Way too close today.

[Zed]

Todays effort gave me much more of a fright than I let on in my original post.
If you go out that way,please be very very carefull.
Cheers an stay safe.

Nothing like a big scare to put things into perspective! I'm glad you came away 'physically' unharmed Jackrat.

[Ixion]

Positive replys,all good.
The thing that really bothers me is that I've ridden this road regularly for around twenty years an this is the third close call I've had in the last couple.
Once in my car an twice on my bikes.Every time it's been somebody on the wrong side of the road,an every time it's been up to me to avoid them.
A death up there resently was the same thing.
Awhitu Rd is a darn fine road for a bike,but after today I'll be avoiding it.
Todays effort gave me much more of a fright than I let on in my original post.
If you go out that way,please be very very carefull.
Cheers an stay safe.

I've had a couple of people, car drivers not bikers, tell me that they've had scares on that road. And I've seen them myself, nearly half a cars width over the line.

If I go uo the peninsula I keep WAY away from the centre line. Don't know why it is though , just seems to be a local habit.
Ones I saw, didn't even need to be over the line, ie not going too fast for the corner and drifting or anything, just basically driving down the centre of the road.

Maybe some folk haven't adapted yet to it not being gravel any more ?

Glad you got through OK.

[mono]

Keep riding with skills like that, and you just might rise to the rank of jedi master.

[Lou Girardin]

This is the biggest killer on our roads. Everywhere you go you see wankers driving either on the centreline or over it. I guess it's too hard to demonise the "failing to keep lefters"

[scumdog]

What pisses me off is that failing to keep left/crossing yellow 'no passing' lines/overtook without 100metres visibility etc all only incur a $150 ticket!!!

For the carnage that results when one of the above goes wrong the law isn't sending out a very strong message.

[vifferman]

What pisses me off is that failing to keep left/crossing yellow 'no passing' lines/overtook without 100metres visibility etc all only incur a $150 ticket!!!

For the carnage that results when one of the above goes wrong the law isn't sending out a very strong message.

That's just STUPID!
I got $300 and 40 points for passing in a passing lane!
(Disclaimer: No-one was harmed in the making of this ticket)

[DingDong]

The last thing we need is another KBer down... one at a time please.

Good skills dude... its amazing how little room a bike really needs.

[Lou Girardin]

The last thing we need is another KBer down... one at a time please.

Good skills dude... its amazing how little room a bike really needs.

It's amazing how narrow you can make your bike by sucking in your cheeks. (both pairs)