People trying to kill me

[jamiey]

6.30 am - on my way to work. 40/50kph down Onewa road, dressed in hi-vis jacket, taking my usual precautions steadily getting to work, all good.

Pulled up at the lights I was in the left hand lane ready to go down the transit lane (great). Lights on Red, alongside me a woman driving a small newish silver Mazda pulls up - she's looking at me and knows i'm there - im lit up like a beacon for f**ks sake.

I looked into her car and noticed she was enjoying a nice something for breakfast and a nice hot coffee, i'm chilly on the bike but hey who cares i'm off down the transit lane and will be at work soon with the jug on!!

Lights went green and we pulled away at the same speed.

OK you now all know whats coming.

Just over the lights the lovely young lady in the Mazda , decided to stop concentrate on which direction her car was going in and just let it drive itself over into the left lane. I could not accelerate past her - bus too close in front, so on went the brakes whilst the mazda scraped againts me legs. Are you blind, stupid or both???

Now i'm not a usual ranter about such things they are part of everyday motoring, just so pissed off and needing to get it off my chest.

Also i'm not anti women drivers, it could have easily been a bloke, nor am i anti car drivers, most of us like the convenience from time to time and i quite like my cars too.

Of course i pulled up alongside her further down the road making a very small polite hand gesture about how close she came to pushing me into the gutter - she of course couldn't look anywhere in my direction and carried on looking forwards.

Any lesson from today, yes, if someone driving a car is eating brekkie, drinking coffee, putting on lipstick or any other manner of things - get the f**k out of the way quickly. Hands on sandwiches = non on the steering wheel.

Thanks for listening, safe riding all

Jamie

[Mikkel]

[QUOTE=jamiey;1648979Lights went green and we pulled away at the same speed.[/QUOTE]

Do you commute on your CBR600?

In that case the above should never be the case, unless a guy in a 911 turbo decides to take you on for a drag race...

But yes, it would have been a scare - and I reckon you let her get off too easily. And no, I am not suggesting that you should have bashed her head in either.

[imdying]

What did the police say when you reported it?

[Dakara]

Bugger, obviously she does not yet posess the "knee steering" skill yet... yes I too am guilty of having the occasional munch while driving... but not in bloody traffic.

Good to hear it was nothing more than an "Oh shit moment"

[jamiey]

Do you commute on your CBR600?

In that case the above should never be the case, unless a guy in a 911 turbo decides to take you on for a drag race...

But yes, it would have been a scare - and I reckon you let her get off too easily. And no, I am not suggesting that you should have bashed her head in either.

Yes I do. Perhaps a bit quicker away from the lights would have helped, just @6.30 kinda tired, cold and taking things steady. Plus on a slight hill so steady off the back brake, easy on the gas. Nice safe, conservative riding for my early morning commute.

[FJRider]

Ahhhhh... the joys of city motorcycle commute's. Have you not grown an extra eye yet... you will. Get a louder horn...AIR HORNS ARE GOOD

[Mikkel]

Yes I do. Perhaps a bit quicker away from the lights would have helped, just @6.30 kinda tired, cold and taking things steady. Plus on a slight hill so steady off the back brake, easy on the gas. Nice safe, conservative riding for my early morning commute.

Sounds like you could have done with a quick twist of the wrist to wake yourself up as well

Main thing is nothing Bad[TM] happened and you can take the bike back home as well

[jamiey]

Bugger, obviously she does not yet posess the "knee steering" skill yet... yes I too am guilty of having the occasional munch while driving... but not in bloody traffic.

Good to hear it was nothing more than an "Oh shit moment"

Ahh yes we've all done it at some point. Didn't wanna go too crazy on her, (too pretty). Think it gave her a bit of a fright too as she couldn't look at me further down the road, Maybe she will think twice now and have her brekkie, do her make up etc bfore she leaves for work and save some other biker a similar fate!!

[Devil]

"Pulled up at the lights I was in the left hand lane ready to go down the transit lane "

I'm assuming you're talking about the lights that cross glenfield/birkenhead ave, up by the shops. Correct me if i'm wrong here.

After those lights, there is only one lane for about 100m before the transit lane starts. So you need to merge, not sit next to someone...

[avgas]

i don't commute in auckland anymore, i even quit trying to slit my wrists.

[Grub]

After those lights, there is only one lane for about 100m before the transit lane starts. So you need to merge, not sit next to someone...

interesting

[jamiey]

"Pulled up at the lights I was in the left hand lane ready to go down the transit lane "

I'm assuming you're talking about the lights that cross glenfield/birkenhead ave, up by the shops. Correct me if i'm wrong here.

After those lights, there is only one lane for about 100m before the transit lane starts. So you need to merge, not sit next to someone...

The 2 lanes from Highbury byapss go straight ahead, and the road after the lights isn't split by lines until the traffic merges from Glenfield Ave (road is still 2 lanes wide), it was literally less than 20 mtrs over the lights when she crossed right over into my path, i was perfectly aligned for the transit lane, she had room enough to go down the slow lane, no need to merge, no other traffic. Perhaps though a lesson learned for me today to get into a safer road posistion at the earliest opportunity and make sure i'm not sitting next to anyone eating or not for any longer than i need to..............

[kave]

Don't get upset about it, it's just another one of the joys of motorcycling. Yesterday I almost got sideswiped, and when I pulled up next to the car to satisfy my curiosity as to whether the driver was txting/reading the newspaper/adjusting the radio, I was suprised to she was using both hands to drink from her breakfast bowl (which was covering her eyes). Its all part of the fun of motorcycling, and puts a little more excitement back in your day.

[Devil]

The 2 lanes from Highbury byapss go straight ahead, and the road after the lights isn't split by lines until the traffic merges from Glenfield Ave (road is still 2 lanes wide),

Yes, the two lanes go straight ahead.
Yes, after the intersection, it's still about two lanes wide.
No, it's not marked as two lanes until the Transit lane starts at Aorangi place.
Therefore, it is one lane and you need to merge.

You need to take charge of your own safety, either put yourself in front, or put yourself behind.

[jamiey]

Don't get upset about it, it's just another one of the joys of motorcycling. Yesterday I almost got sideswiped, and when I pulled up next to the car to satisfy my curiosity as to whether the driver was txting/reading the newspaper/adjusting the radio, I was suprised to she was using both hands to drink from her breakfast bowl (which was covering her eyes). Its all part of the fun of motorcycling, and puts a little more excitement back in your day.

So funny