Grrr Road Rage

**justsomeguy** · 8th August 2005, 17:58

Originally Posted by Eurygnomes

The key also rips into your webbing between your fingers which hurts quite considerably, and takes ages to heal. Makes putting your motorcycle gloves on a huge effort in the morning. Apparently!

Well you are supposed to have your gloves on and the key wedged in as far as you can comfortably manage.

Anyway the best defence is to not be there in the first place. Use that throttle and your counter steering to get a few hundred meters between you in a few seconds. Such things are not worth losing any breath over.

**c4.** · 8th August 2005, 17:58

Having spent a year living in California

, I endeavour to stay as calm as possible when confronted with fools on the road. However, sometimes you find yourself in a situation where someone is really pissed at you, for reasons which may not be obvious to you (bad day, fight with the significant other etc etc).
In these situations I have discovered that the 'golden bullet' which will ward off (all nasties I've met) most physcopaths. I travel nearly everywhere with my digital stills/mpeg camera, bike and cage,(fits nicely in my pocket). If you start to take pictures, and they see this, you will find that most of the rage evaporates.
And if it doesn't, you have some lovely evidence for later.

Also added bonus of humour to show friends

**Virago** · 8th August 2005, 17:58

Originally Posted by Beemer

...............AAAGGGGHHH!!!!! I've just run my cursor over my green blips and found something horrible and grossly inaccurate! It says "Beemer is just really nice" - who the hell decided THAT! It's all lies!

Quick, let's all give Beemer some bad rep, he can't handle being nice!

**froggyfrenchman** · 8th August 2005, 18:00

have put my pocket knife through a few cage walls at intersections in the past. idiots really piss me off!

**Beemer** · 8th August 2005, 18:15

Originally Posted by Virago = Viagra

Quick, let's all give Beemer some bad rep, he can't handle being nice!

AAAGGGGHHH!!!! Beemer's a SHE - last time I looked anyways!

**Ixion** · 8th August 2005, 18:29

Originally Posted by c4.

Having spent a year living in California

, I endeavour to stay as calm as possible when confronted with fools on the road. However, sometimes you find yourself in a situation where someone is really pissed at you, for reasons which may not be obvious to you (bad day, fight with the significant other etc etc).
In these situations I have discovered that the 'golden bullet' which will ward off (all nasties I've met) most physcopaths. I travel nearly everywhere with my digital stills/mpeg camera, bike and cage,(fits nicely in my pocket). If you start to take pictures, and they see this, you will find that most of the rage evaporates.
And if it doesn't, you have some lovely evidence for later.

Also added bonus of humour to show friends

I carry a camera too - one of those cheap disposables. It is very useful, and it is surprising how quickly a ranting dickhead will back off when he realises he's on film. And worst case I've experienced was one prat who grabbed the camera and smashed it and then drove off, thinking he'd done something really clever. Which is why I use cheap disposables.

**mini_me** · 8th August 2005, 19:16

Originally Posted by pyrocam

(although Cheif wiggam would be most pleased)

c'mon people your not going to catch your criminals looking at your feet! get going now

another simpsons fan I see

**mini_me** · 8th August 2005, 19:23

Originally Posted by justsomeguy

Well you are supposed to have your gloves on and the key wedged in as far as you can comfortably manage.

Anyway the best defence is to not be there in the first place. Use that throttle and your counter steering to get a few hundred meters between you in a few seconds. Such things are not worth losing any breath over.

personally I'd rather use the carbon fibre knuckles on my gloves. Don't have to worry about loosing my m/bike key, but I totally agree about not being in the first place but sometimes it is outside of your control and the way I look at it is _most_ cage drivers who takes on a motorcyclist with a helmet, gloves and body armour on is gonna get whats coming to them (although you wouldn't be able to move around on the ground very fast but once you get in close enough you hold a distinct advantage)
mini_me

**scumdog** · 8th August 2005, 19:28

Originally Posted by Ixion

And I'm older than any of you (almost - I think there are 4 KBers I know of older than me, might be a few others)

Hey, listen dude, I notice no Date of Birth on your public profile so how do we know if ANYBODY is older than you???

**scumdog** · 8th August 2005, 19:31

Originally Posted by Virago = Viagra

Quick, let's all give Beemer some bad rep, he can't handle being nice!

Aaarghh! Man you are SO cruel, Beemer is tzzzz! Like hot man, she's a chick!!!

Y'all are letting the good old Southern boys down with your lack of perception man!!

(notice how the consumtion of multiple bottles of Inner Circle (Bad Boys - Bad Boys....) 9% rum has improved my literary skills, eh??)

**Virago** · 8th August 2005, 19:41

Originally Posted by Beemer

AAAGGGGHHH!!!! Beemer's a SHE - last time I looked anyways!

Oops, please accept my most humble apologies. I immediately assumed that anyone who is "just nice" must be one of us males........

**Virago** · 8th August 2005, 19:43

Originally Posted by scumdog

.......(notice how the consumtion of multiple bottles of Inner Circle (Bad Boys - Bad Boys....) 9% rum has improved my literary skills, eh??)

On duty tonight?

**mstriumph** · 8th August 2005, 19:52

............................

Originally Posted by Beemer

Holy shit, I'm over 40, didn't realise that classed me as old! Bastard! I'll be keeping an eye out for you, sonny Jim!ditto, ditto ....... take a number please!!

AAAGGGGHHH!!!!! I've just run my cursor over my green blips and found something horrible and grossly inaccurate! It says "Beemer is just really nice" - who the hell decided THAT! It's all lies!]

..... but

you ARE really nice? i mean, the oracle can't LIE??