Motorists swerving at bikes

[The Reibz]

Motorists tend not to serve at me, I'm usually going 220kph+ in a 50 on a double yellow lined area wit the front wheel at 1200 sky high.
The average slow cunt tents not to notice me...

[swbarnett]

Was on my morning ride to Uni the other day, pootling along (at the speed limit even) in the left lane of a dual carriageway lane stretch of road. Had just got onto a section that is raised and doesn't really have anywhere to go at the side, when some crazy bitch in a BMW SUV thing decides to merge straight into me. I got on the horn as soon as I saw her move, had to anchor it to get out of her way. Came up around the other side, gave her a couple of toots to get her attention, she didn't even look.
In that kind of situation it's not really worth escalating the situation, so I just gunned it to get out of the crazy bitch's killzone.
My exhaust is loud, and if she didn't hear that she must have at least heard my horn, but took no notice of either. We were side by side when she cut across into my lane, I don't see how she could have not known I was there.

I've had somebody do that to me. I followed them and had words. Turned out they were deaf.

[swbarnett]

I had a large truck swerve at me once on the Auckland motorway. Held my ground knowing that I could swerve into the lane beside me at the last second if necessary. The truck came to within a metre of me and then pull back. The vast majority of those that do this deliberately are just windbags that will back down when push comes to shove.

[Mike.Gayner]

I had a large truck swerve at me once on the Auckland motorway. Held my ground knowing that I could swerve into the lane beside me at the last second if necessary. The truck came to within a metre of me and then pull back. The vast majority of those that do this deliberately are just windbags that will back down when push comes to shove.

You're willing to bet your life on it?

[swbarnett]

You're willing to bet your life on it?

If I've got an extra lane beside me that I can move into at the last second, yes.

What I'm trusting my life to is my own counter-steering. This will get me into the other lane and away.

[Mike.Gayner]

I don't get that attitude though - if there's another lane, why not just jump into it straight away? Yeah sure, you don't get to show the truck driver how big your cock is, but why put your safety in their hands? Why not just jump in the other lane and get the fuck out of there?

[ricardohardo]

Bikers getting a bad rep at the mo with spate of recent accidents....do motorists jump on the band wagon and do silly shit as a result ? I find lane splitting on m.way people see you coming and slowing move over to stop you from passing...annoying


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[yevjenko]

You're willing to bet your life on it?

Exactly what I was thinking

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[yevjenko]

Bikers getting a bad rep at the mo with spate of recent accidents....do motorists jump on the band wagon and do silly shit as a result ? I find lane splitting on m.way people see you coming and slowing move over to stop you from passing...annoying


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I find the opposite in Wellington. Most people move out of the way for me, even if there is no way I'd get past.

I always thank them though

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[swbarnett]

I don't get that attitude though

I can see that.

- if there's another lane, why not just jump into it straight away?

Because maybe, just maybe, if you stand your ground until the last second they'll be the one to get the fright and won't do it again. If we run the other way at the slightest provocation we show the bullies that we can be pushed around. Number 1 rule of dealing with bullies is to stand up to them. During my school years I had occasion to find out first hand the consequences of both courses of action.

Yeah sure, you don't get to show the truck driver how big your cock is,

No need to. No matter how small mine might be I already know it's bigger than theirs through their actions.

but why put your safety in their hands?

When have I put my safety in their hands? I know the lane beside me is clear. I know I can quickly move into it and escape anytime I want. I am in total control of my own safety throughout the whole encounter.

Why not just jump in the other lane and get the fuck out of there?

As stated above, we need to stand up to bullies. Getting the bully to back down may just mean that they think twice about trying it with the next motorcyclist who may be less able to control the situation than I.

[swbarnett]

Bikers getting a bad rep at the mo with spate of recent accidents....do motorists jump on the band wagon and do silly shit as a result ? I find lane splitting on m.way people see you coming and slowing move over to stop you from passing...annoying.

You're on the wrong motorway. On the southern people see me coming and slowly (and sometimes not so slowly) move over to let me pass. Even large trucks.

[nzspokes]

So your recommendation is to escalate the situation by using stand over tactics and or commuting a crime?
Because that won't backfire at all.

Yes. This will make them think twice next time. And yes I have stopped on gone head to head with them. One truck driver apologized and a teenage guy had a wee cry.

[swbarnett]

Yes. This will make them think twice next time. And yes I have stopped on gone head to head with them. One truck driver apologized and a teenage guy had a wee cry.

Yeah, they're not so big without their weapon.

[Big Dog]

Yes. This will make them think twice next time. And yes I have stopped on gone head to head with them. One truck driver apologized and a teenage guy had a wee cry.

I agree with standing your ground even backing them of to a halt, but resorting to violence and vandalism is just plain wrong. I once pulled a driver out through his side window and gave him a stern lecture about how it was not funny to swerve at bikes or tailgate them. I also once took someone's keys out of the ignition and threw them into some bushes for changing lanes across my front wheel even though they saw me.

I also looking back see how I could have been arrested for either act.

Yes they broke the law first but two wrongs don't make a right.

I now see that letting the other persons stupidity put me in jail or worse would not make me a bigger man.

Yes if I had allowed each act of retribution to continue to escalate at that rate I would have been up for a serious crime by 22, 25 tops. Plus it would not have changed anything. Stupid is as stupi does.


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[Flip]

I had one try it on recently.

I was traveling south from Blemheim up over the Ward hills and came up behind a 4WD towing a 16' fiz boat. It was a black Nissan (power house) Terrano with a Hanes Hunter on the back.

This fucker would not pull over and use the left land on any of the passing lanes. Eventually I pulled into the slow lane and was about to go around him when his passanger opened his door to prevent me passing.

The funny thing is there is no way his passanger could hold the door open at 90 kph head wind. The fucker did a big swerve when the door was open and almost lost control of the vehicle. I dont know if he was distracted by the passanger opening the door or if he was just trying it on. The next opportunity i zipped past and flicked him the "english bowman salute".

I don't often run into these fuckers these days but they are out there, so be carefull.