Bikers who ride on Onewa Rd in the mornings...

[placidfemme]

Hey

My partner and I ride down Onewa Rd every morning to the motorway, and I've started to notice a pattern with certain cage drivers that deliberatly cause problems for bikers... I've started to take note on which type of cars these are and how they behave most mornings... and so in general, if any other bikers ride up Onewa Road, they can keep an eye out for these dangrous drivers...

There is a white VW Golf with a female driver, I've seen her 3 times in the last week. Most cage drivers move over a little and give bikers some room when they see/hear you coming, which is great. I've had this VW driver nearly squash me into a 18 wheeler truck, and the other two times I saw her, she moves over as close to the car next to her, making it impossible to get past...

This morning I was following another biker (With a white helmet on a bike bigger than 400cc - not sure as I only saw him/her from behind) down Onewa Road just before the traffic merges... We both slowed down next to a red car (A Holden no less... with a male driver), when the traffic started moving again he stay still, I had my indicator on, as did the biker infront, and him (cage driver) not moving made me think he was waiting for me (and the biker ahead of me) to pull in and merge... at the last minute the cage driver revved up and moved forward a lot faster than crawling morning traffic required, I swerved over to avoid being hit, as did the biker ahead, So I pulled in behind the Red car and then took off up the centre line...

A lot more incidents have happened, but from now on I'm going to keep a running record of dangerous cage drivers to keep an eye out for on Onewa Road.

Anyway... to the biker in the white helmet... I feel your anger too... I saw you shaking your head... proberly swearing away in your helmet....

Ride safe

[James Deuce]

.....

Anyway... to the biker in the white helmet... I feel your anger too... I saw you shaking your head... proberly swearing away in your helmet....

Ride safe

Good idea to warn people about people with personality disorders, but when things happen on the road waste no time, energy, or emotion shaking your head, swearing or geturing at the driver. While you're doing that you aren't concetrating on avoiding the next incident.

[hondacmx450]

kick there wing miror in and yell at the f$%ker i have no time for dick head cages that want to play with me on the road

[John]

when you get more skill and they seriously try harm you, take there mirror home with you or attack the window, you should see the shocked faces when you knock on the passengers window when they are trying to merge into your lane, I DONT RECOMMEND THAT THOUGH!

Also if they continue to be twats remeber regos' alot of people on here can ermm access these details..

[placidfemme]

I've seriously wanted to kick off a few side mirrors as I go... But then all the cage drivers around who see will automatically think all bikers are arseholes... and as we know... we're not... usually lol

But yeah, it's kinda hard to get a rego number as usually when something like this happens, your either too angry or shook up to even think about looking at the rego and trying to remember it the rest of the way to work... the most I can do is remember the colour and make of the car and sometimes the sex of the driver...

I understand that some riders are complete wankers (like the guy in the red/white leathers... who I think my partner had an experience with yesterday) but generally a lot of bikers are normal everyday people with lives and FAMILIES they'd like to return safely to, but that still doesn't give cage drivers the right to risk our lives because they have to wait in traffic...

[Badcat]

Hey

My partner and I ride down Onewa Rd every morning to the motorway, and I've started to notice a pattern with certain cage drivers that deliberatly cause problems for bikers... I've started to take note on which type of cars these are and how they behave most mornings... and so in general, if any other bikers ride up Onewa Road, they can keep an eye out for these dangrous drivers...

There is a white VW Golf with a female driver, I've seen her 3 times in the last week. Most cage drivers move over a little and give bikers some room when they see/hear you coming, which is great. I've had this VW driver nearly squash me into a 18 wheeler truck, and the other two times I saw her, she moves over as close to the car next to her, making it impossible to get past...

This morning I was following another biker (With a white helmet on a bike bigger than 400cc - not sure as I only saw him/her from behind) down Onewa Road just before the traffic merges... We both slowed down next to a red car (A Holden no less... with a male driver), when the traffic started moving again he stay still, I had my indicator on, as did the biker infront, and him (cage driver) not moving made me think he was waiting for me (and the biker ahead of me) to pull in and merge... at the last minute the cage driver revved up and moved forward a lot faster than crawling morning traffic required, I swerved over to avoid being hit, as did the biker ahead, So I pulled in behind the Red car and then took off up the centre line...

A lot more incidents have happened, but from now on I'm going to keep a running record of dangerous cage drivers to keep an eye out for on Onewa Road.

Anyway... to the biker in the white helmet... I feel your anger too... I saw you shaking your head... proberly swearing away in your helmet....

Ride safe

they just HATE that we don't have to wait - don't they...
anyway PF, thanks for the heads up.
maybe we should document troublesome cages on this thread on onewa from now on?

k

[placidfemme]

Yeah, I'm going to try to remember number plates from now on... just to give bikers a heads up when riding down Onewa Road... I've had so many close calls and tried different techniques to avoid them... risk of riding I know... but if something bad can be avoided by having someone more aware of potential dangerous drivers I'm more than willing to help

[Flyingpony]

but generally a lot of bikers are normal everyday people with lives and FAMILIES they'd like to return safely to

That's me as quoted above.

When in the car, I keep an extra eye out for bikers and give extra space when and where I can.

MMmm, I wonder how we can identify fellow bikers when they're in their car?
A KB sticker on the back window?

[Ixion]

Name and shame.

With rego's we can get names and addresses.

Half a dozen bikers turning up on the doorstep for a little talk about their dangerous driving practices will make them think again. Especially if the bikers are older chaps or ladies.

Could almost do with having a sticky for it

[Lou Girardin]

I've stopped using Onewa, usually go down Sylvan Ave. Less traffic and more corners.
If these cagers are regularly doing this, perhaps stopping alongside and pointing out their vulnerability in traffic would work, if it doesn't a mirrorectomy is in order.

[placidfemme]

I've stopped using Onewa, usually go down Sylvan Ave. Less traffic and more corners.
If these cagers are regularly doing this, perhaps stopping alongside and pointing out their vulnerability in traffic would work, if it doesn't a mirrorectomy is in order.

lol a mirrorectomy

I've been trying to think of a safe easy way to take down/remember the rego's without putting myself (and others) in added danger...

Maybe some type of magnet writting pad on the the tank... problem.. I'm right handed so would have to write with my left hand... with gloves on... more than likely while moving... not really an option...

Where I've noticed these cage drivers being overly dangerous is once you are past the Gas station at the bottom of Onewa Road, so inbetween the gas station and the motorway... with the traffic merging and the motorway right ahead it doesn't leave anywhere to safely pull over to jot it down...

Any ideas?

[James Deuce]

I think you're all insane. It isn't worth it.

[placidfemme]

I think it is. I've been riding behind my partner up Onewa Road and literally watched her avoid being hit (Deliberatly) by just cm's because of people like this... if it was just me... then yeah, lets ignore it, but it affects people I love and other bikers too...

[Krayy]

Doesn't Onewa Rd have a bus lane that goes all the way down it? If it does and you're riding in it, why the hell are these cagers moving into a bus lane?

[placidfemme]

Yes Onewa Rd has a bus lane... but the bus lane is only monitored after 6.30am. Which is after I go down there. Also the bus lane stops at the traffic lights near the gas station... once you go past the gas station its just 2 lanes, you go through the next set of lights after the gas station, the traffic starts to merge about 100m+ away from the last set of lights before the motorway.

Even with the bus lane... as many cars as possible try to sneak into the bus lane near where it ends, but after that it's each to thier own.