Bored......pool tonight

**ital916** · 23rd June 2008, 14:24

Anyone keen for pool tonight and going for a cruise around town. Boredom levels are hitting an all time high and I need a break from study.

**motorbyclist** · 23rd June 2008, 15:50

too bored to be bothered

**PirateJafa** · 23rd June 2008, 15:58

Shut up and study. :P

**ital916** · 23rd June 2008, 17:15

Some dork almost hit me at a traffic light. I went for a little pootle haha. I was sitting behind a car and I saw in my *brilliant* bar end mirror that the boy racer behind me was still moving forward, so I started moving forward until I was close to the car in front of me and he kept coming.

I turned around and looked at the driver at which point he stopped, about 1cm from the number plate and said "oh sorry I didn't see you".

How the fuck do you not see me? My bike is blue, there is a big red brake light on, I'm wearing a fluro vest and I have a big fucking target on the back of my helmet. If he couldn't see me, he shouldn't be driving.

**PirateJafa** · 23rd June 2008, 17:30

He was trying to nudge you home.

Towards your textbooks.

**motorbyclist** · 23rd June 2008, 17:33

boy racers are often right cunts

he saw you just fine (or thought his stereo warrants more attention than the road)

**Phurrball** · 23rd June 2008, 18:12

Scary the luncay out there...

I have had two VERY near misses in one day last week while dressed similarly (Hi-vis). Both times I was forced into the centre of the road as a car occupied the same space as me. On both occasions the driver 'did not see me' and I only avoided a serious incident by anticipating what was happening in the nick of time and employing an evasive manoeuvre (While sounding the too-small horn and glaring at the driver)

Even though I have ~25 000km Auckland commuting experience under my belt, I'm quite jittery at *all* junctions at the moment and as observant as a meerkat on P.

I sincerely hope you're *choosing* your full-face for now Dushy - at least while you get used to the new bike and riding again with all the loons out there that can't see you.

I'm not being an arsehole, I just worry about your safety based on the actions of those dimwits all around you that you cannot control - you're cheeky grin looks better with all its teeth intact.

BTW your bike looks great D! Stick some duct tape on the holes in the seat an it'll look even better.

**motorbyclist** · 23rd June 2008, 18:44

Originally Posted by Phurrball

I sincerely hope you're *choosing* your full-face for now Dushy - at least while you get used to the new bike and riding again with all the loons out there that can't see you.

yeah right! he's hell-bent on wearing that thing - putting form before function tsk tsk dushi!

last i saw he was riding an unfamiliar bike in the wet after dark with fogged up goggles and half-helmet

**Squiggles** · 23rd June 2008, 18:56

Im even started to get tired of the half face bashing lol, i do swear to god that hi-vis vests cause more grief than good tho! ha, moot on that.

**Phurrball** · 23rd June 2008, 19:29

^^ Hmm - I rode home in the dark without it and had no problems. I ride with it and people try and take me out.

Perhaps it is taken to be a target marker.

Nothing to bash re the open face helmet - D has it now, and that was his choice.

He also has a full face helmet, I'm merely suggesting (partially out of my own current paranoia) that the the fella may be better to wear it while he gets used to riding again with the caged muppets unaware of the physics of car vs bike. Once the mojo has returned he can take his merry chances.

**shingo** · 23rd June 2008, 19:42

I never really understood why people wear hi-vis vests, based on the stories i have heard they make no real difference to whether some idiot will see you or not.

I've never worn one (and probably never will) and only had a couple incidents with car drivers doing silly things around me, they never actually looked in my direction so wearing a hi-vis wouldnt have made any difference.

**Ragingrob** · 23rd June 2008, 19:54

Lol maybe people take that target on the back of your helmet a bit too literally?

Hope not!

By the way I think I have a new bike coming my way guys!!!! Hehehehe.

**BANZAI** · 23rd June 2008, 19:59

Meh I txtd dushy but he didnt reply, so I'm studying at uni now.

Instead of hi-vis vest we might need flashing LEDs like what cyclists have!!!

**TOTO** · 23rd June 2008, 20:08

Originally Posted by Drider87

Some dork almost hit me at a traffic light. I went for a little pootle haha. I was sitting behind a car and I saw in my *brilliant* bar end mirror that the boy racer behind me was still moving forward, so I started moving forward until I was close to the car in front of me and he kept coming.

I turned around and looked at the driver at which point he stopped, about 1cm from the number plate and said "oh sorry I didn't see you".

How the fuck do you not see me? My bike is blue, there is a big red brake light on, I'm wearing a fluro vest and I have a big fucking target on the back of my helmet. If he couldn't see me, he shouldn't be driving.

And you were training Boxing if I remember right , or was that Ballet ?

I may come to moromail dushi to get you yto sell me some titanium globes or some shit like that. can you do me a deal for 20bux do you think ?