Cage drivers definitely getting dumber

[Zedder]

All in a days ride, this is the sigh gently in helmet to ones self kind of stuff.

The things is Javawocky, that driver will carry on without learning anything. Maybe they didn't see you, or maybe they just didn't care but it's not good either way.

Ultimately, they end up knowing they can pull out on a biker (or anyone probably) with no consequences.

[Gianz]

This happened to me the other day in Custom st: I stopped at a traffic light behind a car on the right lane. Didn't bother moving to the left lane or to the front even though the left lane was empty. I was in no rush and the bike was cold, that kind of feeling.
A taxi stops on my left living a gap in front of him. I look at him and he tells me to pass in front. I say no with my head. I don't want to put in first and all that story.
Then he insists with signs for me to go in front. I start to get a bit pissed, the lights were close to becoming green and so I put in first and I start to make my way between his front right bumper and the left rear bumper of the car in front. there was probably 1.5 meters. At that point he accelerates and closes the gap stopping 5cm from my left leg and beeping the horn, sarcastically smiling at the same time. Fucking bastard, just very lucky I was in my best mood, I could have stopped my bike and took his eyes off with my leatherman. Instead i went in front of him and waited for the lights to almost become red again before passing, leaving him there alone together with his stupidity thinking at how short is his dick.

[Swoop]

What IS it with Red cars???

That is the road leading up to Paremoremo jail, so possibly visiting a less intelligent "resident"?

[Big Dave]

Only nerds say 'cage'.

[nzvlogger]

Only nerds say 'cage'.

bugger, ill have to work on that, thanks man

[BMWST?]

Its not pushing in, i had to go round him cause he was blocking the way through so i could cruse down the line to the lights.

i didnt say you were pushin in,just givin a reason why people MAY get pissed off....

[paturoa]

Only nerds say 'cage'.

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... do you realise that nerd is a compliment?

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

[Jay GTI]

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... do you realise that nerd is a compliment?

Nerds will one day rule the world... and they're about half way there already.

[FJRider]

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... do you realise that nerd is a compliment?

Yep ... it implies they have some intelligence ...

[FJRider]

Nerds will one day rule the world... and they're about half way there already.

IQ can be measured ... intelligence cannot be .... Never confuse the two.

[Jay GTI]

IQ can be measured ... intelligence cannot be .... Never confuse the two.

Oh I'm well aware of the difference (won't bore you with why) and that wasn't what I was talking about anyway.

[GrayWolf]

Ok so let me relate something from the OTHER side of the coin.
Tonight I left my works car park at about 6pm, still quite heavy traffic, two lanes that about 1.25k up the road splits into a feed to SH2 and a local secondary major road. where I join it limit is 50kph, turning into 70kph at the cake tin. So mr GN250 rider comes past me in traffic, all nicely ATGATT, lane splitting traffic moving at 50kph approx. Lane splitting was simply sitting between the rows of cars at a constant speed roughly 15-20 kph faster. By the 70k mark he is weaving in and out of the 2 lanes, no indicators no rear observations. The 'weaving' consisted of diving in front of a car at roughly 70-75 k when the traffic flow was between 45-55k. He basically was cutting into the tiny gap that rush hour drivers might leave between cars, then diving across the nose of another to keep 'car length hopping' ... I was lane splitting at about 50kph, and brother he was leaving me behind. After joining the motorway it took me from the Aotea quay filter till the filter joining SH2 at Ngauranga heading towards the hutt valley to catch up.. (I'm on a 1700cc bike).. At 70k, mr GN250 was still car hopping with no rear observations or indicators and i'd estimate doing 90k's.

Sorry guys but that's the OTHER side of the coin and he was simply riding with a total disregard for safety or with any roadcraft. Any of the drivers he 'cut up' would they be unjustified in getting pissed, sounding horns, flipping the bird etc, etc??

[Hoarn]

People like that tend to learn their lessons the hard way, and by the sound of it that won't be far away. Hopefully they only hurt themselves.

[FJRider]

Ok so let me relate something from the OTHER side of the coin.
Tonight I left my works car park at about 6pm ...

I hadn't realised GN250's were so awesome in ability ... I must get one ...

There are none so fearless ... as the unknowing ...

The rider merely enhanced the existing rep ... of bikers as a whole. We must thank him. The increase in ACC levys are valid after all.

[baffa]

Im sure the OP appreciates all the trolling from all the keyboard warriors.
Of course you dont need to lane split, going by the amount of time spent posting condescending remarks, you have all the time in the world.