Wanting to kick the door in...

**slofox** · 27th October 2009, 11:35

I rarely get totally wound up about cage drivers - had enough stress in my life and would like a gentle final chapter...

But this morning, for the first time ever, I wanted to kick a car door in. In the line of cars at the lights, no splitting, just waiting in line...we all move off and some stupid old bitch decides she doesn't have to be behind this motorbike, so jumps into the RH lane, moves up beside me and then just pulls left...straight at me. Eyes resolutely glued straight ahead. "If I ignore him, he'll disappear"...yeah, granny, under your fucking wheels. Fuckin' old cow. Blasted her with the Stebel but no reaction. Stop behind her at the next lights - oh so tempting to pull alongside and glare - or boot that door. But I restrained the violence and just got as close as possible. Eventually she checks the rear view and I give her the glare and the Chinese Good Luck sign...I should've taken her rego, found out where she lived and dropped fish-heads in her letterbox.

Rant over, as you were.

**george formby** · 27th October 2009, 11:48

Originally Posted by slofox

I rarely get totally wound up about cage drivers - had enough stress in my life and would like a gentle final chapter...

But this morning, for the first time ever, I wanted to kick a car door in. In the line of cars at the lights, no splitting, just waiting in line...we all move off and some stupid old bitch decides she doesn't have to be behind this motorbike, so jumps into the RH lane, moves up beside me and then just pulls left...straight at me. Eyes resolutely glued straight ahead. "If I ignore him, he'll disappear"...yeah, granny, under your fucking wheels. Fuckin' old cow. Blasted her with the Stebel but no reaction. Stop behind her at the next lights - oh so tempting to pull alongside and glare - or boot that door. But I restrained the violence and just got as close as possible. Eventually she checks the rear view and I give her the glare and the Chinese Good Luck sign...I should've taken her rego, found out where she lived and dropped fish-heads in her letterbox.

Rant over, as you were.

A person who should not be driving did much the same to me in Kerikeri. In a slow moving line of traffic I was to the right of centre in my lane so I could see & be seen when a relic in a dark blue Camry pushed along side me with mm to spare. Her window was open & I felt guilty about my Saxon tirade afterwards but what was going through that dottled little mind I wonder?
I should have seen her in my mirror too but I had never been undertaken at 20kmh before.

**EgliHonda** · 27th October 2009, 11:49

Reminds me of the old biddy I heard on talkback one day.

"Oh those motorcycles are terribly dangerous things. I've hit three of them"...

**Grubber** · 27th October 2009, 11:55

Originally Posted by EgliHonda

Reminds me of the old biddy I heard on talkback one day.

"Oh those motorcycles are terribly dangerous things. I've hit three of them"...

Oh i just love that one....

**ready4whatever** · 27th October 2009, 12:00

Argh i hate people like that. Its like your considered less human because your on 2 wheels, thats if she even saw you. Its not good punching woman, thats why you head butt them, helmet on.

**StoneY** · 27th October 2009, 12:05

Yeah, cant win bro, the cage is alwys gonna win (physically) and it seems in NZ 'I didnt see the bike' is almost a legal defence!!

**davereid** · 27th October 2009, 14:55

Originally Posted by StoneY

Yeah, cant win bro, the cage is alwys gonna win (physically) and it seems in NZ 'I didnt see the bike' is almost a legal defence!!

It is. ACC classify it as "motorcyclist partially at fault"

**klingon** · 27th October 2009, 15:15

Originally Posted by EgliHonda

Reminds me of the old biddy I heard on talkback one day.

"Oh those motorcycles are terribly dangerous things. I've hit three of them"...

Please note that little smiley is called 'killingme'. How appropriate.

**Maha** · 27th October 2009, 15:21

Originally Posted by EgliHonda

Reminds me of the old biddy I heard on talkback one day.

"Oh those motorcycles are terribly dangerous things. I've hit three of them"...

Thats too funny mate........

We were talking about this issue over the weekend and some old cow with an upside down smile said '' bloody motorbikes are bastards, every weekday morning on the NorthWestern about 6 of them zoom past in rush hour traffic without a care to anyone including themsleves, I could quite easy pull out and hit anyone of them''.....I dont think that she ment she would do it on purpose but it sounded malicious.......lane splitting eh, who would have thought?

**Ms Piggy** · 27th October 2009, 17:06

Originally Posted by slofox

Eventually she checks the rear view and I give her the glare and the Chinese Good Luck sign...I should've taken her rego, found out where she lived and dropped fish-heads in her letterbox.

Rant over, as you were.

Well done for raging on the inside. I think that's the most incredible part of it - the ole:

If I don't look at you you're not there.

Originally Posted by EgliHonda

Reminds me of the old biddy I heard on talkback one day.

"Oh those motorcycles are terribly dangerous things. I've hit three of them"...

Jay-sus-H=Christ!

**ready4whatever** · 27th October 2009, 17:36

Originally Posted by davereid

It is. ACC classify it as "motorcyclist partially at fault"

Fuck that pisses me off. Theres no way its the bikers fault for not being seen. The cager is the one that didnt look properly. Its like shooting dead a hunter and saying its his fault because he looked like a deer

**awayatc** · 27th October 2009, 17:55

Got half undertaken in Christchurch the other day by a brand new shiney black something rather upmarket job.....
Car was only inches away from my saddlebags, aggressively pushing on....
Looked over my shoulder with dirty "eyes can kill" sort of look, only to see a 30ish suited up male from a rice favouring part of the world very busy pretending I wasn't there at all......
He was probably driving in a way that is acceptable in busy motorbike infested cities elswhere.......
When I had to slow down in and with the que, and lifted my boot to re-arrange some of his shiny front lighting setup...he all of a sudden remembered some roadcode basics, and hit the brakes.....
Hopefully spilling some of the coffee or noodles or whatever he was slurping on...

**Fatt Max** · 27th October 2009, 17:59

Mate, nasty business,

Shame about the biddy, next time you see her, ask her to remove her ugg boots and show you her titties.....

**XRVrider** · 27th October 2009, 19:40

Originally Posted by awayatc

Got half undertaken in Christchurch the other day by a brand new shiney black something rather upmarket job.....
Car was only inches away from my saddlebags, aggressively pushing on....
Looked over my shoulder with dirty "eyes can kill" sort of look, only to see a 30ish suited up male from a rice favouring part of the world very busy pretending I wasn't there at all......
He was probably driving in a way that is acceptable in busy motorbike infested cities elswhere.......
When I had to slow down in and with the que, and lifted my boot to re-arrange some of his shiny front lighting setup...he all of a sudden remembered some roadcode basics, and hit the brakes.....
Hopefully spilling some of the coffee or noodles or whatever he was slurping on...

I just love the suited (I wear one but aint full of myself) BMW, Merc drivers who are full of self importance. Drive aggressively, accelerating to pull into half gaps in front of everyone. Running orange going red lights... grrr

... funny how your guy learned his road rules when he realised you dont play his way. Nice move and you didnt even hurt his car, nice positive to end on