A cure for constipation?

[pritch]

Did you have time to wave

It's not close unless you don't have time to wave.

No time to wave, or to use the horn. Anyhoo, the air horn on the bike gets attention but the horn on the moped is just embarrassing...

The driver was so far off-task she probably wouldn't have known if someone was up her.

[nadroj]

No time to wave, or to use the horn. Anyhoo, the air horn on the bike gets attention but the horn on the moped is just embarrassing...

The driver was so far off-task she probably wouldn't have known if someone was up her.

Probably been up as long as you...

[Paul in NZ]

Reminds me of a situation a few years back. I used to do a bit of motor vehicle accident investigation as part of a job I held. When I questioned a driver of a 4 wheel drive who had turned across the path of a motorcycle causing serious financial and physical loss her response was:

"Motorbikes are dangerous, so it's not my fault"

"So your statement is that you have no liability to the motorcycle rider as his vehicle is dangerous so that makes it his fault that you failed to give way and turned directly across his path?"

"Yes." Said completely seriously.

"We'll see you in court then I guess."

Jeeze - I cant figure out why LEO's get disillusioned with people... Thats just a short step from proving how dangerous motorcycles are by running them off the road... I wonder how she would feel if a truck driver decided to show her just how dangerous her 4WD was...

[baptist]

I have the solution! All we need to do is add a few extra wheels to our bikes to help avoid falling on crap roads and a bit of additional built in ATGATG for protection against stupid SUV drivers.



It is even learner legal!!!!!!

Oh and glad you are OK, scary stuff

[Movistar]

When I was half way down the hill a woman in a big 4WD came out of the road to the right swung right across the road and headed toward me on my side of the road. I don't know what she was doing, but she definitely was not driving.

I see you've met my wife...

[Viscount Montgomery]

Happens all the time, day in day out. Nothing unusual at all. To all those ignorant hairy-assed boys on this site who think close calls are never really their own fault, GET THIS: YOUR BROKEN SMASHED-UP BODY WON'T GIVE A FUCK IF IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT OR NOT. WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD. Maybe, just maybe, all the wide-eyed and naive little brats around here who think they know it all are starting to see what it's all about out there?? Maybe, just maybe, the mouthy know-alls here are gonna learn not to ever trust any other fucker on the road. Ever. Maybe, just maybe, all their indignant "BUT, BUT,I WAS IN THE RIGHT" blame game mentality will wear off and all the hairy-assed brats on this site will start to fucken understand?

[davebullet]

Happens all the time, day in day out. Nothing unusual at all. To all those ignorant hairy-assed boys on this site who think close calls are never really their own fault, GET THIS: YOUR BROKEN SMASHED-UP BODY WON'T GIVE A FUCK IF IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT OR NOT. WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD. Maybe, just maybe, all the wide-eyed and naive little brats around here who think they know it all are starting to see what it's all about out there?? Maybe, just maybe, the mouthy know-alls here are gonna learn not to ever trust any other fucker on the road. Ever. Maybe, just maybe, all their indignant "BUT, BUT,I WAS IN THE RIGHT" blame game mentality will wear off and all the hairy-assed brats on this site will start to fucken understand?

Easy on the P man! Maybe Pritch is warning others? Maybe it's good to have a website like this you can vent on rather than take any rage out on the road?

I'm with you (always your own responsibility - he said / she said who cares? - it's my body) - but I don't want to share the road with someone with your attitude. Likely to nut off.

[nadroj]

Happens all the time, day in day out. Nothing unusual at all. To all those ignorant hairy-assed boys on this site who think close calls are never really their own fault, GET THIS: YOUR BROKEN SMASHED-UP BODY WON'T GIVE A FUCK IF IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT OR NOT. WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD. Maybe, just maybe, all the wide-eyed and naive little brats around here who think they know it all are starting to see what it's all about out there?? Maybe, just maybe, the mouthy know-alls here are gonna learn not to ever trust any other fucker on the road. Ever. Maybe, just maybe, all their indignant "BUT, BUT,I WAS IN THE RIGHT" blame game mentality will wear off and all the hairy-assed brats on this site will start to fucken understand?

You aiming this at "A 67Yo brat"?

[Viscount Montgomery]

Then of course you've got all the creepy simpering religious weirdos out there living in their little worlds of fantasy and make-believe who think God controls everything and Jesus is gonna look after everyone on the roads. It's "But, but, I prayed to Jesus this morning, so everything will be warm fuzzies and Jesus will be on my side" Why bother keeping a good eye out? " We can't take responsibility for riding like brainless morons because only God can control our actions.." Lets all hold hands and pray to Jesus to keep us all safe... pitiful pitiful pitiful...

PS davebullet glad you agree with me, but you don't know Jack about how I behave on the road so try keeping your mouth zipped on that score fella

[rwh]

PS davebullet glad you agree with me, but you don't know Jack about how I behave on the road so try keeping your mouth zipped on that score fella

I can only assume you allow your bike to dump oil all over the place and ruin it for the rest of us

Richard

[Crasherfromwayback]

Happens all the time, day in day out. Nothing unusual at all. To all those ignorant hairy-assed boys on this site who think close calls are never really their own fault, GET THIS: YOUR BROKEN SMASHED-UP BODY WON'T GIVE A FUCK IF IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT OR NOT. WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD. Maybe, just maybe, all the wide-eyed and naive little brats around here who think they know it all are starting to see what it's all about out there?? Maybe, just maybe, the mouthy know-alls here are gonna learn not to ever trust any other fucker on the road. Ever. Maybe, just maybe, all their indignant "BUT, BUT,I WAS IN THE RIGHT" blame game mentality will wear off and all the hairy-assed brats on this site will start to fucken understand?

Did you blame the animals you hit...or was it your fault? You need a new tune. Because as far as mouthy know-alls go, there's obviously no mirrors in your house.

[george formby]

Not that it will be of any consolation but twice in the last 3 days I have had vehicles pull out on me while I have been in the car, close enough for me to chuck the anchor out to avoid collecting them, I drive with my lights on, same as the bike & had what you would interpret as eye contact with the drivers.
Yesterday I was following a camper van which pulled onto a roundabout directly in front of a double trailer Mack truck, the really big ones! Much noise of tyres, air brakes & suspension. The camper van driver actually stopped to angrily eyeball up at the truck driver. This was my face

It's lethal out their people, some road users do not give a flying f^*k & some are just morons, plain & simple.

Every miss is a win in my book.

[rwh]

I wonder if some people (subconsciously?) misinterpret eye contact as "he's letting me in"?

Richard

[george formby]

I wonder if some people (subconsciously?) misinterpret eye contact as "he's letting me in"?

Richard

That has crossed my mind a few times too or maybe they are just checking out if I look scary or not & make their decision based on my fearsomeness (or lack of).

I think most incidents boil down to people driving / riding habitually rather than paying attention to the here & now & paying attention to the here & now gives you those few feet you need to have a near miss.

[davebullet]

Then of course you've got all the creepy simpering religious weirdos out there living in their little worlds of fantasy and make-believe who think God controls everything and Jesus is gonna look after everyone on the roads. It's "But, but, I prayed to Jesus this morning, so everything will be warm fuzzies and Jesus will be on my side" Why bother keeping a good eye out? " We can't take responsibility for riding like brainless morons because only God can control our actions.." Lets all hold hands and pray to Jesus to keep us all safe... pitiful pitiful pitiful...

PS davebullet glad you agree with me, but you don't know Jack about how I behave on the road so try keeping your mouth zipped on that score fella

If you behave on the road like you behave on here, then I hope you don't ride in my part of the country.