Damn Cagers!

[Lias]

On my way back from lunch today, I saw a young bloke struggling to push his bike up a hill. Cagers had been whizzing past him and ignoring him, so I stopped to give him a hand. Turns out his chain had snapped on the corner at the bottom of the hill, and he was trying (and failing) to get his bike up the hill so he could push it the rest of the way home.

Steams me up that all these cars passed him and wouldnt stop and help because he was on a bike. We all know that if he'd been some hot young blondie trying to push a cage they'd have been stopping left right and center. Ignorant prats in cagers need beatings.

/rant

[zeRax]

good job dude, what bike did he have btw ;0?

[Maximus]

Ignorant prats in cagers need beatings.

That say's it all really!

Good on ya for stopping though

[placidfemme]

Good on you for stopping... Cagers do suck... Last year my partner came off her bike near Albany village, she went skidding one way, the bike went the other... I saw her go down in my mirrors, and pulled over as safely as possible and ran to check she was ok. About 9 cars drove "around" (at least not "over) her, but not one stopped and asked if she was ok, or to help pick up her bike and bits of farings and mirror all over the road.

[Waylander]

Heh yea cagers only care about themselfs for the most part. If they are gonna help sombody they better get something out of it.

But then they tend to think the same thing about us...

One of the most important rules to biking for me is to always stop and help fellow bikers. We get enough crap and disrespect from everyone else out there without doing it to ourselfs. Good on ya for helpin out mate and when I'm allowed to again expect some green.


Ps anyone every tried explaing to a cager why you call them cagers? It's like trying to teach algebra to a rock.

[crashe]

Yep I know what ya mean mate....
My bike stopped suddenly at the Newton Road offramp set of lights....
So I was pushing it up Newton Hill towards Symonds St to take the bike to Mt Eden. Well cars whizzed past me - not one car stopped... and I even spotted two people I knew.... but they were already committed to going on the Newton onramp... well one was driving a bus.....lol. Anyways this dude on a m/bike stopped and he offered to go up to Mt Eden to organise a truck from them to come and collect it... Thanks to that dude. So I continued to struggle up the hill.... ok my bike is heavy to push up hill.

When this guy and a woman were going my way but on the other side of the road. He crossed over and took the bike and pushed it up that steep hill for me... Now It took him a few goes as well... yep he had to stop and start. We chatted.... as we finally got to the top. The dude on the bike came back to say that the truck would be along soon... I thanked the guy on the bike for doing that. The guy who helped my I thanked him so much for his help.... He and his gal were on ther way home... Just into Symonds St the truck arrived..... so rather than putting it up on the truck at that point I just was able to roll the bike all the way there to the shop..... well it was downhill from Symonds St....

But you are right, cars usually dont stop to help.

But once when I ran out of gas as I turned off at Tat South offramp. There I was again struggling to push my bike... believe me there is a hill there. The bike had heavy stuff on the back strapped on, I took off my leather jacket tied it to the bike and somehow tied my helmet on as well. It was a hot day.... pushing about 10 feet and getting my breath back. When this dude in a ute stopped and came back with a gas tank.. with just a little bit of fuel... He put what fuel he had in it.. and had trouble geting it going.... Shoved the choke on and it started... he said dont worry about ya helmet ride like the clappers to the gas station.... yep it was 800 metres up the road.... This dude also rode bikes and knew what it was like... so thanks to that dude as well.

So I guess it is only bike riders when they are out driving cars will stop and ask if you need help.

But when I dropped my bike just before getting on the Newton Onramp....
Oil and grease on the road and drizzling.... all the cars stopped and everyone ran over to get the bike off me... well I was trapped underneath it.. so thanks to those people as well.

[Marmoot]

Ignorant prats in cagers need beatings.

/rant

So...uh....how many times you have stopped to help cagers?

(or are we similar to them in mentality but only with different vehicles?)

[vifferman]

I'm not sure it's just car drivers, or people in general that don't help out. It may be that in the cases mentioned it was awkward to stop, or the ones who didn't stop didn't have time to? :spudwhat:

I've had to push my bikes a few times (because I was too lazy/stupid to fill up with petrol when I knew it was low). One time, a guy helped me push it the last 25 metres or so (uphill, and I was nearly had it). Turned out he was an ex-TL1000 rider, and he said, "Mate - I know how heavy a bike is to push!".

The times I've gone down on the road, I've had people driving cars stop to help. Last time, I had quite a wee group of people, including a doctor and a nurse! And some guy who lived nearby rang me to ask what I wanted to do with my bike, and parked it up at his place. There are good non-biking folx out there.

[Marmoot]

I've had people driving cars stop to help.

same here....a couple in a volvo (yeah...volvo...) lend me their cellphone to call for help when my bike ran out of petrol. But there were a couple of bikes whiz past when I was trying to push it uphill on Cook St.

[justsomeguy]

I had two people (one with a fire extinguisher) stop to help me when my cage caught on fire.

Thanks to that guy only the engine burnt as opposed to the whole car.

It's not cagers but some people who are bad......

Most of us here drive cages too - don't you??

[Ixion]

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One of the most important rules to biking for me is to always stop and help fellow bikers. We get enough crap and disrespect from everyone else out there without doing it to ourselfs. Good on ya for helpin out mate and when I'm allowed to again expect some green.
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YES. Tis the unwritten rule and the unholy gospel. You ALWAYS stop to help a biker in trouble. No matter what.

Fail in this, the ultimate commandment, and the biker gods will always take note. Your front wheel will fall off in the middle of a tight corner with sheer drops on each side and a 20 ton lorry up your [ass/arse delete whichever don't rock your boat]. And your crankshaft and camshaft will exchange places and all your pistons will be ejected out through the exhaust pipe.

Tis just what you do if you're a real biker.

[TonyB]

Don't worry- it's not just us they won't help:
My wifes car broke down at an intersection. She started pushing it, instead of helping her push the bloke behind just kept beeping his horn.

A middle aged ladies car broke down on a main Chch road. She was struggling to push it by herself. I stopped ran back about 100m to help. Still no one had stopped, people were beeping at her and waving their fists etc.

A truck lost a load of uPVC pipes on main north road- went across both lanes. I was right behind him so I stopped and helped him get them off the road. All the twats in their cars just sat there and waited.

But then I've also had examples where people will stop and help if you're in the middle of nowhere- thanks to the diesel mechanic who stopped to fix the carby in our old Datsun Sunny between Hanmer and Springs on new years eve many moons ago...

[MSTRS:Me]

I will stop if able & obviously needed. Don't matter what kind of vehicle I'm in/on at the time. Lots won't for fear of the bash (rare, but happens)

[James Deuce]

It's not the fact that they are car drivers that stops them from helping, as Tony has already observed.

Stop wasting energy on negative feelings and enjoy the positive feedback you are getting from helping someone out.

[Fart]

When did all this happen? Feint and I were at Mt Eden Cycles today, but didnt see you. We were there around 2pm. We would have stopped to help out if we saw you. Good to see taht someone did stop to help. Good on ya mate.