Minor Filtering Rant

[Monsterbishi]

Had a mint ride out to Oxford(130km round trip from home) with the wife yesterday, was fantastic aside from a girl in a white honda civic dead set on squashing us.

We were filtering up to a set of red lights, and were behind said civic for a minute, everytime we went to move past her, she'd pull right over onto the centerline of the left lane, after this happened about 5 times I figured it wasn't a co-incidence, since she was staring into her wing mirror the whole time! When we got closer to the redlight and traffic slowed down from the hair-raising 25kph that it was, we got past her since the truck in front of her had to slow down sooner than the cars in the right lane, as we go past the civic, she veers hard across the line to try and hit us! thankfully we were past her promptly.

In conclusion - what the hell are people thinking when they do this? With us at the front of the traffic, we take off quicker, and leave the cars to do as they please without having to worry about having us in their blindspots, and the reward for this is some Girl who's willing to get done for GBH or worse, for reasons of what, Self-Importance?

Aside from that, it was a amazing ride :-)

[Biff]

Well if that was me, I'd like to think I would have kept my temper under control, taken her registration number and reported her for dangerous driving.

Did you get her reg?

Next time you're out that way pop in for a cuppa. We're in Rangiora.

[pyrocam]

Ive noticed this occasionaly, perhaps alot less obvious, but its really irritating when the cagers are so randomly placed across the lane its impossible to get past.

I reckon the cagers are just jealous that we can manouvere through traffic so much better than them.

[jrandom]

An armoured fist through her driver's-side window would have achieved educational wonders.

[Hitcher]

If I had had time on my hands, I would have followed her to her destination and asked her what the fuck her problem was.

[vifferman]

I've never had problems with people trying shit like this - more commonly I find people move over to let me past. I do have problems with people pulling out in front of me (underestimating the acceleration of the bike?), or not giving me enough room, or changing lanes. The worst example was some dick in a Commode SS ute, who saw the lane ahead was blocked, so accelerated past me and swerved into my lane at the last minute, so if I hadn't braked hard, he would've hit me. This despite the fact he was originally behind and to the left of me, so all he needed to do was take his foot off the gas and tuck in behind me. Prick.

[jrandom]

If I had had time on my hands, I would have followed her to her destination and asked her what the fuck her problem was.

Yes.

Excellent idea.

[jrandom]

The worst example was some dick in a Commode SS ute, who saw the lane ahead was blocked, so accelerated past me and swerved into my lane at the last minute, so if I hadn't braked hard, he would've hit me. This despite the fact he was originally behind and to the left of me, so all he needed to do was take his foot off the gas and tuck in behind me. Prick.

Was it black? It seems to be a Commodore V8 thing. XR8 drivers don't appear to have the same problem. Let's face it, an SS ute is almost guaranteed to be piloted by some small-todgered prat with a beer belly and a low IQ who doesn't like niggers.

[FEINT]

I always inidicate to the left to let the bikers past, it makes it clear to the biker that I am letting them pass.

I don't know what it is about cars that makes people such assholes. Thats why I am jumping on a bike

[bugjuice]

no idea why people do that. I've had that done to me before.. ever considered adding another wing mirror to your collection..?? I haven't done that yet, but if they pissed me off enuff, it'd be tempting..

[Posh Tourer :P]

On the way back from Paeroa, at the front of a bunch of "filterers" I experienced the full range, from those who subtly (but definitely) moved right, to those who moved a long way left, to those who were completely indifferent. While the righties were outnumbered hugely by the lefties, it still surprised me how many actually went right to block me off.....

Re civic: I would have stopped and told her to fuck off. Then gone past her.Fold in her mirror and flick up at least one windscreen wiper if you can. Its harmless, but you cant do anything about it without stopping and getting out of the car. Fighting fire with fire by smashing something just escalates it to much.....

[jrandom]

Fighting fire with fire by smashing something just escalates it to much.....

Mmmm. Escalaaaaation. [Homer stylee]

[flyin]

[QUOTE=jrandom]Was it black? It seems to be a Commodore V8 thing. XR8 drivers don't appear to have the same problem. QUOTE]

ive full noticed this too!!! ive had holden 8 drivers being as nasty as the lady in the civic!! while a falcon will most often move over to let me past (like they know they have a huge fcukoff cage round them!? !)

so to all you holden lovers out there

[Monsterbishi]

I was tempted to go back and get her rego to lay a complaint, but all things said and done, it was just such a nice day I didn't care to put any more of a damper on it, she was quite young(late teens) and hopefully it was just one of the irresponsible moments we all had at that age.

[XTC]

[QUOTE=flyin]

Was it black? It seems to be a Commodore V8 thing. XR8 drivers don't appear to have the same problem. QUOTE]

ive full noticed this too!!! ive had holden 8 drivers being as nasty as the lady in the civic!! while a falcon will most often move over to let me past (like they know they have a huge fcukoff cage round them!? !)

so to all you holden lovers out there

Mmm I've noticed the holden wanker phenomen.......
Makes me glad I bought a Ford. I will give bikes all the room I can when driving in the falcon... I'm sure it could give a GN125 a run for it's money but whats the point??