How do you react after being cut off?

[over5tayer]

No it won't. It won't teach her anything, she'll just think you are a cock. Just calm down...

forgot my sarcasm sign . But yea, i agree with the rest of what you said - except for the part about not hearing my engine .

[Gremlin]

Considering I do 15k a year around Auckland, and with less than 10 hours under my belt I was off commuting to Uni etc, if I let every car that cut me off get to me, I would have died an early death long ago.

Letting it get to you alters your mentality, through anger, frustration, whatever, and will make you miss the danger signs of other possible issues on the road.

I let out a bit of a sigh, as my suspicion is proved correct, and carry on. Getting angry doesn't do anything. Maintain a calm head and ride defensively. It doesn't matter who's in the wrong... you lose either way.

[ducatilover]

Should have read the first post, I voted thinking you meant a real close call. I've had a few knobs swerve at me deliberately, but, being the paranoid prick that I am, they haven't hit me yet. I just follow them 'till they pull over and have a quiet word, otherwise I tickle a mirror or door.
I know I'd change how I think if I was the wanker in the car.

I might invest in a Colt 1911, just to re-enforce the fact that I hate dick heads.

[jonbuoy]

That was being cut off? Roads must have got a lot more gentle since I left NZ. Looked just like a normal day on the way to work here, nothing in those vids that you won´t see time and time again in a car or on a bike. Trick to being a good road rider is anticipating those moves.

[Dave Lobster]

Im 19 - i am trying to wise up and leave my 'immature' past behind - .

It's not working.

[Genie]

Ha...got cut off rather blantantly for the first time yesterday...Lord knows how the man didn't see me, but he didnt'. I saw what he was up to before he put on his indicator so had plenty of time to duck and cover and ease my way through the gap, tooted my gay sounding horn at the gentleman and rode off happy in the knowledge that I anticipated his move and made it home safely. One day I will meet thie gentleman (work vehicles have a way of being recognised and I know his boss), and I shall politley point out to him just what a toss pot he was/is.

What we all need to remember that we are personally responsible for our own safety...no body esle. Stay sharp, stay upright and happy.

[over5tayer]

... Letting it get to you alters your mentality, through anger, frustration, whatever, and will make you miss the danger signs of other possible issues on the road.

I let out a bit of a sigh, as my suspicion is proved correct, and carry on. Getting angry doesn't do anything. Maintain a calm head and ride defensively. It doesn't matter who's in the wrong... you lose either way.

good advice. I often find myself focusing so hard on 1 hazard that i completely miss other obvious ones. I also find that if i dont keep myself at least slightly entertained on my commute that my short attention span kicks in and i start to 'zone out'.

That was being cut off? Roads must have got a lot more gentle since I left NZ. Looked just like a normal day on the way to work here, nothing in those vids that you won´t see time and time again in a car or on a bike. Trick to being a good road rider is anticipating those moves.

yes these are everyday occurrences - i didnt post the videos to brag about my big 'near death experience'. I have seen/been involved in some actual close calls in my old cage and do know the difference. These were all i had from the past 2(ish) weeks of recording.

.... Stay sharp, stay upright and happy.

hmm, wonder if i'll be able to stay upright in this wind over the bridge today. Is there anyone else deciding to take other means of transport? i'm 6ft 68kg and my bike only weighs in at 140. Even small gusts seem to throw me around in my lane. I've never ridden over the bridge in anything this strong - reckon i should take the bus?

[tracyprier]

Commuting on the motorway you see this sort of stuff all the time. My response is to have extra fog lights on the bike, always on which DOES make you more visible, always make sure I am "switched on" and situationally aware... and always, always install air horns

My previous bikes had the room for normal separate compressor/horn types but the sic-fiddy doesn't so I fitted a Stiebel nautilus compact (which now comes in a waterproof version)... 130db of bowel-loosening blare baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

... and as others have said, don't get bent out of shape when stuff happens, deep breath and relax and once you are in front of them a disparaging shake of the head as expressing a "oh deary me... what a wally"

cheers
Tracy

[slofox]

Yeah, as a subaru-driving, gixxer riding geriatric from Hamilton you're nobody's stereotype

Fixed that for ya...you left out the most important part!

[Smifffy]

Ok, let's take another tack with this, and assume the OP isn't crapping us out with his claims of wanting to improve and gain wisdom.

We've all had a good laugh and abused him for his actions, now let's try and help him and others by coming up with a consensus on how he might handle similar situations in the future.

First up it would seem the consensus is that the 1st vid wasn't a cut up at all, and should just be expected.

The second vid seems a little closer, and may have been managed better by being more assertive in positioning himself on the road.

Neither were really worth stewing over, but both were worthy of reviewing and working on improving for next time.

Good on the OP for posting the vid, we've seen plenty of threads before about being cut off by some cock in a yuppy/ricer wagon du jour, and how the rider taught them an excellent lesson by gesturing/braking/following etc. In reality those cut ups were probably no worse than the OP's vid.

[Gremlin]

Fixed that for ya...you left out the most important part!

Point... you missed it.

No-one cares about Suzukis... especially GSXR's

[Blackshear]

Mine's louder

EDIT: Pity we never got that Forrester on film.

[PrincessBandit]

Awwwww, jumping on the Stebel wasn't an poll option
(sorry about the sound, it's one of those cheapy 1-day cameras)

That was awesome! Hubby bought a stebel for each of our bikes recently and I can't wait to have mine fitted. In all honesty there haven't been many times I've had to resort to the horn (a bit of an embarrassing fart type parp, mine currently is anyway) but I'm sure that sooner of later I'll be very happy to have a meatier horn at my disposal.

hmm, wonder if i'll be able to stay upright in this wind over the bridge today. Is there anyone else deciding to take other means of transport? i'm 6ft 68kg and my bike only weighs in at 140. Even small gusts seem to throw me around in my lane. I've never ridden over the bridge in anything this strong - reckon i should take the bus?

Aim for the innermost lanes. Last thing you want is to be blown over the sides! Alternatively look for a nice big van or truck (even a, heaven forbid, big fat SUV) to play buddies with for gust protection.

[ellipsis]

...lucky we dont have milk in bottles anymore...you might just find it dangerous making a cup of tea..

[over5tayer]

...lucky we dont have milk in bottles anymore...you might just find it dangerous making a cup of tea..

i see what you did there.

You are implying that I specifically started this thread to show the NZ biking community my ‘close shave with death’. You then relate the absence of danger witnessed in these videos with the analogy that glass milk bottles carry a similar level of threat. Your statement then proceeds to say that if glass milk bottles were still in circulation, my beverage of choice for watching Coro Street would no longer be tea, it would be something safer to make.