Spring's here, time to die

[Drew]

Once again, you have failed to see the irony of what is said...
....I 80% agree with what you have said...the 20% in dispute is the is the use of the word 'deserve'...are you off the again?

Yes, I did miss the irony. Because what you said isn't ironic. The attitude toward cyclists is warranted in my opinion, toward motorcyclists, it's more stigma than anything.

Alright, I agree that "deserve" is not the right word though. Perhaps it is best to say, that I fully understand how someone can mow down a cyclist, and be completely perplexed at how the fuck it happened.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Fault schmault.

If an oncoming car pulled out in front of me to overtake, I'd back myself any day to swerve safely around it.

Exactly. Fault is irrelevant. Either you're capable of surviving on a bike, or you're not.

Hope those words don't come to bite your bum.

[scumdog]

Fault schmault.

If an oncoming car pulled out in front of me to overtake, I'd back myself any day to swerve safely around it.

Oncoming cars are easy enough to swerve around, so long as you're not off in a daydream at the time and you're not going so goddamn fast that you have no time or space to maneuver. Stay sharp and ride only within what you can see, or die.

Fuck I wish I was as good as you...
FIGJAM.

[pritch]

Fuck I wish I was as good as you...
FIGJAM.

Anybody can be a riding god sitting at their computer.

[oneofsix]

Anybody can be a riding god sitting at their computer.

it is the only place you can

[Drew]

Anybody can be a riding god sitting at their computer.

Everyone's a keybaord hero, one way or another.

[Metal Doctor]

Sure it is.

There are certainly people on this forum who would be well advised to get rid of their motorcycles and get a nice little car instead.

Riding motorbikes isn't for everyone, and this "DON'T GIVE UP, STAY IN THE SADDLE" bullshit does nobody any good.

Anyway. No point wailing and wringing hands. I'm sure this year won't be a statistically significant deviation from last year or the one before that. Every silly season's the same. It's why I put this thread up.

Motorcyclists die because they don't know how to control their machines, because they have a poor attitude, and because the price of error is so much higher than it is when you're in a car

2 of my friends died on the road, it was there own fault. but some of the guys stopped riding after that because it afected them so much watching 2 mates die in such a horrific crash. not trying to make a point or anything just adding my 2 cents worth.

[Katman]

Hope those words don't come to bite your bum.

Fuck I wish I was as good as you...
FIGJAM.

Anybody can be a riding god sitting at their computer.

it is the only place you can

Everyone's a keybaord hero, one way or another.

Mr Random's comment may have been a big call, but I'm all for big calls.

On-coming traffic gets plenty of my attention and if I spot anything that looks potentially threatening then I'm looking to position myself in the best place for evasive action should it be needed.

It's all about riding with ones eyes open and brain switched on.

[jellywrestler]

Everyone's a keybaord hero, one way or another.

clearly not you, you haven't even worked out how to spellcheck!

[Ocean1]

Mr Random's comment may have been a big call, but I'm all for big calls.

On-coming traffic gets plenty of my attention and if I spot anything that looks potentially threatening then I'm looking to position myself in the best place for evasive action should it be needed.

It's all about riding with ones eyes open and brain switched on.

I think you'll find Mr Random's comment was a piss-take. It's what he does.

It's what you do, too, you're just not aware of it.

Or much else...

clearly not you, you haven't even worked out how to spellcheck!

Like you?

[Katman]

I think you'll find Mr Random's comment was a piss-take. It's what he does.

It's what you do, too, you're just not aware of it.

Or much else...

I think you'll find you're wrong.

[Magnum Noel]

Hope those words don't come to bite your bum.

Ain't that the truth. Talk about tempt fate.

[Fatjim]

You know, its the unexpected that will kill you. You can go round spouting off how alert you are, or how good your reflexes and your handling skills are, but in the end, the unexpected will get you, now matter how hard you try to expect it. Trouble with NZ, is that there is far too much of the unexpected. Shitty roads, shitty drivers, shitty riders.

[Berries]

Shitty roads, shitty drivers, shitty riders.

Only to be expected.

[MrKiwi]

Mr Random's comment may have been a big call, but I'm all for big calls.

On-coming traffic gets plenty of my attention and if I spot anything that looks potentially threatening then I'm looking to position myself in the best place for evasive action should it be needed.

It's all about riding with ones eyes open and brain switched on.

And you're assuming the dead riders didn't do this? You have no idea whether they did or they did not and the fact that they died is no proof either way that they did or did not. Your implication being, of course, that they did not is utterly fictitious, insensitive and misinformed crap.