White lines - Who respects them?

**Mom** · 13th December 2012, 18:53

We can all cross that centre line, me, I tend to do it at slow speeds

But the Rossi road wankers are really a worry.

What actually prompted this thread was seeing a guy ride up the road I work on, it is a very curvy, divine bit of road. 50kph area and cars praked each side, all over the place. Not a road to take lightly, lots of driveways etc. In a car you HAVE to cross the centre line from time to time to get past cars praked on the road. Then you get the ones that straighten out the corners as well. Why the hell you would risk flying up that road taking the centre line is beyond me. Testorterone? Come on guys, explain?

**Mom** · 13th December 2012, 19:02

Originally Posted by caspernz

Maybe that's why I stick to mostly weekday bike roadtrips over the summer period??

Consider riding with the learner/newbie riders. Best thing ever. They feel safe riding with somone that has a bit of road craft. You are fairly immune from dickheads. And, best of all you get to encourage sensible riding and riders.

Originally Posted by madandy

I find the contempt shown toward yellow lines to be far more troublesome.
The late apex strategy save my life riding home from a BRONZ ride right ride safe course a few years ago.
A white S4 RX7 ran wide on a turn and occupied the area I'd have been riding had I stuck to either the right wheel track or taken a racing line...

Awesome! Yellow lines are another thing altogether! Dont even start me on them, so many of "my" riding roads have been ruined by the application of the double yellow painted lines

They are not treated with respect anymore, as they are EVERYWHERE!

**Mom** · 13th December 2012, 19:06

Originally Posted by blue rider

translation?
thanks .

He was laughing at how many vehicles crossed that wet paint. Irony

ESOL error!

**Ocean1** · 13th December 2012, 19:10

Originally Posted by Mom

He was laughing at how many vehicles crossed that wet paint. Irony

ESOL error!

Ah, yes, so I was. It's not wet for long, either.

**Berries** · 13th December 2012, 19:20

Originally Posted by Mom

Seeing as it is biker death season, I thought I might remind people to not take the race line and actually ensure you are not close to the centre line for you never know when there will be some dickhead car driver on your side of the road.

Originally Posted by Mom

There have been a few times I have misjudged a corner and crossed the centre line, thankfully nothing coming the other way, but as a rule I am ok.

By the sound of it if we all keep away from Warkworth we should be ok.

**Mom** · 13th December 2012, 19:22

Originally Posted by Berries

By the sound of it if we all keep away from Warkworth we should be ok.

Yepper, Twat about covers it.

**madandy** · 13th December 2012, 19:32

Originally Posted by Mom

We can all cross that centre line, me, I tend to do it at slow speeds

But the Rossi road wankers are really a worry.

What actually prompted this thread was seeing a guy ride up the road I work on, it is a very curvy, divine bit of road. 50kph area and cars praked each side, all over the place. Not a road to take lightly, lots of driveways etc. In a car you HAVE to cross the centre line from time to time to get past cars praked on the road. Then you get the ones that straighten out the corners as well. Why the hell you would risk flying up that road taking the centre line is beyond me. Testorterone? Come on guys, explain?

Testosterone, yes. Arrogance too. A belief that being up on a bike with a view over most cars roofs they can see the oncoming threats with enough time and skill to avoid a collision...

**FJRider** · 13th December 2012, 19:33

Originally Posted by Mom

... They are not treated with respect anymore, as they are EVERYWHERE!

Respect pays no part in how people treat (or see) white or yellow lines. We ALL find the legislation regarding both ... inconvenient at times.

Sometimes ... we know there is no risk to us ... or anybody else.

Sometimes ... we think there should be no risk ...

Sometimes ... we just hope ...

Sometimes we get lucky ...

**unstuck** · 13th December 2012, 19:34

I try to respect everything when on the road, in any vehicle really. Bit like the sea, if you have no respect, your shark food.

**Scuba_Steve** · 13th December 2012, 19:36

Don't worry, lines of all colours will be ignored more & more as the Govt keeps sponsoring the "crazy with the yellow paint" & the "insane guy with the white paint" to run round the country painting everywhere they can & shouldn't be...
It's the "boy who cried wolf" syndrome & it can only end badly.

**madandy** · 13th December 2012, 19:37

I think Mom is referring to the peeps out there that are hoping to get lucky...

**haydes55** · 13th December 2012, 20:26

Reminds me of a very sloppy rider I caught up to down sh22 last Saturday. The rider was going into a blind left hander taking a wide line into the oncoming lane then exiting wide as well. I followed him for a good 5 mins and there were at least 5 corners where the rider is alive by pure chance. The weird thing is I'm far from being a fast rider and don't know the road very well, yet i stayed in my lane and caught up to and got stuck behind this twat. Im on my little 300 he was on some honda with 2 exhausts out the back. He acted real surprised to see me behind him when he was turning off and saw me in his mirror, panicked and swerved to the left.

**george formby** · 14th December 2012, 00:05

Originally Posted by haydes55

Reminds me of a very sloppy rider I caught up to down sh22 last Saturday. The rider was going into a blind left hander taking a wide line into the oncoming lane then exiting wide as well. I followed him for a good 5 mins and there were at least 5 corners where the rider is alive by pure chance. The weird thing is I'm far from being a fast rider and don't know the road very well, yet i stayed in my lane and caught up to and got stuck behind this twat. Im on my little 300 he was on some honda with 2 exhausts out the back. He acted real surprised to see me behind him when he was turning off and saw me in his mirror, panicked and swerved to the left.

The safest line on the road can often be the quickest if you ride it well. Caution & forethought does not mean slow.

Thoughtless driving has become almost typical. I'm getting pedantic about my line of sight through a corner. I want to see that sporadically piloted vehicle as soon as possible so I can get out of the way, if I'm not already leaning out of Dodge. It happens every ride.

**Brian d marge** · 14th December 2012, 01:42

Originally Posted by caspernz

With you all the way on the despair angle. But hey, I've been riding for years and the portion of Richard Cranium riders is about the same now, just more of them over the summer period it seems. Maybe that's why I stick to mostly weekday bike roadtrips over the summer period??

I think I might have crossed the centre line once

Stephen

Richard cranium ...that's a good one