Underpassing nightmares!!

[DrDee]

After riding from St Helliers to Albany everyday for the last two years I have one ongoing niggle that makes me angry just thinking about it.

The tossers that change lanes 50 times in the last 200m before the bridge to get one car space ahead, the idiots who 'duck' into gaps in other lanes just big enough to fit them without indicating (I mean it would be pointless wouldn't it? the whole manouevre only lasted a single blip of the bulb) and the try-hards in European cars/4x4's with one hand firmly pushing a phone into an ear while driving like someone is operating the car with an egg-beater... you sort of get used to them, and learn to look out for them. Riding bikes for a number of years really gives you the ability to kind of read driver types by watching them for a short while...

But damn them! DAMN THEM ALL!! sitting in traffic... but it wouldn't be traffic if the guy in the outside lane was doing more than 80kmh!. and when there are three lanes the dude in the middle lane is doing 79!!!! forcing everyone to battle to get around them in the left lane. Do these people not have rear vision morrors or something?? Maybe they are pace cars sent by the man!?? (Crap! where did I put my tinfoil hat?...)

I have thought about having one of those LED signs that the words scroll along mounted on the back of the bike, you could pre-programme it with phrases and have a selection of buttons on the handlebars to say things like "Use the left lane unless passing obviously doesn't apply to arseholes!"... or something like that...

Anyway I have had my rant, stressful day at work and all that...

[Groins_NZ]

After riding from St Helliers to Albany everyday for the last two years I have one ongoing niggle that makes me angry just thinking about it.

The tossers that change lanes 50 times in the last 200m before the bridge to get one car space ahead, the idiots who 'duck' into gaps in other lanes just big enough to fit them without indicating (I mean it would be pointless wouldn't it? the whole manouevre only lasted a single blip of the bulb) and the try-hards in European cars/4x4's with one hand firmly pushing a phone into an ear while driving like someone is operating the car with an egg-beater... you sort of get used to them, and learn to look out for them. Riding bikes for a number of years really gives you the ability to kind of read driver types by watching them for a short while...

But damn them! DAMN THEM ALL!! sitting in traffic... but it wouldn't be traffic if the guy in the outside lane was doing more than 80kmh!. and when there are three lanes the dude in the middle lane is doing 79!!!! forcing everyone to battle to get around them in the left lane. Do these people not have rear vision morrors or something?? Maybe they are pace cars sent by the man!?? (Crap! where did I put my tinfoil hat?...)

I have thought about having one of those LED signs that the words scroll along mounted on the back of the bike, you could pre-programme it with phrases and have a selection of buttons on the handlebars to say things like "Use the left lane unless passing obviously doesn't apply to arseholes!"... or something like that...

Anyway I have had my rant, stressful day at work and all that...

Well said and amen.

[DingDong]

There is no end the stupidity of some cage drivers

[Jackrat]

If you ever come across a tank truck sitting in the center lane on the southern,don't react,IT JUST MAKES ME LAUGH LOUDER.

[Wolf]

I have thought about having one of those LED signs that the words scroll along mounted on the back of the bike, you could pre-programme it with phrases and have a selection of buttons on the handlebars to say things like "Use the left lane unless passing obviously doesn't apply to arseholes!"... or something like that...

Yep. Often thought of having a Burroughs Plasma display (similar to the LED display) mounted front and rear - the one on the front would be programmed to display all the letters reversed so it's readable in the rear-view mirrors (assuming the tossers use their mirrors).

Messages like "Back off, fuck-head" for the rear and "If you can't make the speed limit, get off the fucking road" for the front - subtle stuff like that.

A small computer armed with "Dragon Dictate" or similar and a microphone in the helmet could be handy for those "unpredicted" occasions when you have to come up with the message on-the-fly.

Failing that, a range of generic messages like "Fuck off and die you brain-damaged goat-blowing luser!" (oops, lapsed into "Help Desk Mode" for a moment, there).

[zeRax]

If you ever come across a tank truck sitting in the center lane on the southern,don't react,IT JUST MAKES ME LAUGH LOUDER.

hahaha evil

[placidfemme]

If you ever come across a tank truck sitting in the center lane on the southern,don't react,IT JUST MAKES ME LAUGH LOUDER.

LMAO - At least we know there is one tank truck driver out there who keeps an eye out for bikers

[Odin]

I've thought of the same with the display on the back. I did though plan it for the car. An other thing for the cage would be to change the direction of the rear springler, pointing it so it would hit the trailing cars windscreen and put vegi oil in the spinkler tank

....and if we can take it just one step further, though it might require a rotating/unreadable numberplate. How about a paint ball gun mounted in a holster on the tank

[vifferman]

Are D'Auckland drivers (and maybe NZ drivers in general?) getting stupider, and more worserer? :spudwhat:

It seems to me that every day the standard of driving sinks to a new low.

Yesterday was bad for me; I thought the morning commute was "interesting" (yes - that's a euphemism), but the commute home wasn't much better. I was nearly home, when someone on my left didn't stop at the stop sign but drove out into the traffic, so when the lights changed he wouldn't have to give way. But, I was there, right by the front right of his van. I gave him a friendly litle tootle when he started to drive forward, and he glares at me, and gives me the finger! Hello? When did it become "I'll go if I want to", instead of "Give way to all traffic on your right"? So I'm the one at fault, because he didn't feel like giving way?!? He comes up behind me, fuming, flashing his lights, etc. I was seething, but afterwards I was glad I didn't have a weapon handy. Fucktard.
Him or me - take your pick....

[FEINT]

But damn them! DAMN THEM ALL!! sitting in traffic... but it wouldn't be traffic if the guy in the outside lane was doing more than 80kmh!. and when there are three lanes the dude in the middle lane is doing 79!!!! forcing everyone to battle to get around them in the left lane. Do these people not have rear vision morrors or something?? Maybe they are pace cars sent by the man!?? (Crap! where did I put my tinfoil hat?...)

I normally flash them..... if they don't see, I HORN THEM.... usually they move... Usually, they don't even realise that there is a WHOLE lot of cars behind them wanting to get past.

[Odin]

Guess there is the other tactic.... put on some Bob Marley aand just go with the flow. Getting upset will not do nothing to the "offending" driver. It'll just get you in a bad mood

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Kinda pleased I live in the Hawkes Bay. I think I saw four cars on the road this morning. Yep it is getting busy. Suppose it is normal for you big city people to see a few more from time to time? Never mind just relax and go with the flow. At least you have multi lane roads to change lanes in.

[myvice]

I've thought of the same with the display on the back. I did though plan it for the car. An other thing for the cage would be to change the direction of the rear springler, pointing it so it would hit the trailing cars windscreen and put vegi oil in the spinkler tank

....and if we can take it just one step further, though it might require a rotating/unreadable numberplate. How about a paint ball gun mounted in a holster on the tank

Gun, yes. Paintball? No. Bike to taxi seaking missiles...Priceless