Scooterist

[slofox]

Doing my best to foster "goodwill between all two wheeled vehicle users" this morning...

I followed some dude on a Vespa up to the lights. All the way along the road he had his left indicator on. Obviously forgotten to cancel it. Lights are red. He stops. I pull up alongside, get his attention and point to the indicator - give him the "blinker" signal. He looks blankly at me "What?" he shouts through his open visor.
I yell "indicator's on!". Blank look "What?" Me "Turn signal, blinker, indicator! It's ONNNNN!" Point point point..."What?"

Me, sotto voce "Oh for fuck's sake..." Light goes green and I piss off up the road.

No helping some people. So much for "goodwill to all...etc". Might as well have saved by breath.

[admenk]

That's Mods for ya

[Ender EnZed]

You should've punched it out for him.

[slofox]

You should've punched it out for him.

Couldn't reach - and besides, it was "be kind to all two wheelers" day. Albeit briefly

[eliot-ness]

." Light goes green and I piss off up the road.
No helping some people..

And he turns left, wondering what the funk you were shouting about.

[nudemetalz]

It's Italian and the electrics were working?

[slofox]

And he turns left, wondering what the funk you were shouting about.

Given that he carried straight on and that he had the indicator on past about five side streets, I don't think he knew it was on. Just a hunch.

[gijoe1313]

Not to worry, a thread will appear in the Scooter section saying how some grumpy old man was yelling at them for some apparent infraction of rules!

[Spearfish]

And he turns left, wondering what the funk you were shouting about.

Don't you mean right?

[quattro]

Do you do the 'biker nod' in NZ?

I always have a mental debate whenever I pass a scooterist about whether to nod or not...

[Swoop]

Perhaps he was a 1%er scooterist? Rebellious lot they are and don't care about "rules"...

[pzkpfw]

People can be slow. I've been a pedestrian in very dark conditions, and seen a car coming my way (I'm on path, them on road). They don't have their lights on and it's clearly a time to have them on.

Any number of gestures and pointing simply cause them to look at you like you're having a seisure as they drive past. They just don't get the idea that you are trying to tell them something, let alone what that something might be.

Has happened more than once.

[imac]

...People can be slow....

True, whilst cycling home pulled up to a car with no lights on so called out said fact to the driver.
He roars past me doing the finger, I pass him and repeat my helpful advice
Got the finger again as he went past me
Round the next corner is Popo with my new friend.
Best laugh at someone else’s expense I’ve had in a long time. I almost pulled over to offer my advice but decided to keep in truckin

[Scuba_Steve]

Doing my best to foster "goodwill between all two wheeled vehicle users" this morning...

I followed some dude on a Vespa up to the lights. All the way along the road he had his left indicator on. Obviously forgotten to cancel it. Lights are red. He stops. I pull up alongside, get his attention and point to the indicator - give him the "blinker" signal. He looks blankly at me "What?" he shouts through his open visor.
I yell "indicator's on!". Blank look "What?" Me "Turn signal, blinker, indicator! It's ONNNNN!" Point point point..."What?"

Me, sotto voce "Oh for fuck's sake..." Light goes green and I piss off up the road.

No helping some people. So much for "goodwill to all...etc". Might as well have saved by breath.

ah he was just confused, in his car they turn off automatically

[Murray]

Do you do the 'biker nod' in NZ?

Nope we do the kiwibiker wave!! But if I tell you what it is I will have to kill you