I (and the Missus) survived the weekend - just

**Quasievil** · 19th July 2004, 12:49

The lever you use on the side of the steering wheel is for turning the car isnt it?, you change lanes with it, it just happens to make a light flash at the same time.

**Firefight** · 19th July 2004, 12:52

Originally Posted by Quasievil

The lever you use on the side of the steering wheel is for turning the car isnt it?, you change lanes with it, it just happens to make a light flash at the same time.

On ya Quazzie

F/F

**scumdog** · 19th July 2004, 12:53

Originally Posted by Milky

when riding in auckland, those orange things on cages are known as 'confirminators' and are seen to be used accordingly

And you always activate them just as you start to change lanes etc, - to activate them before you start your manoevre (sp) means you might wear the bulbs out early and have to buy new ones.

**merv** · 19th July 2004, 13:05

Originally Posted by scumdog

And you always activate them just as you start to change lanes etc, - to activate them before you start your manoevre (sp) means you might wear the bulbs out early and have to buy new ones.

... and someone else might misunderstand you and think its time to move up quickly to block your path.

**6Chris6** · 19th July 2004, 13:19

Originally Posted by merv

... and someone else might misunderstand you and think its time to move up quickly to block your path.

Ahh, you must be an ex Aucklander then

**merv** · 19th July 2004, 13:21

Originally Posted by 6Chris6

Ahh, you must be an ex Aucklander then

Nah but funny there are some just like it down here. I'm a Hawkes Bay man myself but have been stuck in Wgtn for more than half of my life now.

**toads** · 19th July 2004, 16:05

I know exactly what you mean, it's shocking the way other drivers treat bikes , I think they think you are only using a small part of the road and you can easily swerve to avoid a collision, the problem being is while that might be true you can't mind read as well. Damn scary glad you and your partner are ok

**marty** · 19th July 2004, 19:24

hey bykey - that wasn't you who kangarooed out of the give way on druces rd onto kerrs rd about 3.45 today, thought about it, realised that if you stopped you'd be t-boned by my mitsi, then rode off shaking your head....was it?

i had a little chuckle to meself i did

**Two Smoker** · 19th July 2004, 19:34

Hey BC, you sound like my old man hehehe, he has done some "afterridewhenimbackatwork" visits too.... Nail the bastard i say....

Can't say i have a problem with cages passing me, as they never really can.....

AAAAAHHHHHH CAGES!!!!!!!!

**Skyryder** · 19th July 2004, 19:40

Pleased that you and the Missus are OK etc. We you down here in Christchurch.

Skyryder

**dangerous** · 19th July 2004, 20:30

IMHO car and some bike riders are becomming VERY lazy nowdays, by this I'm talking about the ones that drive (not drift) over the center line when going around a right hander all because they are too forking lazy too turn the bloody wheel/bars.
There is NO excuse for this as there is plenty of room in the left hand lane. I find when following a car doing this I am uncertain weather to pass or not as who knows what the hell they are going to do on the next bend. And then theres the ones doing it while comming towards you apart from making you soil ya undies it causes you to stand the bike back up cocking the corner up

ps: good to see that BC suvived yet another normal w/e on the bike.

**Lou Girardin** · 19th July 2004, 20:32

Jeez, it happened three times coming home tonight. I'm getting back on the Bandit. At least on that, you're past before they cross the lane divider. The Harley's too much of a slow target.

**bgd** · 19th July 2004, 20:42

Over here they teach us to only indicate if it provides advantage to either you or someone around you. The idea being that it forces you to assess what you are doing and what is around you. Pulls you out of the 'I indicated so I must be in the right' approach.

They also teach us to check that the lane is clear before moving

**Da Bird** · 19th July 2004, 21:22

Originally Posted by marty

hey bykey - that wasn't you who kangarooed out of the give way on druces rd onto kerrs rd about 3.45 today, thought about it, realised that if you stopped you'd be t-boned by my mitsi, then rode off shaking your head....was it?

i had a little chuckle to meself i did

Marty,

No, it wasn't me but I can sure find out who it was... aint many of us in Sth Ak. We have 2 of the Uk guys riding bikes out South so prob one of them !! (one who claims to be the best motorcycle cop in the world - yeah, right)...

**marty** · 19th July 2004, 21:26

it was just the whole 'should i go - yes no yes no yes maybe' thing that made me laugh - been there done that in a marked car - the best thing is to flick the lights on and feck off into the distance

it's a 70k speed limit on kerrs, i was doing about 65, but the road crests a hill and you have to make a decision and stick with it.