Cagers and roundabouts..

**ZeroIndex** · 29th May 2006, 12:19

Why the hell are cagers such stupid idiots..
Last night, on my way to church, heading over the Boundary Road bridge (Hamilton), get to the roundabout (eastern side of the river), get halfway through it, and some stupid red mazda 323 hatchback (or something like that) drives straight in front of me..

hit the brakes, rear locks, and slides out a bit.. my left hand, which forgets about the clutch, subconciously finds the horn, which when I came to a stop, half a metre from the car, was still firmly holding the horn down..

I then take my thumb of the horn, my hand just lifts off the left handlebar, and my middle finger just stares blatently at the dolt sitting in the now-stationary red cage..

He then just drives off, without a word of apology.. I then start up my bike again, and finish my ride..

I was wearing my QUASiMOTO t-shirt last night, which I think had something to do with me not hitting the car.. Thanks Quasi

**buellbabe** · 29th May 2006, 12:34

What I'm hating about people at roundabouts is this new thing of indicating left then right and yet they are going STRAIGHT thru! What gives?? The potential for a f**kup is HUGE.

**ZeroIndex** · 29th May 2006, 12:37

Originally Posted by buellbabe

What I'm hating about people at roundabouts is this new thing of indicating left then right and yet they are going STRAIGHT thru! What gives?? The potential for a f**kup is HUGE.

If I indicate, when going straight through, it's only the left, to say I'm exiting.. but that's only if it's bigger than a 2.5 lanes: - meaning you actually have to turn to get to the other side, that it's not just a straight-through style roundabout

**buellbabe** · 29th May 2006, 12:51

Yeah that makes sense but I am talking about ordinary single lane roundabouts, I am seeing it happen alot. In fact only the other day the car on my right indicated left so I went... only to find them too close for comfort ( and beeping at me... to which they got the finger ) cos the driver was actually going straight thru!

**ajturbo** · 29th May 2006, 13:03

just a point here......

why is it that ONLY people from the Auckland area are complaining about this???

**pzkpfw** · 29th May 2006, 13:03

The "new" rules make perfect sense.

The problem is the dolts who don't understand.

(Who is doing that "indicating left then right" when going straight thing? That's wrong in ANY case).

I've had people going straight, indicate right (instead of left) when exiting... so I gave way when I didn't need to.

I've had people turning right, flick on their RHS indicator just as they apex... so I could have already decided they are probably going straight, and not give way.

I've had people indicate left for their exit, when going straight, before they've even passed the actual left hand turn... so I could have not given way when I should have.

etc.

As with anything, I assume everybody is at least as stupid as me, and give way until I can really see where they are going. (Unless I'm sure I can just go without waiting...).

Cheers,

**Wasp** · 29th May 2006, 13:10

one of my pet peeves is cars that find it too "hard" (or whatever other reason) to fucking indicate out of the roundabout!

i tell all my mates off: "If i can do it at 50km/h and 45 degrees with a tiny plastic knob......"

**Motu** · 29th May 2006, 13:15

If you are on a bike and rely on cars indicating on roundabouts to know where they are going - you are dead meat.....

**ZeroIndex** · 29th May 2006, 13:33

Originally Posted by ajturbo

just a point here......

why is it that ONLY people from the Auckland area are complaining about this???

i'm from Hamilton, and I started this thread..

..but in final note.. to sort out the problem, they should just remove all cages from the road

**twinkle** · 29th May 2006, 13:40

Originally Posted by ZeroIndex

..but in final note.. to sort out the problem, they should just remove all cages from the road

I can imagine the carnage resulting from the same bunch of idiots switching to motorbikes once their cars are gone

mind you i'd rather be knocked off by a bike than a car.

**ZeroIndex** · 29th May 2006, 13:42

Originally Posted by twinkle

I can imagine the carnage resulting from the same bunch of idiots switching to motorbikes once their cars are gone

mind you i'd rather be knocked off by a bike than a car.

i wasn't meaning take cars off the road, and move all drivers to bikes.. i was meaning, everyone that has a bike license keeps their license, and everyone else can take the bus or walk