Watch that driver

[FROSTY:Me]

this has probably been said a hundred times before but I saw a close call yesterday. Typical senario really.
Biker on (I think) a gsx600f was riding in front of me on a two lane road. I saw a car driver in the other lane look up into his mirror and pull straight out in front of the biker. no warning .
The biker had to take wild evasive action to avoid a crash.
It reminded me of something my dad told me when I first started riding.
" Son ride like everybody and everything is a homicidal maniac out to kill YOU"

[Marmoot]

You don't need a bike for that scenario......some stupid git just pulled in front of me for a U-ey.....And I was in a friggin 3litre car.

Not to mention the few number of times COP cars did that without indication either.

Until they barrier all medians with steel beams, always be prepared for that darned scenario.

[Ms Piggy]

It reminded me of something my dad told me when I first started riding.
" Son ride like everybody and everything is a homocidal maniac out to kill YOU"

Your Dad was sooooo right!

[Devil]

Out on sunday, twice... at the same roundabout, turning right, people didnt give way, they just drove through looking at me, one eventually slowed down when she was right next to me (on the phone), the other took off (already after I had to jump on the brakes).

Fuckers.

[Devil]

hmmm. I think I put too many comma's in there

[Marmoot]

Have to start learning the difference between the (1) looking at me eyesight, or (2) intimidating eyesight actually telling me "Look into my eyes and slow down. I'm not going to stop for you"

[toads]

Have to start learning the difference between the (1) looking at me eyesight, or (2) intimidating eyesight actually telling me "Look into my eyes and slow down. I'm not going to stop for you"

It blows me away how many times people have actually looked at me and pulled out in front of me anyway, I gotta agree, they are trying to kill me! Driveways are another case in point,

[Wenier]

Yea i got that today only i was in the car 100km area and this guy does a U-turn from the side of the road me goin wut the fuck is he doin brakin and endin up at 60km so i dont hit the fucker i mean really is everyone who doesnt ride a bike jus blind or stupid or a combination of both!

[wkid_one]

Have to start learning the difference between the (1) looking at me eyesight, or (2) intimidating eyesight actually telling me "Look into my eyes and slow down. I'm not going to stop for you"

This is one of the pitfalls of tinted visors - the inability to eyeball people. However it does mean you can perve at the chicks at the lights in the car next to you.

[pete376403]

When I see a car at the roadside or an intersection, which I suspect is going to pull out at me (thats all of them) I keep a watch on the wheels - I find I can see the wheels moving sooner than if I am watching the rest of the car. This could well be something to do with 50+ YO eyes but it works for me and I've not been whacked by a car in 36 odd years of riding/driving.

[Posh Tourer :P]

there was an interesting study in the herald recently about looking but not seeing... people can be concentrating on other things, and get the input but not process it. Cant find the link at the moment, but people asked to count the passes in a basketball game missed a person dressed as a gorilla walking through the middle of the screen, stopping and beating its chest. I think it was 2/14 that saw it, the rest thought the gorilla wasnt in the one they watched. Did anyone else see this and can they find a link to it?

[Drunken Monkey]

It blows me away how many times people have actually looked at me and pulled out in front of me anyway,

Don't know how many times I've heard that, but *cue drum roll*:

'Eye contact' does not necessarily mean the cager has seen you at all. Most of the time they're just looking through you.

You'll realise this is especially true when you remember you are wearing a tinted visor - they still appear to look right at your eyes!

[Lou Girardin]

That's when following them for a little discussion when they stop is appropriate.

[rodgerd]

That's when following them for a little discussion when they stop is appropriate.

Maybe, maybe not. Did you see the story in the papers a week ago about the bloke who got run over at a service station? Walking through the forecourt, some bloke almost nudges him, so he slaps the bonnet of the car. Psycho in the car rams him, so he rolls up on the bonnet. Brakes, the pedestrian rolls off the bonnet. Then the car driver rams him repeatedly into a barrier, shattering his pelvis and busting up his abdomen.

There are some nutters out there.

[Ms Piggy]

I just always ride now as if I am invisible to other traffic and (maybe it's slightly too cautious) if I'm coming out of a street that a driver is indicating to go into it I wait until they are at the corner and turning before I go. I found that assuming just doesn't work.