Making mistakes

**discotex** · 2nd April 2009, 21:36

Holy fuck. Bikers get in the cage and turn of their defensive driving skills?? Ummm why?

**BiK3RChiK** · 3rd April 2009, 07:42

Originally Posted by discotex

Holy fuck. Bikers get in the cage and turn of their defensive driving skills?? Ummm why?

Yeah, I reckon! What does that say about drivers who don't ride?

Eyes Wide Open, people! and brain in gear...

**YellowDog** · 3rd April 2009, 18:33

Originally Posted by discotex

Holy fuck. Bikers get in the cage and turn of their defensive driving skills?? Ummm why?

Hey Discotex, I always keep a good look out for bikers (infront and behind). I'd never forgive myself if I pushed a bike off the road. The cage just follows the tracks.

**BMWST?** · 3rd April 2009, 19:12

Originally Posted by YellowDog

Hey Discotex, I always keep a good look out for bikers (infront and behind). I'd never forgive myself if I pushed a bike off the road. The cage just follows the tracks.

BULLSHIT .Its up to YOU not "the cage".Every trip i take i strive to make it an excellent trip.I reckon automatic cars should be banned,they make drivers LAZY

**CookMySock** · 3rd April 2009, 20:01

Oops, a little tired or distracted maybe? Glad you are still upright.

Steve

**Insanity_rules** · 3rd April 2009, 20:18

Takes a big man to admit mistakes. I have to cop to pulling out late in front of a biker on the terrace in my cage and getting a disaproving head shake. As I cringed at my own ineptitude I felt like saying "dude sorry I'm normally so good around bikes, I'm a biker too".

Sorry fellow biker.

Hey I have an idea, how about bumper stickers for your cage that say "My other car is a bike, Kiwibiker" or something like that.

**CookMySock** · 3rd April 2009, 21:29

Ugh, this isn't going to be a "sniff, I'm so sorry everyone" thread is it? Quick, take this HTFU pill RIGHT NOW!!! TAKE THREE OF THEM, FAST!!!

Steve

**Tank** · 3rd April 2009, 21:33

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

Ugh, this isn't going to be a "sniff, I'm so sorry everyone" thread is it? Quick, take this HTFU pill RIGHT NOW!!! TAKE THREE OF THEM, FAST!!!

Steve

You know kiddies shouldn't share their medication right?

**YellowDog** · 4th April 2009, 14:51

Originally Posted by BMWST?

BULLSHIT .Its up to YOU not "the cage".Every trip i take i strive to make it an excellent trip.I reckon automatic cars should be banned,they make drivers LAZY

Yes I am with you on the automatic thing. The fact is however that when driving a car, you can just follow a line of traffic without paying too much attention. It is only when you want to change lane or you are at a junction that you actually need to use your brain. Automatic gearboxes just make drivers even more complacent and when they actually do need to use their heads, sometimes they are just not sufficiently with it.

**discotex** · 4th April 2009, 15:21

Originally Posted by YellowDog

Hey Discotex, I always keep a good look out for bikers (infront and behind). I'd never forgive myself if I pushed a bike off the road. The cage just follows the tracks.

I kinda know what you mean as it does lull you into a false sense of security. But when I drive a cage I'm just as attentive to what's going on around me. There's too many other retards out there trying to take you out to turn off the defensive driving skills.

**AD345** · 4th April 2009, 18:06

I may have run a red light today myself - and I was on the bike.

I say may cos Im not 100% sure.

It happened at the new (temporary) off ramp from Redoubt Rd onto the Southern heading south. I filtered up to the front and when the light I was looking at went green, off I went. All of a sudden I realise that

a: Traffic is approaching from my right (from the off ramp coming OFF the Mway)

b: none of the cars I was next to have moved (yet anyway)

I guess I might have been looking at the wrong light? Fuck if I know - it was the only one straight ahead of me and I was way in front of anything before I clicked there might be a problem.

I must go back and have another look at some time

That instersection is a total clusterfuck

**varminter** · 4th April 2009, 18:32

I've noticed that when I'm on the bike up front at a set of lights I tend to peek at the cross set so I know when they're going to change. I make sure that I don't go on their green by mistake, could happen. Love it when the front ahead lane tries to take off when the right filter goes green then, ooopssss... squeal.

**YellowDog** · 4th April 2009, 19:59

Originally Posted by varminter

I've noticed that when I'm on the bike up front at a set of lights I tend to peek at the cross set so I know when they're going to change. I make sure that I don't go on their green by mistake, could happen. Love it when the front ahead lane tries to take off when the right filter goes green then, ooopssss... squeal.

Yes makes me laugh too. If you rev a little and move forward a few cm this puts them on edge and when the filter goes green