F***king cage drivers!

[yod]

I travel a 100km round trip to work each day, from Palmerston to Marton, so I'm loving that I get so much riding time in!

Nice, are you going out the Halcombe road? If not, you should be!

[george formby]

Do not let emotions dictate your actions when your on your bike.

[oneofsix]

Do not let emotions dictate your actions when your on your bike.

+1 but please continue to let them flow on KB

[NinjaNanna]

This.

I wouldn't call it stealing and the Swift driver should have checked before trying to pull out but, from what you've described, it sounds like they just wanted to overtake as well. Which is very different from trying to stop you from doing so.

This is the kind of thing you have to be aware of always as it is always likely when you get to a prime passing opportunity that someone else will be thinking the same thing as you.

If there is a wide open gap I generally let cars over take first (same goes for overtaking lanes) lets face it on a bike over taking opportunities aren't exactly rare.

[Scuba_Steve]

I'm in 'sunny' Palmerston North - it's been 3 months and I still don't like it lol

and you never will...

P.S. something else of note, you are in what is rated the city of NZ's worst drivers, so get used to ALOT of absolute fucking dipshits

[Maha]

Do not let emotions dictate your actions when your on your bike.

.....all those damn bugs on my new bug catcher...oh wait! thats what its there for...

[Punchy]

Kiwi Wanker

A site for all New Zealand dickheads.

Nice work showing a new member what it's really like.

[unstuck]

And in rode sir galahard.

[sinfull]

Sorry !.....

[Genie]

They clearly didn't hear you over the roar of the Suzuki Swift

He's on a Ninja ... they're they don't exactly roar either

Bloody hell woman, who shit in your coffee this morning

I hate coffee....I was not meaning to be mean, in my head it was so funny.

Sorry if I've posted in the wrong section?

I've not been riding very long and it was my 1st 'holy shit' moment with a car.
I ride with an 'every asshole is out to get me' point of view, but don't yet have the confidence to lane split, so I'm pretty cautious when it comes to overtaking.

I appreciate I've got a lot to learn and it's the risk I run by choosing to ride a bike.
I was just ranting, as the post thread states.

Thanks for the welcomes

You've posted just right.....you're right too, all those cage drivers are out to kill you, none of them see you so it is up to you to keep yourself safe. And now the next time you drive in a cage you will see so much more, you have much to learn, as do I. Stay safe.

Loud pipes save lives....

Yeah. I got hooked up with a rather loud Two Brothers...luv eet!!!

How long have you been shooting up testosterone?

Welcome .... glad you arrived on the scene, you can guide this young man/women (not sure as gender is marked female but there was mention of a flat chest! I'm confused again

[Genie]

Sorry !.....

Is this all your fault?

[bogan]

P.S. something else of note, you are in what is rated the city of NZ's worst drivers, so get used to ALOT of absolute fucking dipshits

Seriously? I would have thought cities with traffic jams and shit would contribute to more stupid behavior and inattention. Maybe everyone in palmy is just depressed and whiny cos of the whether Sun-strike contributory accidents must be pretty rare here though right?

[scumdog]

Dear Suzuki Swift Owner

I realise that because you couldn’t afford a car that can exceed 170km/h, you feel a strong need to compensate for yourself. I also realise that you wake up each morning and put on your “I’m going to drive like an inconsiderate fuck face” hat.

I’d just like to say thank you, for driving at 80km/h in a 100 zone. I’d also like to thank you for whatever dumb fuck brain cell in you imbecilic mind thought it was a smart idea to try to cut me off.

It must have been hard hearing the roar of my 250 as I travelled behind you; I can understand how that would upset you whilst driving a 1.5L. And as you watched me indicate to overtake you, your inconsiderate fuck face hat clearly kicked into overdrive, as you swerved almost completely out into the oncoming lane, in a pathetic attempt to prevent me from getting past you.

I’m not sure what was sweeter, giving you the finger as I passed you, overtaking the other 8 cars you were stuck behind in one sweep, or finally taking the next corner AT SPEED, which I’ve been trying to do for weeks.

Mr cage driver, you are an ignorant feeble excuse for a road user, I hope your POS swift gets sucked under a truck!

Sincerely

Willie Ranger

Probably a motorbike rider driving in the manner he (and lots of other bikers do) normally rides...

[sinfull]

Is this all your fault?

Why not ? I don't care if she had trouble keeping up with a little commuter, or for that matter what anyone thinks of me sooooo yeah

[PrincessBandit]

Ignorant road users are a pita for any other road user - there are plenty of self-absorbed motorists who hold up traffic, speed up when you go to pass, take up the passing lane level with another vehicle ensuring nothing can get past in either lane, the list goes on.

The red mist can so easily be enticed from us, especially for riders who have machines capable of leaving slower vehicles in the dust but are caught in a speed bubble. Biding your time and then passing with brain and self-preservation mode still engaged is the best way to go. Planting your foot or twisting that throttle wide open out of frustration is a oneway route to disaster (sooner or later).