pigeons when riding though. :scooter:

[SPman]

Ive done it...trying to find Blackyoshi & co on the Opo run a while ago - tank bag comes in handy sometimes..
And I kept the speed down to 70 or so whilst doing so........

[MaPeXi]

gosh... and I thought it was hard enough doing that in a cage. :nono:

[The Pastor]

how do u text with gloves on?

[ZeroIndex]

how do u text with gloves on?

take off your left glove while both hands are off the handlebars, put your right hand on the handlebars, and then sit on the left glove. Then fish your phone out of your pocket, and proceed to text

[carver]

While me and motogirl were out having her birthday dinner we saw a sight never thought I would see.

Someone riding there motorbike and txting at the same time.

They went straight thru a roundabout around a corner over train tracks, all 1 hand while holding phone infront of them in other hand

Amazing site, one i never really believed I would see.

txting and riding rules


mormon few...

[Edbear]

My wife does the texting on pillion, when we slow down to go through a town. She has her phone on a strap around her neck.

Another advantage of a cruiser, she can lean back and relax.

[Oldfulla]

well this thread has been dug up from the grave yard, not that Im complaining.
Texting while riding a motorcycle would be a deadly choice sooner or later, more likely sooner. Would have a similar consequences to say, texting while riding the wife, life threatening

[Mountlocal1]

take off your left glove while both hands are off the handlebars, put your right hand on the handlebars, and then sit on the left glove. Then fish your phone out of your pocket, and proceed to text

So is that what happended when you binned your bike? Txtn while driving drunk? Neat!! With a capitol F.


txting and riding rules


mormon few...

:no:

[ZeroIndex]

So is that what happended when you binned your bike? Txtn while driving drunk? Neat!! With a capitol F.



:no:
Surprisingly no... I've never riden my bike in a "drunken" stage... the two times I have txtd while riding have both been on River Rd in Hamilton (the boring section that goes from Wairerie Drive all the way down to Bridge street), and both times, I was keeping to the speed limit (yes, 50 km/h the whole way), paying attention to vehicles and people around me. I'm not one of these people that needs to look at their phone to make sure their txt language is correct... I use predictive text and punctuation... I learnt like that, and yeah. If someone is going to ride and text in a responsible manner, I don't see a problem with it.

With everything, responsible use is the key factor. A person talking on their phone could cause an accident by paying too much attention to their phonecall, yet our Police, who do the best they can do (and they honestly do have my respect), know how to use their walky-talky phone intercom systems even during high-speed chases without incident (that I've heard of anyway).

[babyB]

Some poxy old mid-80s 400/600. ....
:2guns: hay i own two of thoses :eek5:
but i dont have a licence to text

[Insanity_rules]

Ah thats nothing, I can ride, listen to my ipod, chew gum, and crash all at the same time!:clap:

[idb]

As a cager I find this absolutely outrageous!
You bike riders are already out to embed yourselves in my shiny car, as if you need further distraction!!

[James Deuce]

take off your left glove while both hands are off the handlebars, put your right hand on the handlebars, and then sit on the left glove. Then fish your phone out of your pocket, and proceed to text
Thanks dude, that method worked for me perfectly on Saturday.

[Roki_nz]

Testing and riding that sounds like a recipe for suicide to me. All good if you do it when you have stopped but come on your going to come off one day. Only time I text is when I am in my big cage and only at slower speeds

[n0regret5]

next person i see txting while riding, i WILL pull in front of you and brake. quickly. my insurance will cover it. and whose gonna believe 'BUT HE FUCKIN DID IT ON PURPOSE!'

DON'T TXT AND RIDE. i will kick you off you bike. believe me..i can do that. i swear at and abuse the living shite out of cagers on their phones, as well as fuckwits who swerve in and out of traffic, people who don't indicate, and cunts who pass me on their motards with no mufflers at 100kmh in a 50km zone when i'm about to turn right.

the gene pool doesn't have enough room for you.

[James Deuce]

the gene pool doesn't have enough room for you.

Good luck with that jail time :2thumbsup

[n0regret5]

Good luck with that jail time :2thumbsup

i have good lawyer friends..

[Drew]

next person i see txting while riding, i WILL pull in front of you and brake. quickly. my insurance will cover it. and whose gonna believe 'BUT HE FUCKIN DID IT ON PURPOSE!'

DON'T TXT AND RIDE. i will kick you off you bike. believe me..i can do that. i swear at and abuse the living shite out of cagers on their phones, as well as fuckwits who swerve in and out of traffic, people who don't indicate, and cunts who pass me on their motards with no mufflers at 100kmh in a 50km zone when i'm about to turn right.

the gene pool doesn't have enough room for you.


Good luck with that jail time :2thumbsup

Yep, pretty sure the cops will believe you did it on purpose after that post.

Dont drop the soap:buggerd:

[jrandom]

whose gonna believe...

Are you a twat in real life, too, or is it just an internet thing?

[n0regret5]

Yep, pretty sure the cops will believe you did it on purpose after that post.

Dont drop the soap:buggerd:

THAT SOAP IS FUCKIN SLIPPERY! i swear to god they get a special kind made.

OK i'm not gonna kick you off you bike or slam my brakes in front of you (i realise now if i have an ACTUAL accident involving some punk kid on a scooter busy txting his bum-buddy mates i'm totally fucked) but i will yell..i've been in the situation where i was stuck in traffic behind a schoolgirl busily txting and driving the scooter with her feet, as i passed her i exclaimed (in my mighty booming man-voice) 'WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!' ..her reaction was awesome. good thing she was only doing about 15kmh cos she would've come off..X-D heh

[n0regret5]

Are you a twat in real life, too, or is it just an internet thing?

no no, real life too..i'm fairly opinionated and like to let people know just how wrong they are. i've had too many close calls with dickheads who think they own the road (cagers and bikers alike) and i don't stand for it.

didn't think my comment would have such a positive reaction!:-)

[Virago]

...i've had too many close calls with dickheads who think they own the road (cagers and bikers alike) and i don't stand for it...

Speaking of people who think they own the road:


next person i see txting while riding, i WILL pull in front of you and brake. quickly. my insurance will cover it. and whose gonna believe 'BUT HE FUCKIN DID IT ON PURPOSE!'

DON'T TXT AND RIDE. i will kick you off you bike. believe me..i can do that. i swear at and abuse the living shite out of cagers on their phones, as well as fuckwits who swerve in and out of traffic, people who don't indicate, and cunts who pass me on their motards with no mufflers at 100kmh in a 50km zone when i'm about to turn right.

the gene pool doesn't have enough room for you.

You sir, are an idiot.

[n0regret5]

You sir, are an idiot.

cheers! i do try..

[Maha]

I have seen an apple being eating while riding on the motorway, took some doing but she got there. And a bloke at the lights here, with an open face lid and a smoke hanging out his mouth, he must hold it there between stops and lights up for a few puffs when he can.

[idb]

Scooters are everywhere in Italian towns and they casually smoke, drink coffee, talk on their phones, make wild Latin love, all while tootling along like maniacs between the traffic.

[carver]

next person i see txting while riding, i WILL pull in front of you and brake. quickly. my insurance will cover it. and whose gonna believe 'BUT HE FUCKIN DID IT ON PURPOSE!'

DON'T TXT AND RIDE. i will kick you off you bike. believe me..i can do that. i swear at and abuse the living shite out of cagers on their phones, as well as fuckwits who swerve in and out of traffic, people who don't indicate, and cunts who pass me on their motards with no mufflers at 100kmh in a 50km zone when i'm about to turn right.

the gene pool doesn't have enough room for you.

good luck when ya do that to some OC and his mates blow your kneecap out with a sawn off...

[idb]

good luck when ya do that to some OC and his mates blow your kneecap out with a sawn off...

Or one of them Bumble Bee guys!

[n0regret5]

good luck when ya do that to some OC and his mates blow your kneecap out with a sawn off...

i would pay to see someone on a harley txting while riding!

[Lonebull]

While me and motogirl were out having her birthday dinner we saw a sight never thought I would see.

Someone riding there motorbike and txting at the same time.

They went straight thru a roundabout around a corner over train tracks, all 1 hand while holding phone infront of them in other hand

Amazing site, one i never really believed I would see.


I've had a quick look around and couldn't find this. So here it is.


This guy will probably win a Darwin pretty soon...

I Hope

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDAw0e-uD4s

[piston broke]

And a bloke at the lights here, with an open face lid and a smoke hanging out his mouth, he must hold it there between stops and lights up for a few puffs when he can.

was said bloke on a red bike?:whistle:

[Dave-]

I can ride one handed quite proficiantly (its a bad habit I know)

but I cant txt left handed, nor can I txt through gloves...

however, I have once seen a friend set the bike up on a straight road, pull off his gloves, pull out phone, read and send a txt, put the phone away, pull on gloves all without touching the throttle once, no cruise control or unsprung throttle.

[toycollector10]

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[DarkLord]

I've heard of people eating cheeseburgers and drinking milkshakes while riding, but texting?

Stupid.

[The Pastor]

I find txting pretty ez when riding, but finding a place for my beer is freeking hard work! If you put it on the bike it gets vibrated and turned to froth!

[elevenhundred]

I've seen people smoking cigarettes and riding but never texting.

I must admit when I was younger I took photos while riding, I was trying to record the top speed of my 250 for my mates.

[carver]

I find txting pretty ez when riding, but finding a place for my beer is freeking hard work! If you put it on the bike it gets vibrated and turned to froth!

il admit to drinking and riding on my scooter,


wear a open face helmet
put whiskey in the glove box
if your late you can drink on the way thanks to it being auto


i dont text often

[The Pastor]

il admit to drinking and riding on my scooter,


wear a open face helmet
put whiskey in the glove box
if your late you can drink on the way thanks to it being auto


i dont text often
scooters have glove boxes? damn thats cool.

[carver]

scooters have glove boxes? damn thats cool.

yeah, you can fit 3 cans in the jog one, and its got a open top

[Pascal]

With everything, responsible use is the key factor. A person talking on their phone could cause an accident by paying too much attention to their phonecall, yet our Police, who do the best they can do (and they honestly do have my respect), know how to use their walky-talky phone intercom systems even during high-speed chases without incident (that I've heard of anyway).

Realize this is an old thread, but I see it's been necromanced up from the dark grave of disused bits it has been buried in anyway.

I'm always concerned when I see somebody doing something other than concentrating on the task at hand. Driving / riding is dangerous enough as it is and the moment you take on a different tasks your concentration is split.

< 100% concentration on the road? I try not to do it if I can help it, pulling over for texting / phone calls seems much safer.


I've seen people smoking cigarettes and riding but never texting.

I was wondering if that was possible :laughs: I always thought the wind would cause problems, but I guess there has to be a reason for a pot helm.

[rabidnz]

here in chch we have a talented hobo who i have seen around the place for at least 10 years and she can very proficiently cycle one handed through the city while the other hand is holding her bag of paint while she happily huffs away at it :D:D

[vifferman]

Did the rider have a crutch too?
I saw that once, years ago. Some Filthy Few riders got cleaned up by a guy in a ute. A fews days laters, I saw two of them on a bike, both with their left leg in plaster, and the pillion holding the crutches.