Tailgating

**boomer** · 18th February 2006, 14:44

Originally Posted by Weasel

Much damage to the bike?

none luckily; he just caught the tyre. hes was near on 7ft and a bloater and life had obviously dealt him a bad deck cos he was a ginga to boot.

I was abusing the fuck outta him and carried on doing so even when he got outta the car and i saw him get bigger.. and bigger and bigger and bigger.. my head was tellin me to shut up but my mouth kept going

**Karma** · 18th February 2006, 15:09

Originally Posted by boomer

none luckily; he just caught the tyre. hes was near on 7ft and a bloater and life had obviously dealt him a bad deck cos he was a ginga to boot.

Sorry dude... didn't know that was you

**runed** · 18th February 2006, 16:44

There's just too many fuckwits in the Cages in Remuera area.

I am so sick of tailgating cage drivers, they have NO IDEA there's no way they can stop in time if I slam on the brakes when there's a cat or dog run across the road.

WELL DONE mate,

A short story happened overseas,
A bike friend is in Big dump truck business who rides his scooter between office and truck yard accross the road, a cage driver drove a tailgating Skyline R33 took him out and did a runner just when he was turning and ride his scooter into his driveway in the office, he let the bike lying there, sprint into office, grab the key of the loaded 30 ton dump truck and follow the R33, who has no idea the truck driver was the bike rider he ran over minutes ago.
R33 driver arrived home, reversed his car into the driveway, walked into his house, seconds later the fully loaded dump truck reverse into the R33 (should I say ON TO) and the truck just drove off ..........

*sic · 18th February 2006, 17:54

man some people get some good ones back.

truck = win

**Adamski** · 18th February 2006, 19:03

Yeah I'd like to know how it is that the cage driver sat there with his window open and did nuttin while you strolled up and dissed him.

That being said I can understand your anger, I had a near miss from a taxi one time who just sailed right out of the top of Queen St while I was heading up K Rd towards Grafton, and when I pulled alongside him I let his fender have it 3 or 4 times with my steel tips by way of a hello

He didn't take it too kindly however and tried to ram me, some people

**Skyryder** · 19th February 2006, 16:09

Had a fuckwit years ago piss me off bout something, ( too long ago to remember) anyway I got out of my volkswagon, Ripped his sunglasses off twisted them and said that be ya neck next time and stormed off back into my car. Felt good. Wife was not impressed.

But if you realy want to take a chance open the drivers door pull them half out and slam the door aginst their ribs. Did that once to a guy driving an old 36 or 37 v8. They have heavy doors. Found out later I broke two of his ribs.

Skyryder

**jonbuoy** · 19th February 2006, 16:25

Yeah why do some drivers get so bitter and twisted about the fact that we can filter and be the first off at the lights?? Even if I didn't ride a bike I don't think I would care about that.

Maybe a biker ran off with his missus or something, sounds like he already had a grudge against em in the first place. Tailgating anyones a dangerous and stupid thing to do (jabbing your brakes on cause your being tailgated is equally dangerous) - I caused an accident on the motorway doing that in my more wreckless youth - no one hurt but I felt like a twat all the same.

**terbang** · 20th February 2006, 08:59

Yup I hate those tailgaters as well and I had a good laugh at your post..
I hope his House/Work/Garage keys were on the same bunch..
I'd keep an eye on yer back for a while in that area as when it all sinks in this guy is gonna be after blood..
Tail-gating seems to be of pandemic proportion in AKL with lots of evidence of it in the continual nose to tail fiasco you see on the motorways daily. Do the police ever nail people over it (cos they must see it a lot) or is it too difficult to prove..? I am sure the Insurance companies are sick of repairing front and rear ends in the AKL area..

**mattt** · 20th February 2006, 10:50

Thanks for all your positive feedback on this guys - I agree it is an ongoing problem, but something we all have to be aware of in day to day riding.

**Lou Girardin** · 20th February 2006, 11:57

I'm with dynamitus50, behaviour modification through fear.
The clown now knows he isn't safe in his cage.

**Grahameeboy** · 20th February 2006, 12:12

Originally Posted by Dynamytus50

Or maybe they will just think fuck i aint going to mess with a biker again cause they dont like having their margin of error deliberatley messed with and now i have to call someone to get my spare keys from home...

Always 2 ways to look at things I guess but I am with ImDying too......when you do this sort of thing you gotta thing of "what's the worse that can happen"....we moan about cages and, yep bloody funny but not good advertising, bikers will not be his flavour right now, he will tell all his mates...............doing nothing often gets respect......

Dare I say it ...2 wrongs and all that.....but don't get me wrong Matt good on ya for doing what you thought was the right thing to do...just agree with ImDying

**Grahameeboy** · 20th February 2006, 12:13

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

I'm with dynamitus50, behaviour modification through fear.
The clown now knows he isn't safe in his cage.

and we are safer now......our survey said ur ur

**imdying** · 20th February 2006, 12:19

You have to remember I have a plastic bike. If it were me, an he'd got out and kicked it over before I could take off (because I don't believe you'd be able to), my macho stupidity would've cost me big $$$$. Not to mention assault charges, hospital fees, whatever else came with it.

/edit: Cause lets face it, what would you do (assuming you were a testosterone fueled idiot) if some knob on a wank wank power ranger bike threw your keys?

**JWALKER** · 20th February 2006, 14:16

completely agree with what you did. i nearly did the same to a guy on sunday.
coming down the akaroa hill where there are lots of 25km and 35km corners not ideal for passing. had a newbie in between me and sniper and this lexus starts tailgating me all the way down the hill, naturally i had left car lengths space between me and the newbie in case they had to brake hard and the asshole passes me on the hills in between me and the newbir right up their ass, i really got wild. maybe need you to come down here imdying

**Grahameeboy** · 20th February 2006, 14:35

Originally Posted by JWALKER

completely agree with what you did. i nearly did the same to a guy on sunday.
coming down the akaroa hill where there are lots of 25km and 35km corners not ideal for passing. had a newbie in between me and sniper and this lexus starts tailgating me all the way down the hill, naturally i had left car lengths space between me and the newbie in case they had to brake hard and the asshole passes me on the hills in between me and the newbir right up their ass, i really got wild. maybe need you to come down here imdying

Geeze.........at least you only thought about it....often the best way to deal.......