Stopping to 'have a go'

[steve_t]

This is kinda turning into the same thread from the other day by Katman
However, has anyone here actually come to blows with another motorist? I'd be thinking that a biker would be quite well protected againsts fists and kicks while the armoured gloves would do some extra damage to the other guys face/ribs.
Or is it all just keyboard warrior stuff again?

[Badjelly]

...These days I tend to give a cheery wave and drive on.

Of course there was the time I kicked the door of a car as it passed me...

But the cheery wave does work better.

[Tubbsy]

This is kinda turning into the same thread from the other day by Katman
However, has anyone here actually come to blows with another motorist? I'd be thinking that a biker would be quite well protected againsts fists and kicks while the armoured gloves would do some extra damage to the other guys face/ribs.
Or is it all just keyboard warrior stuff again?

That's what I reckon, we are dressed to be protected when coming off a motorcycle, so I reckon we'd have an advantage in fisticuffs. Don't imagine too many folks would have come to blows though....but I could be wrong.

[scumdog]

Coin scratching is more a cowardly tactic used long after the Mr Whippy truck goes night night.

Totally implausable with full gear on anyways (he's fulla shite)

MAYBE, just maybe...he rides around with a coin held in his teeth and wearing fingerless gloves - THEN he might be quick at using the coin than saying something.

And EVERYBODY knows that if your car gets coined by somebody on a motorbike it's 'cos you had just cut them off somewhere - so no explanation would be needed, right? Steve??




The sad thing is some n00b on KB will read some of these 'coin-the-dumb-bastards-car' (as opposed to DangerousBastards) threads and now think coining is (a) effective at solving the 'problem' and (b) ALL motorcyclists use this form of driver 'education'....

[icekiwi]

That's what I reckon, we are dressed to be protected when coming off a motorcycle, so I reckon we'd have an advantage in fisticuffs. Don't imagine too many folks would have come to blows though....but I could be wrong.

Just try throwing a punch in your riding gear....
And check out how quick you were with it...
Its a no brainer really...

[Katman]

Blah, blah, blah.............

[short-circuit]

That's what I reckon, we are dressed to be protected when coming off a motorcycle, so I reckon we'd have an advantage in fisticuffs. Don't imagine too many folks would have come to blows though....but I could be wrong.

In terms of protection from getting hit yes - but then the aim is to land damage not take it and leathers are quite restrictive.

Also I'd be worried about my bike being damaged/knocked over - insurance or not it's my baby

[Tubbsy]

'An eye for an eye makes the world blind'

Gotta be a better way to hedumacate motorists than kicking their doors in???

[been_there]

In the last week I have been cut off twice...
Both times pulled along side drivers door..and shot him with my left hand!!!
Intimidation hell yes!!!
No point yelling they cant hear u.

[sinfull]

A simple two finger gesture towards your visor/eyes works for me ! You become numb to the fact it will allways happen if you commute in traffic, it's a numbers game just like rootin dirty girls, your gonna cop a dose if ya have enough of em !

[Maha]

Morning all.

Got cut off and had to brake fairly sharply this morning to avoid road-kill time. Silly be-otch pulled straight in front of me to cross my lane to get to the service station. Thing is, there was easily a km of clear road behind me.

Luckily I pre-judged the awesome stupidy about to happen so was ready for it. First instinct was to pull in to the petrol station next to her and ask her if she got hers drivers licence out of a farken wheet bix packet.....but I didn't cos it would entail stopping.

Just wondering.....for those of you that HAVE stopped to tell an idiot motorist off, how does it normally play out? I mean, it doesn't change anything that happened, dunno if they'd learn from it (maybe they might), and I'd imagine you'd be left with a pretty awkward pause at the end of it before riding away.

Reading through the thread, as per usual in threads of this nature, theres a lot of 'chest beating' going on. Throw in a pinch of interweb hype and and theres the recipe for 'I make dumb Muffins'....baked extemely fast without much thought, just chuck everthing in and see what happens.

End of the day, from time to time, these things happen, and will continue to happen for years to come. Not alot of good will come from stopping and venting. They wont listen, they think they have nothing wrong and that you are a complete wanker. A simple hand gesture is suffice, they then know you are pissed about something, what exactly will remain a mistery to them.
Deep breath, happy thoughts, ride on....bearing in mind it will happen again.

[duckonin]

'An eye for an eye makes the world blind'

Gotta be a better way to hedumacate motorists than kicking their doors in???

TOOOOO late Tubbsy to hedumacate, to many in the world, it would be like pushing back water, every person has their own agenda, and fuck any one else..sad but true, it is a matter of

[Oscar]

The fact is that some of the old codgers here are passing on the benefit of their experiences, whereas some of the idjuts here are posting their fetid Rambo fantasies.

When I was about 18 and full of piss and wind, I was out riding with two buddies in Hamilton. On Morrinsville Road, some wanker carved up Dave and got the fingers from him as a result. I didn't even see what had happened and Dave didn't realise was that this had somewhat annoyed the chap in the car. So when the three of us stopped at the Hillcrest shops, the car appeared and swerved at high speed towards where we were parking our bikes and came within inches of making Davey Boy a grease spot...

It turned out the car was full of outraged Polynesian gentlemen wearing red and black. So here I was in the middle of an incident I hadn't even been aware of, beating a hasty retreat on my trusty TS185 through alleyways and across Marist Park to escape...

[Katman]

to many in the world, it would be like pushing back water,

My middle name is Moses.

[short-circuit]

If you have the luxury of time a brown eye (kneeling on your seat with the sidestand down) alongside the driver's window can be quite effective in getting the message across.

Wouldn't even attempt this on the move though - the driver might not see you again