Close call rant - Oceania Bus reg#2003

**madbikeboy** · 16th September 2008, 17:09

Okay, so this is a total rant...

Heading onto the Harbour Bridge via Fanshaw street - there are two lanes, and a bus lane that merges into lane 1.

Shiny Oceania bus, runs along the bus lane, then into lane 1. I'm lane 2, and I'm on this kick of keeping to the speed limit and being a responsible old fart on Scoot. So, the bus is alongside me, and I see Fucktard driver look in his mirror, the longish look that says, hey, I'm a Fucktard and I'm taking a long look to make sure I can change lanes. So I blip the throttle - and he turns to look again, and again he looks directly at me, and I'm sure he's seen me and sure as fuck, he's heard Mr Yoshimura's contribution to my bike - and then...

He does the fucking inevitable - and he indicates for one half second then swings his fucking bus right onto me. No-where to go on the right aside from concrete and barriers - so being the last boy scout and being ready for stupidity on the part of FUCKTARDS like Mr Bus Driver, I'm already ripping the throttle open, and with front wheel skimming a neat and tidy foot from the ground, manage to escape getting crushed by the slimmest of margins.

FUCKTARD then follows me with 6 feet separation as I'm gesticulating wildly. He knew, he saw me, he didn't give a fuck. He gesticulated back, no doubt on my part that he didn't care.

So, I pulled over at the cop shop at the bridge, of course, it's locked, they're all too busy stopping people speeding during rush hour (yeah right), so I get back on the motorway, catch up with the bus, and wait until he's gridlocked...

I pull alongside, yell at him, he slides open his stupid window and says...

wait for it...

"I didn't see you".

BULLSHIT!!

As the red mist descended I realised that no one would ever give a shit for my side of the story if I were to gain entry and break all the bones in his arms and legs one by one... So I legged it, got home, and rang his company.

Seems its a corporate culture - the guy who claimed to be the MD said "that he had no control over what happened on the road", and that he didn't even know who was driving his uber-expensive coach...

Oceania - what a bunch of fucking idiots - I'm more pissed off than I can recall ever being.

Rant over, steam coming from my ears. I'm going back to riding like an idiot, less shit happens when you ride assertively and don't keep the speed limit near assholes with glass in front of their eyes.

**KiwiRat** · 16th September 2008, 19:27

Fuckwit.

No, not you. The bus driver.

Rant acknowledged and understood.

**Swoop** · 16th September 2008, 19:41

Please remember that:
#1: coaches are not "scheduled public transportation" and are not entitled to use bus lanes on the motorway.
#2: coach drivers are responsible for any damage that occurs to their "beloved" coach...

A good panelbeating session and mirrorectomy would have been well deserved.

**martybabe** · 16th September 2008, 19:55

Sheeeet, you've every right to be pissed old son, well done for not customising his nose though, you may have been morally right but you'd a got a whole world of shit in your life just because that idiot wanted to ruin your day.

Glad your still around to rant bud, take it easy.

**jtzzr** · 16th September 2008, 20:03

If you had just caught the bus in the 1st place ,we wouldn`t have this issue, you know carbon/kevlar footprint , and the whole danger thing , with a 10tonne bus coming down on you.Look at yourself dude.P/t ,

**madbikeboy** · 16th September 2008, 20:10

Originally Posted by jtzzr

If you had just caught the bus in the 1st place ,we wouldn`t have this issue, you know carbon/kevlar footprint , and the whole danger thing , with a 10tonne bus coming down on you.Look at yourself dude.P/t ,

Good on you mate, a sense of humour while I'm throwing the toys. Bling on its way.

**maybe** · 16th September 2008, 20:12

Trucks are the danger over here they are twice the size to what im used to so its not just when you are on your bike you have to be careful, they dont give a shit about cars either.

**madbikeboy** · 16th September 2008, 20:14

Originally Posted by martybabe

Sheeeet, you've every right to be pissed old son, well done for not customising his nose though, you may have been morally right but you'd a got a whole world of shit in your life just because that idiot wanted to ruin your day.

Glad your still around to rant bud, take it easy.

I still might get the chance, I gave the bus company my details and asked them to pass them on.

I'd be fucking delighted to help readjust his body's skeletal alignment using my knees and hands, and elbows in a sporting arena...

**madbikeboy** · 16th September 2008, 20:15

Originally Posted by maybe

Trucks are the danger over here they are twice the size to what im used to so its not just when you are on your bike you have to be careful, they dont give a shit about cars either.

yeah, I've seen them. They call them roadtrains, and that's literally what they are...

**98tls** · 16th September 2008, 20:24

Glad you had the sense to do something rather than get squashed mate,sounds like a fucken nightmare.Its amazing innit when you saw him take a good long look in his mirror and still pull over into your lane,makes you wonder if he wasnt a fucken p head or similar.Well done i guess for not giving him a smack.......must have been hard not to.

**roy.nz** · 16th September 2008, 20:30

Drive like a dick and treat all other motorists like shi and'l you'l be sweet.Had the same problem coming onto the motorway from the city and i almost got taken out by a birkenhead transport bus, since i stayed just around the corner from the depot went to complain and had the same answer sorry cant do anything.The dumb pricks, so the last time i got gut off i did total the buses driver mirror and felt good afterwards.f*ck the dumb pricks.

**martybabe** · 16th September 2008, 20:42

Originally Posted by 98tls

Glad you had the sense to do something rather than get squashed mate,.

And there's another thing, you had the sense/skill/ savvy to accelerate yourself outta dodge, scares me to think how the less experienced peeps amongst us would have fared.

**98tls** · 16th September 2008, 20:45

Originally Posted by martybabe

And there's another thing, you had the sense/skill/ savvy to accelerate yourself outta dodge, scares me to think how the less experienced peeps amongst us would have fared.

Xactly,there only 2 options in that case,hit the pics hard or nail it,sadly most would have done neither but assumed the death grip and awaited there fate.

**newby** · 16th September 2008, 20:45

Originally Posted by madbikeboy

Okay, so this is a total rant...

lane 1. I'm lane 2, and I'm on this kick of keeping to the speed limit and being a responsible old fart on Scoot. So, the bus is alongside me

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Sorry, but as truck driver, you are the total stupid FUCKTARD here. Have a look at your own actions and take care of yourself on the road.

If you are stupid enough to cruise along next to a truck or bus where you are behind the driver, and just stay there not speeding up or slowing down, then it doesnt matter what the road rules say, YOU WILL DIE!

Drive/ride defensively you moron.

**newby** · 16th September 2008, 20:48

Originally Posted by martybabe

And there's another thing, you had the sense/skill/ savvy to accelerate yourself outta dodge, scares me to think how the less experienced peeps amongst us would have fared.

Experienced people wouldnt have put themselves in the situation where this was a possible scenerio in the first place.