About common courtesy

[mynameis]

Obsolutely, you see why they always say sorry didn't see ya. Sometimes we even go where the hell did you come from

[Rodney007]

Not man enough to own it eh?
Well, I use wet wipes for starters..

And please please point out where I am moaning?

no im not man enough, im actualy a whimpy little white boy with no pubies.

[ynot slow]

Road code says look in mirrors every 3 seconds,easier said than done on a bike.
Is surprising how quick a bike or car can appear.

[Maha]

Obsolutely, you see why they always say sorry didn't see ya. Sometimes we even go where the hell did you come from

That has happened forom time to time, but never before at the point of me about to pass other vehicles (I better be careful what I say here. Rodney maybe watching) like I said in the 1st post 'no drama' and the other bike did not vanish off into the distance. When I approaching another bike (which is a rear thing ) I would look at thier helmet to judge head movement and conclude that they have seen me (its just what I do) This sort of thing can happen on passing lanes/motorways also, you maybe in the outside lane and someone wants a bit of your space.

[dipshit]

I always follow the "first-in-line" principle. But it goes for anything, if I come up to the back of a few vehicles, I wait to see if the person in front of me wants to pass first. They were there first so they have the right to pass first. If they still don't, then it's my turn. I do this with group rides or driving the car.

I take the same approach too. And even if i am passing another bike, i still move completely into the other lane to make the pass. The extra time waiting for the other lane to be clear enough, is extra time for the bike in front to notice me in their mirrors.

I have seen too many dumb/lazy as fuck motorcyclists that think they can just push past in the one lane or on the centre line to overtake another bike. No courtesy whatsoever.

[Voltaire]

Had a similar one last year on a classic bike run , I was part way thru passing a car when another bike overtook me...to my suprise.
Turned out his bike had no current rego or wof....so in hindsight not surprised.
Put me off group rides with riders I don't know.

[GOONR]

WAAAAAaaaaaaaaa WWWAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaa

So you have heard my bike then, il4 250, sounds just like that.....

[Headbanger]

WAAAAAaaaaaaaaa WWWAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaa

do you come here and moan about how toilet paper sticks to your ass?

Toilet paper sticks to your arse?

WTF have you been eating?, My poo is slick as....

[PrincessBandit]

On the motorway this week I had another rider come up behind me but instead of passing in the other lane he sat just back from my right hip for a while. I even slowed so he could get in front of me but he seemed quite content to just sit in my mirror. He did eventually pass only to slow, then I took off past him up the Bombays. I'm now starting to wonder when my ticket is going to arrive in the post.....perhaps he saw a stationary van which I missed......shit!

[Ms Piggy]

to make sure that other bike knows you are there?

On my 5 day a week commute into work if I end up directly behind another rider I make sure they know I'm there by waiting until they've looked in their mirrors etc. before I pass them. And if another rider is behind me and we're lane splitting I'll shift back into the lane so they can get past me.

My pet peeve when commuting is riders who hold up others by not merging back into traffic when a rider is behind them and clearly wanting to get past. I assume it's partly cos they're not checking their mirrors enough or don't give a rats arse. Sorry that might be a little

[Maha]

On my 5 day a week commute into work if I end up directly behind another rider I make sure they know I'm there by waiting until they've looked in their mirrors etc. before I pass them. And if another rider is behind me and we're lane splitting I'll shift back into the lane so they can get past me.

My pet peeve when commuting is riders who hold up others by not merging back into traffic when a rider is behind them and clearly wanting to get past. I assume it's partly cos they're not checking their mirrors enough or don't give a rats arse. Sorry that might be a little

The topic is 'common courtesy' and that covers more than what I first spoke about. I hear what you are say about merging, if I were to pass and there was a bike following me I get back into line and go to the left of my lane to give the other rider room, its not difficult.

[Ms Piggy]

The topic is 'common courtesy' and that covers more than what I first spoke about. I hear what you are say about merging, if I were to pass and there was a bike following me I get back into line and go to the left of my lane to give the other rider room, its the difficult.

Yeah that's what I was meaning...obviously where practical and possible. I wonder if courtesy is also about safety? That whole idea of riding like everyone on the road is out to get ya. Not in a paranoid way but basically always being alert to what's around us...I've failed that one several times though myself

[CookMySock]

I made the stupid mistake of assuming everyone follows a similar logic to me. A quick lesson learned.

This is what I was hinting at earlier. If we all just follow what the law says, then there are no surprises. There are times and places for bending the rules, as bikers do, but you carry the can.

Steve

[cs363]

I always follow the "first-in-line" principle. But it goes for anything, if I come up to the back of a few vehicles, I wait to see if the person in front of me wants to pass first. They were there first so they have the right to pass first. If they still don't, then it's my turn. I do this with group rides or driving the car. If you don't do this sort of thing in group rides...oh the carnage. I'll pull out with someone else passing but always give them first go.

It's just polite really. Where's the manners gone?

Likewise, though as far as group rides go I'm not a big fan and rarely ride in big groups as there always seems to be at least one idiot with penis size compensation issues...

Manners, common courtesy and common sense are all very rare things these days.

[gatch]

If I catch up to someone on a bike that I don't know, then I make sure that I drop back a few hundred meters then cane it past as close and as fast as possible, just so they know I'm the fuckin man.

If its someone I know, then I hit their kill switch for added street creds, then text them later to give them shit about riding like such a homo.

Whats this bollocks about curtasy ?