In the news: Cyclists fear the bash

[Bren]

Relates just as much to us doncha think, though someone abusing a harley rider seems a little more unlikely compared to someone being abused on a GN 125


Fear of being bashed by rage-fuelled drivers is the main reason New
Zealanders steer clear of bikes, according to a new report.
Otago University lecturers and passionate pedallers Dr Ben Wooliscroft and Alexandra Ganglmair-Wooliscroft sent out 3000 surveys to randomly selected Kiwis for their Mean Streets study focusing on attitudes to
cycling.
They received almost 600 replies which revealed an overwhelming amount of respondents stayed off two wheels because of driver behaviour. The threat of attacks far outweighed factors that could entice people to part with their car, including petrol costs, cycle lanes and easier
commutes to work.
"It's hard of me to think of a cyclist I know who hasn't been confronted by a driver in one way or another," says Wooliscroft, 42.



He advises cyclists to "ride assertively and defensively", without
provoking drivers.


Full story here (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10547937)

[98tls]

No worries here,im to lazy to push a bike.

[portokiwi]

its those dam wanabe racing push bike riders that get up my nose.
I am more then happy to give them a kick as I go past.
I have had a few run in with those prats.
Tey give me the road rage urge:angry2:

[Katman]

its those dam wanabe racing push bike riders that get up my nose.


Sort of like those damn wannabe racing motorcyclists.

[portokiwi]

I am refering to the ones that block the road so you cant pass. riding side by side, not stopping at road signs and traffic lights.

[Katman]

And I'm refering to the ones that overtake cars at 240kph, cut car drivers up mid-corner and suddenly appear on the car drivers side of the road around blind corners (among other things).

[Blackshear]

And I'm refering to the ones that overtake cars at 240kph, cut car drivers up mid-corner and suddenly appear on the car drivers side of the road around blind corners (among other things).

Touchè.
10char.

[Blackshear]

I am refering to the ones that block the road so you cant pass. riding side by side, not stopping at road signs and traffic lights.

Yeah, why the fuck do these streamline fockers seem to think they can cross the MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION with a red light, and just. sorta. Idle across at 1kp/h, waiting for it to turn green. They don't fucking stop for anything.

[PrincessBandit]

A case of ALL road users having to be considerate of others. I was going to say we could all just go back to horses, but then riders would still be beaten up cos their horse happened to shit right in front of the person following them...
I can't think of any mode of transport (maybe with the exception of trains) where the operators are entirely responsible for ensuring that they share fairly with everyone else. Whether it's in their nature to want to do it is another matter entirely.

[Swoop]

The "bash"?

Fuck off. They just don't want to look like a twat in lycra.:devil2:

[portokiwi]

And I'm refering to the ones that overtake cars at 240kph, cut car drivers up mid-corner and suddenly appear on the car drivers side of the road around blind corners (among other things).

:lol: Katman is it your time of the month????????:hug: Hugs not drugs mate.... Not sure what you are on sometimes?

[SARGE]

its those dam wanabe racing push bike riders that get up my nose.
I am more then happy to give them a kick as I go past.
I have had a few run in with those prats.
Tey give me the road rage urge:angry2:

and whats with all the SPANDEX for Christs sake????


jesus H man.. its not the fucking Tour De Pharmacy ya knobs .. i dont want to watch some 40-something pushie fag flex his ass muscles while im stuck behind the bastard for half a K in traffic..

BOARDSHORTS YA DICKS!!!


BOARDSHORTS!!!

[portokiwi]

:lol::clap: Thats so true Sarge:lol::clap:

[SARGE]

And I'm refering to the ones CARVER that overtake cars at 240kph, cut car drivers up mid-corner CARVER and suddenly appear on the car drivers side of the road around blind corners CARVER (among other things).

:Pokey::crybaby:

[MisterD]

and whats with all the SPANDEX for Christs sake????

If it's good enough for Biff Byford, it's good enough for me...anyway, it's Lycra.



jesus H man.. its not the fucking Tour De Pharmacy ya knobs .. i dont want to watch some 40-something pushie fag flex his ass muscles while im stuck behind the bastard for half a K in traffic..

BOARDSHORTS YA DICKS!!!


BOARDSHORTS!!!

Flappy shorts cuts a good 5kph off my cruising speed, Boardshorts are for surfing, hence the name.

[SARGE]

If it's good enough for Biff Byford, it's good enough for me...anyway, it's Lycra.



Flappy shorts cuts a good 5kph off my cruising speed, Boardshorts are for surfing, hence the name.

fair enough..jeans then..


or pedal faster

[Katman]

:lol: Katman is it your time of the month????????:hug: Hugs not drugs mate.... Not sure what you are on sometimes?

It's always that time of the month.

[Maki]

Some of these "race" pushbikers are real prats. I passed one and gave him plenty of space. Later I slowed down because I was looking for and address in a neigborhood I did not know. The prat came up behind me and had to brake and pass. The prat did not like the fact that he had to pass me and give me space and said some rude words to me. Seems to me that some of these pushbikers deserve a lesson in good manners...

[Katman]

Seems to me that some of these pushbikers deserve a lesson in good manners...

I think I just pissed LOLs.

[kevfromcoro]

yeah they are pain allright..
come round a corner,,, and ther is dozens of them
they just dont keep up with the traffic...
should be a road for cylcicts only

[Number One]

I am more then happy to give them a kick as I go past.

I find a quick lick of my palm across their lycra clad arses is very enjoyable and satisfying...well it is for me anyway :buggerd:

[Hitcher]

Fucking treadly riders. I had an opportunity to clean up a couple of dozen of them this morning, but decided to brake hard instead.

You know the drill. The leader of their pack wobbles up to an intersection because his feet are clipped to the pedals of his $3,000 bike in a $1,000 pair of designer "riding shoes" and he doesn't want to stop and unclip. He spies a gap in the approaching stream of traffic and "guns" his gut-laden lycra-clad bulk into it, escaping death by millimetres. The rest of his accompanying multitude then decide to pursue him, like lemmings.

These wankers also like filtering to the front of queues at traffic lights, where they either stop in front of vehicles, or wobble through the intersection in direct contravention to the instructions provided by those signals. Pedestrians are meant to walk, arseholes. If you want to stop in front of a vehicle at the lights, make sure you can out accelerate it on the green, Mr Tubby.

I hope your MP3 players get caught in your spokes and that your spandex suit is rent assunder when your corset snaps. There should be laws against middle-aged men in lycra.

If you want to ride on roads that owners and operators of POWERED vehicles have paid for, then please show some respect and courtesy.

[Number One]

Correction! There should be laws against ALMOST anyone wearing Lycra!!!!

[kevfromcoro]

Fucking treadly riders. I had an opportunity to clean up a couple of dozen of them this morning, but decided to brake hard instead.

You know the drill. The leader of their pack wobbles up to an intersection because his feet are clipped to the pedals of his $3,000 bike in a $1,000 pair of designer "riding shoes" and he doesn't want to stop and unclip. He spies a gap in the approaching stream of traffic and "guns" his gut-laden lycra-clad bulk into it, escaping death by millimetres. The rest of his accompanying multitude then decide to pursue him, like lemmings.

These wankers also like filtering to the front of queues at traffic lights, where they either stop in front of vehicles, or wobble through the intersection in direct contravention to the instructions provided by those signals. Pedestrians are meant to walk, arseholes. If you want to stop in front of a vehicle at the lights, make sure you can out accelerate it on the green, Mr Tubby.

I hope your MP3 players get caught in your spokes and that your spandex suit is rent assunder when your corset snaps. There should be laws against middle-aged men in lycra.

If you want to ride on roads that owners and operators of POWERED vehicles have paid for, then please show some respect and courtesy.
well said.....
lycra ...........hpmmmh

[McWild]

If you get yelled at on the road you probably deserve it.
If you are a prick toward other road users on any form of transport, car, bike, pushbike, truck, whatever, expect somebody to take offense to it. I've been going out for a cruisy Sunday ride before and have had a cyclist move into my lane and "race" me forcing me to slow down until I could pass safely. Conversely I've made bad decisions in lane splitting cutting off cars, and have subsequently been tooted at and had lovely hand gestures made in my direction.

Yes you're an easier target for idiots in their WRX STI MACH 2 BBQ but a lot of that is picking when and where you ride, same as walking really.

And of course people taking offense to your being alive when they cut you up is going to happen, assholes everywhere.

[EJT]

These wankers also like filtering to the front of queues at traffic lights, where they either stop in front of vehicles.

Now doesn't that sound familiar:calm:

[EJT]

well said.....
lycra ...........hpmmmh

Actually - Lycra mmmmmmm - on the right person of course

[Number One]

Of course those girls look good in lycra - there's fuck all too them - although I must say kudos for being slim and TONED. Unlike the bikini lasses...ok ok reooow and all that but it shits me to see slim girls jiggle so much - they say fat people are lazy but shit there are some slack skinny peeps out there who clearly take their lack of size for granted completely. Great size 10 bods but all jiggle like jelly - can't be that hard to stay toned when you are such a half pint :devil2:

Now show me a lady with curves (and no I don't mean fat) who looks good in lycra and I might think twice about retracting my statement that "there should be laws agains ALMOST anyone wearing lycra"

BTW - the FIT skeletor ladies :rofl: above are part of the 'ALMOST" bit

[Katman]

Of course those girls look good in lycra - there's fuck all too them - although I must say kudos for being slim and TONED. Unlike the bikini lasses...ok ok reooow and all that but it shits me to see slim girls jiggle so much - they say fat people are lazy but shit there are some slack skinny peeps out there who clearly take their lack of size for granted completely. Great size 10 bods but all jiggle like jelly - can't be that hard to stay toned when you are such a half pint :devil2:



Spoken like a true heffalump.

[freddy72]

and whats with all the SPANDEX for Christs sake????

I've been told my ass looks good in lycra



jesus H man.. its not the fucking Tour De Pharmacy ya knobs .. i dont want to watch some 40-something pushie fag flex his ass muscles while im stuck behind the bastard for half a K in traffic..

BOARDSHORTS YA DICKS!!!


BOARDSHORTS!!!

Is this because your following them down a cycle lane??? if so find a nice female to follow should be more enjoyable:niceone:

[MisterD]

I've been told my ass looks good in lycra

Modelled by a horse, do you have a photo of your donkey?

http://www.tailgator.co.uk/images/Robinhood.jpg

[freddy72]

here we go

[nudemetalz]

Now show me a lady with curves (and no I don't mean fat) who looks good in lycra and I might think twice about retracting my statement that "there should be laws agains ALMOST anyone wearing lycra"



I tell Mrs Nudey ('cause she's a postie) that she looks good in Lycra...gets me everywhere !!! ;)

[SARGE]

I've been told my ass looks good in lycra




Is this because your following them down a cycle lane??? if so find a nice female to follow should be more enjoyable:niceone:

ok... heres the deal.. i drive around Dorkland all day .. one side to the other.. i cover from Grey Lynn to the G.I...


can i just tell you the percentage of hot supermodels wearing spandex(ITS SPANDEX FERCHRISTSAKE!!) to either hugely ripped Dan Carter wannabes or overweight mid-40something desk jockeys who think its a GREAT WAY TO GET IN SHAPE AND I SAVE MONEY TOO!!! guys..

0.00000000000023457%


hot supermodels .. O.K.

everyone else...please god ..make them stop..

[Swoop]

ok... heres the deal..
Be thankful that you do NOT cover south Auckland...

[Number One]

Guilty as charged I'm a huge big fat lard arse...SO umm your point was what? :rolleyes: I never said OR even implied that I have a lycra worthy bod myself.

[SARGE]

Guilty as charged I'm a huge big fat lard arse...SO umm your point was what? :rolleyes: I never said OR even implied that I have a lycra worthy bod myself.

i sure as hell dont either .. same reason i dont wear Leathers ..

i look like a condom stuffed with walnuts...

which is WHY i dont wear them

and my comment was directed more towards the males.. no real reason to grease up and slide into some cling wrap EVER for a male .. 'specially in PUBLIC!!!


think of the CHILDREN!

[Bren]

Guilty as charged I'm a huge big fat lard arse...SO umm your point was what? :rolleyes: I never said OR even implied that I have a lycra worthy bod myself.


Aint nothin to be ashamed of havin a nice fat rump....some of us guys dig that look...Does that arse look good in leather...if so then thats all that matters!:bleh: