Things that make you go hmmm

**bogan** · 15th July 2009, 16:39

smash his mirror off bro!

**caseye** · 15th July 2009, 17:21

Best advice, leave em too it.Get well away from them and try settling down again in a bigger space.
The pity is that these jerks will always claim they "didn't see you" even when turning into you while looking you directly in the eye.

**denefoster** · 15th July 2009, 17:36

Ya know, everyone posts things like this. Saw me and kept moving over.. and I've seen it myself.

Are we sure it's actually malicious/stupidity.. and not just target fixation from a cager ? The bike goes where you look, so does the car. Catching their eyes means they're looking at you, ergo they'll drive towards you.

Perhaps it's better to just blip ahead and not catch their eye ?

Says he that just had it happen 10mins ago as well, though I didn't have to move away, the open throttle + clutch woke the other guy up a bit.

**scootnz** · 15th July 2009, 18:46

On my regular commute I turn left from Tory St on to Wakefield St in Wellington. It's a "turn into nearest lane" intersection, and oncoming traffic turning ALWAYS tries to get into my nearest lane (the leftmost lane on Wakefield St - which is a one way street for those who don't know, and has three lanes).

This morning got my pulse rate up as I saw a taxi in my peripheral vision right alongside me, obviously intent on occupying my lane. I knew he was there but concentrated on maintaining my speed, and eventually he was forced to slow down and pull in behind me. Many drivers HAVE to get in to the left lane to turn left into the carpark behind the Reading, but this taxi went all the way to the next traffic lights, and could simply have slowed down to pull in behind me, especially because my vespa is very quick (though not particularly fast), and I am away at the green light well before the cars behind me, often leaving a large gap. Of course many drivers feel the need to speed up and try and pull in front of me instead.

But it happens every day, so I'm used to it.

**sondela** · 15th July 2009, 19:14

I negotiate a few roundabouts on the way in to town, and at almost every one there has to be some doofus who will try to impale me on their driver door, generally whilst watching me head directly at them..hmmm indeed..

**stify** · 15th July 2009, 19:34

Originally Posted by p.dath

I was riding on the southern motorway this morning on the North Shore of Auckland.

that was your first mistake......

**Rayray401** · 15th July 2009, 19:38

ohhh tailgaters on the motorway when you know youre not going too slow....youre going 110 and theyre probably 2m behind you....hmmm..i pretend to emergency brake...sure does wake them up and give them the msg to fuck off

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**devnull** · 15th July 2009, 19:47

See... this is why bikers need handguns.

If cagers had reason to fear for their own safety, they'd be more careful.
Don't see them pulling this shit with trucks, do you?

**stify** · 15th July 2009, 19:51

Originally Posted by Rayray401

ohhh tailgaters on the motorway when you know youre not going too slow....youre going 110 and theyre probably 2m behind you....hmmm..i pretend to emergency brake...sure does wake them up and give them the msg to fuck off

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why don't you just pull over?...110 isn't fast

**Rayray401** · 15th July 2009, 20:16

Originally Posted by stify

why don't you just pull over?...110 isn't fast

cos theres traffic in front of me...my point wasnt saying that 110 was fast..but the fact that i wasnt going 80 in a 100...id pull over if i was

**stify** · 15th July 2009, 20:34

Originally Posted by Rayray401

cos theres traffic in front of me...my point wasnt saying that 110 was fast..but the fact that i wasnt going 80 in a 100...id pull over if i was

no need to get pissed with the numb nut's behind ya, drive/ride ya own ride at all times...life is mucho bettera if ya do

**Rayray401** · 15th July 2009, 20:48

Originally Posted by stify

no need to get pissed with the numb nut's behind ya, drive/ride ya own ride at all times...life is mucho bettera if ya do

true true..just dont want to have a car up my arse if i brake too hard...

**mstriumph** · 15th July 2009, 21:01

Originally Posted by crazyhorse

Maybe he thought you were challenging him w

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yeah - it's dangerous to make eye contact with a mad dog ...

**Squid** · 15th July 2009, 21:04

Originally Posted by Rayray401

ohhh tailgaters on the motorway when you know youre not going too slow....youre going 110 and theyre probably 2m behind you....hmmm..i pretend to emergency brake...sure does wake them up and give them the msg to fuck off

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Times like that is when I like having a bike with carbies and a stright through pipe, the gixxa does real good backfires with a good puff of smoke and a neat little flame when you flick the kill switch off for a few seconds.