See L plate, become moron.

[Maki]

I was riding to work this morning, in the dark and pouring rain. Keeping a normal speed, around the limit. Then some guy comes up behind me on a bike and proceeds to pass me in a place with about 100m visibility ahead. I though ok... he must be in a hurry. He immediately came up behind a car and I rode behind him for about a minute and the next thing I know he passes the car through a double yellow line (in the dark and pouring rain). At that stage I was thinking about getting ready to pick his sorry ass off the street when he went down... About 500ms from that point he pulls in to his destination and stops.

Why would anyone make 2 stupid passes in treacherous conditions to save about 5 seconds? Because they saw an L plate and wanted to show how much of a man they are???

[avgas]

Not only can i say yes people do that - but i can tell you that a few are on here.

[marioc]

"Because they saw an L plate and wanted to show how much of a mn they are???"
I say you got it one right there.

[portokiwi]

They are the ones that give bikers a bad name.:angry:

[Mikkel]

That might be the best reason not to display an L-plate.

Leave you L-plate at home and save a testosterone fuelled biker today!

[mister.koz]

Thats pretty warped...

People are way more polite since i took mine off... you would think that people would be MORE polite and give a learner more room.

Also, might not have even seen your L plate they could have simply just been a prick :mad:

[fizbin]

my gues would be because he is a tosser who has a death wish!:nono:

[southernmike]

Time trials. It's all about time trials. I blame the manufacturers for putting clocks on motorbikes. What else can you do but race the clock??? This guy was probably on a record for a wet day time trial. :first:

[Morcs]

im one of those people.

i hope this helps.

[<Rhino>]

I have seen the same problems, but with cars mostly. :mad:

[Tank]

To be honest - I think that the L plate has nothing to do with it - although that is often the perception of the person with the "L" plate on their bike.

Generally there are a lot of idiots on the road - when you are a new rider (thus the L plate) you feel more at risk than you did in your cage or whatever - and as such you notice the idiots a lot more.

Give it time and two things will happen:

1 - you will get more confident and things like this wont bother you so much.
2 - Darwin work will help get a few of the gits off the road for you.

Ride safe!

[southernmike]

im one of those people.

i hope this helps.

LOL what was your time this morning?

[NighthawkNZ]

The quicker you go, the less riding you actually do... pretty silly if you ask me I would rather be doing more riding... :scratch:

[Maki]

That might be the best reason not to display an L-plate.

Leave you L-plate at home and save a testosterone fuelled biker today!

I am losing mine on Monday, so hopefully I will stop encouraging suicidal behavior then....

[awayatc]

Why would anyone make 2 stupid passes in treacherous conditions to save about 5 seconds?

Adrenaline.......
everybody needs some at times....
He needed his there and then.....
get over it...
not everybody wants to be comfy or safe all the time..
:scooter:

[Maki]

Adrenaline.......
everybody needs some at times....
He needed his there and then.....
get over it...
not everybody wants to be comfy or safe all the time..
:scooter:

Just didn't seem like the time or place for it, it was 6:30 in the morning.

The thought crossed my mind that if he went down it was his business and I would not be stopping to help because he was being a pure moron and it was his own fault...

Of course I would have stopped, I would have helped, but I would also have been hard pressed not to gloat...

[PrincessBandit]

To be honest - I think that the L plate has nothing to do with it - although that is often the perception of the person with the "L" plate on their bike.

Generally there are a lot of idiots on the road - when you are a new rider (thus the L plate) you feel more at risk than you did in your cage or whatever - and as such you notice the idiots a lot more.

Give it time and two things will happen:

1 - you will get more confident and things like this wont bother you so much.
2 - Darwin work will help get a few of the gits off the road for you.

Ride safe!
What Tank said.
Generally I found it was only car driving dicks that were attracted to my L plate, don't recall other bike riders behaving recklessly around me. Had a driver appear to be determined to overtake me on a closed motorway lane the other day (closed by two large works trucks, complete with flashing yellow arrows) - and because room was fast running out I just took off and gave him the finger. All to no avail cos i think he was texting at the time and nearly crapped himself when he looked up and saw the trucks. My assumption had been that he was just trying to hoon past my bike in stupid conditions (as they sometimes do) when judging by the fishtailing of his car as he slammed on the brakes he was simply oblivious to anything (including me) except for whatever it was he was doing.

[marioc]

Locksmith guy? :msn-wink:

[jrandom]

Golden rule: everyone slower than you is an pussy, everyone faster than you is a maniac.

It would appear that you have encountered a maniac.

As your riding career progresses, you may well find that the roads become populated with more pussies and less maniacs.

[Ixion]

Locksmith guy? :msn-wink:

It's NOT the locksmith guy

[1 Free Man]

I was riding to work this morning, in the dark and pouring rain. Keeping a normal speed, around the limit. Then some guy comes up behind me on a bike and proceeds to pass me in a place with about 100m visibility ahead. I though ok... he must be in a hurry. He immediately came up behind a car and I rode behind him for about a minute and the next thing I know he passes the car through a double yellow line (in the dark and pouring rain). At that stage I was thinking about getting ready to pick his sorry ass off the street when he went down... About 500ms from that point he pulls in to his destination and stops.

Why would anyone make 2 stupid passes in treacherous conditions to save about 5 seconds? Because they saw an L plate and wanted to show how much of a man they are???
Yep Maki. It's all about penis size. The trouble is with some of these guys their blood supply can't keep their pecker up and their brain supplied with oxygen at the same time. They end up with a big hard on showing you as an "L" plate rider what sort of stupid maneuvers they can make and the brain, being starved of oxygen, doesn't register how fucking stupid the maneuvers really are.
Just try to keep clear of this sort of behavior and ride to survive. Cage drivers aint the only clowns out there.

[Ehgreiz]

What Tank said.
Generally I found it was only car driving dicks that were attracted to my L plate, don't recall other bike riders behaving recklessly around me. Had a driver appear to be determined to overtake me on a closed motorway lane the other day (closed by two large works trucks, complete with flashing yellow arrows) - and because room was fast running out I just took off and gave him the finger. All to no avail cos i think he was texting at the time and nearly crapped himself when he looked up and saw the trucks. My assumption had been that he was just trying to hoon past my bike in stupid conditions (as they sometimes do) when judging by the fishtailing of his car as he slammed on the brakes he was simply oblivious to anything (including me) except for whatever it was he was doing.

thank GOD they are BANNING people talking/texting on cellphones while driving.. the number of ppl i have seen almost kill me/themselves doing this is amazing, and ive only been riding for 6 months

[rossw]

What makes you think banning it will stop it? It's also illegal to drive drunk or run motorcyclists over - but they still happen. I just pass them and leave them behind. I find my survival is enhanced by riding a little bit aggressively and concentrating on the well being of number one.

[FJRider]

So YOU will NEVER do the same thing yourself... EVER... ???:beer:

[FJRider]

What makes you think banning it will stop it? It's also illegal to drive drunk or run motorcyclists over - but they still happen. I just pass them and leave them behind. I find my survival is enhanced by riding a little bit aggressively and concentrating on the well being of number one.

I'm sure Number one will be pleased to hear that... :laugh:

[Ehgreiz]

well true, but its also a little more obvious if you are driving while on the phone than if you are drunk/have been drinking (within reason ofcourse) and if its a finable offence then a lot of ppl will stop - but yeah ppl still will do it i agree..

[sosman]

Time trials. It's all about time trials. I blame the manufacturers for putting clocks on motorbikes. What else can you do but race the clock??? This guy was probably on a record for a wet day time trial. :first:
lol :wari:

[mazz1972]

I was riding to work this morning, in the dark and pouring rain. Keeping a normal speed, around the limit. Then some guy comes up behind me on a bike and proceeds to pass me in a place with about 100m visibility ahead. I though ok... he must be in a hurry. He immediately came up behind a car and I rode behind him for about a minute and the next thing I know he passes the car through a double yellow line (in the dark and pouring rain). At that stage I was thinking about getting ready to pick his sorry ass off the street when he went down... About 500ms from that point he pulls in to his destination and stops.

Why would anyone make 2 stupid passes in treacherous conditions to save about 5 seconds? Because they saw an L plate and wanted to show how much of a man they are???

I think you are taking this way too personally - it doesn't sound like your L plate entered into the equation as he passed the vehicle in front as well. The rider proably has a small you-know-what. There are just as many of "those" people out there driving vehicles of the 4-wheel variety. It's just bad manners and aggro driving, something kiwis are quite renowned for unfortunately.

[vifferman]

What's so surprising?
It's all normal for the Wacky Races.

[Maki]

What's so surprising?
It's all normal for the Wacky Races.

I wasn't surprised when he passed me. The surprise came when he passed the car on a double yellow, before coming to a stop in front of his destination, about 30 seconds later.

Motorcycling is obviously not as dangerous as some people make it out to be. You can be a stupid git and still survive on a bike.

[Griffin]

I think that the thing that can be most notably taken from the event you witnessed is your disgust at seeing what a prize plonker some people can be on two wheels... now all you have to do is never become like said prize plonker and the situation you witnessed will have been for your betterment as a bike rider.

Whoa... Im on a roll :bleh:

[FJRider]

Just didn't seem like the time or place for it, it was 6:30 in the morning.

I thought L plate rider's were not allowed to ride untill after 7 am ??? ...or am I wrong (I have been known to be...)

[Maki]

I thought L plate rider's were not allowed to ride untill after 7 am ??? ...or am I wrong (I have been known to be...)

Yes, you are.

"You must not ride between the hours of 10 pm and 5 am."

http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/licensing/motorcycle/motorcycle-learner.html

[awayatc]

I thought you had to wear an L plate so you could remember which side was left...?

[FJRider]

Yes, you are.

"You must not ride between the hours of 10 pm and 5 am."

http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/licensing/motorcycle/motorcycle-learner.html

I told you I could be wrong... No BHS test in my day. Just pass a few questions from the road code and I had my learners. 2 months later I could sit my FULL licence...ANY size bike. No L plate at any stage...

[Maki]

I thought you had to wear an L plate so you could remember which side was left...?

Interesting idea. I guess you had to get an eye patch once you took your L plate off, to help you remember which side is which! :shifty:

[awayatc]

Middle of the road son....middle off the road....

[FJRider]

Bikers and sailors are ALL a bit one-eyed... Both just aim for the EMPTY bit. :whistle:

[Maki]

I had another encounter with this "person" on my way in to work yesterday. Was just pootling along at my normal speed near the speed limit when I get passed along a double yellow line. He then comes up behind a car and passes on a twisty bit but at least it was legal to pass there. The car turns off and I continue behind the person.

We finally come to a line of cars at a traffic light and the person stops behind the last car while I take the bus lane past everything and catch a green light without even having to slow down. Didn't see him again that morning... Hahahaha.

[marioc]

not b y the kelburn tunnel by any chance?

[Maki]

Yes, was it you?

[marioc]

Nah not me,from your description I was guessing at your loction,I ride the same way everyday right round the back from Newlands.Love that bus lane.
Normally through that tunnel at 7.25am on the dot.

[Maki]

It was before 7, so not you. I love that road around the back, lovely twists, turns and ups and downs. I love the bus lane too. ;)