Cagers. What gives?

[5150]

So this morning I am riding my bike to work. Only 5 minute ride but with three "T" intersections that in all cases I have an "assumed" right of way as I am turning from the main road into a seccondary road. All three had cars turning right which had to give way to all traffic on the main road. In all three cases the cars stopped then started creeping out while scanning the road to left and right. In all three cases they failed to see me slow down and turning.

My question is: How do you fail to notice a bike rider approaching the intersection at 20-30kms an hour, on bright Gold coloured bike wearing a fluro helmet with light grey jacket AND indicating to turn right?

Am I Mr fucking INVISABLE????
In two cases drivers stopped and aknowledged their mistake and let me through. In the third case the wanker in the cage looked at me straight in the eye and still kept pulling out to turn right. For his troubles he got a nice steelcap in the passanger door to remind him to give way next time he aproaches an intersection with give way sign.


Saddest thing was that all this happened within space of 5 minutes and within 2-3 kilometres of eachother.


And they say us bikers are the dangerous lot.......

[Armi]

That is all

[Murray]

am i mr fucking invisable????

who said that???

[Stirts]

What gives?

PEOPLE IN CARS, ONLY SEE CARS!!!

[bogan]

Only 5 minute ride but with three "T" intersections that in all cases I have an "assumed" right of way as I am turning from the main road into a seccondary road.

Did they have give way/stop signs or not? If it was all unmarked, your assumed right of way, is wrong.

[superman]

Do you toddle up to intersections just going straight and narrow?

Thin objects have terrible motion camouflage. I always end up floating to the right of the lane back to the left and back to the right. Haven't had anyone "not see me" at intersections for ages.

Though I might just be having a good streak.

[BAY CITY MOTORCYCLES]

Unfortunately you need to accept it and ride accordingly which a I know is a bunch of arse but simply the way it is.
I was knocked off by a truck of some discript at a roundabout...legally his fault...painwise my fault as in reality I should have read his mistake.

If it's bigger than you...give way

[Indiana_Jones]

Assume no one has seen you and treat all other road users as fucking idiots.

As it's been said above, the laws of physics are not in your favour. Give way to the bigger object even though you may be in the right.

-Indy

[5150]

Did they have give way/stop signs or not? If it was all unmarked, your assumed right of way, is wrong.

Give Way signs in all three cases

[5150]

Assume no one has seen you and treat all other road users as fucking idiots.

-Indy

Trust me. I have been doing it for years. I think that is the only reason i am still alive and kicking.
I always make sure I make eye contact with them. If I don't, then I assume they didn't see me.

My point of the story was that people must be blind if they fail to see ANY brightly coloured object in their path and only fixate at compleating a given task at all costs. Incidentally that is how most "pilot Error" plane accidents happen. The narrow mindlessnes that makes people accomplish a set task at all costs without looking at alternatives and without giving the consequences a seccond thought. It is just a way the human brain works. We take small things for granted.

[Gremlin]

If it's bigger than you...give way

What kind of silly school did you go to? In the last few days, I've had 2 pedestrians, completely jaywalking, against red lights etc, walk across in front of me.

The one last night, it's raining, I'm completing a turn into a side street, about 9pm at night. Pedestrian walks across the road, from my right to left, never LOOKS at the road, and finally looks up as the headlight is dazzling him, and I'm almost stopped, about 1-2m from him. He mouths "Oh shit, sorry", I shake my head.

Humans really are that dumb...

[Katman]

The narrow mindlessnes that makes people accomplish a set task at all costs without looking at alternatives and without giving the consequences a seccond thought.

Sounds like a lot of motorcyclists.

[5150]

Sounds like a lot of motorcyclists.

Agreed but fortunately there are still some among us that think before they yank their right hand

[ac3_snow]

What gives?

PEOPLE IN CARS, ONLY SEE CARS!!!

not true, sometimes people in cars see a motorbike lane splitting in their rearveiw mirror, and feel it is their duty to stop this absurd behavior by attempting to crush you between the car next to you.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Am I Mr fucking INVISABLE????

obviously you are not invisible. but you should proceed as if you are. Not only that. you should proceed not as if the drivers are negligent, or careless*. but as if they actually are homicidal maniacs who WANT to KILL YOU. That way, enlightenment comes.


*or they might have been holding in a large poo, as I found myself this morning.