Road rage!

**buggerit** · 4th July 2013, 11:01

Originally Posted by Katman

I don't let it bother me.

I call it 'Zen and the Art of Meh'.

So I if some mad cunt on P wants to take me out your approach will work?
Please explain, cause as the safety guru on here I think your input would be invaluble.

**Katman** · 4th July 2013, 11:05

Originally Posted by buggerit

So I if some mad cunt on P wants to take me out your approach will work?

So if some mad cunt on P wants to take you out you plan on sitting there abusing them?

Good luck with that.

**Indiana_Jones** · 4th July 2013, 11:07

Originally Posted by scissorhands

They can kill you in their car

having an angry cager in front of you is better than an angry cager behind you

+1, not worth the hassle or risk.

-Indy

**buggerit** · 4th July 2013, 12:17

Originally Posted by Katman

So if some mad cunt on P wants to take you out you plan on sitting there abusing them?

Good luck with that.

Where did the sitting there abusing them come from, certainly not me,I was asking your advice when confronted with this and how
your Zen appoach worked

**swbarnett** · 4th July 2013, 13:03

Originally Posted by duckonin

"You like other traffic to overtake you",

That's what I thought to begin with. I think they mean they want other traffic that they can overtake.

**bobsmith** · 4th July 2013, 13:26

Originally Posted by BoristheBiter

Couple of questions;
1) Were you going slower than the car before the lights?
2) Were you going slower than the cars after the lights?

1) no - the car was stationary at the lights
2) no - while I was accelerating then yes when I stopped accelerating at 59km/hr At this point the car caught up to me (there was a large gap behind me as I accelerated considerably faster than him but since I wasn't going to speed too much in 50km/hr area he caught up since he was obviously going much faster) I should make a note that even when the car caught up to me it was a 2 multi laned road and I was in the slow lane (for NZ drivers that can't comprehend which one it is, it's the left one...) yet he decided to tailgate me in the left hand instead of taking the right lane which was clear and came up on my left hand side between me and the curb (at this point I couldn't move over the the right lane as there were cars there.

**Katman** · 4th July 2013, 13:41

Originally Posted by buggerit

Where did the sitting there abusing them come from, certainly not me,I was asking your advice when confronted with this and how
your Zen appoach worked

You need advice on how to avoid confrontation?

How do you manage to dress yourself in the morning?

**george formby** · 4th July 2013, 13:53

I've gone soft in me old age & if I feel I'm going to piss of a driver filtering I don't. You know, their wheels turn, a scowl in the mirror, animated hand gestures to the passenger while they look back etc. I'm much happier just letting them go with a courteous wave, a minute or two on my journey is irrelevant. Even in a confrontation I'm quite happy saying after you sir, it's not worth the angst.
Sure, it does not guarantee that some shit head won't get homicidal on me but it does help minimise it.
Usually they can't drive for toffee anyway & you pass them because you can read the traffic better.
At lights I never pull ahead, usually alongside, & give them the benefit of deciding who goes first, just got to watch the vehicles behind you, though.

I often think they are small minded angry little pricks anyway so who am I to make their life even worse. Let em go, move on.

**buggerit** · 4th July 2013, 14:15

Originally Posted by Katman

You need advice on how to avoid confrontation?

How do you manage to dress yourself in the morning?

I was after your ideas on dealing with road rage when on your bike, but if you have nothing to share I will leave it at that.
As for getting dressed in morning,same as you, nickers,blouse ,skirt, highheels,done

**unstuck** · 4th July 2013, 14:16

Originally Posted by buggerit

I was after your ideas on dealing with road rage when on your bike, but if you have nothing to share I will leave it at that.
As for getting dressed in morning,same as you, nickers,blouse ,skirt, highheels,done

**The Reibz** · 4th July 2013, 14:25

Some of you cunts need to turn that frown upside down.
Sitting on a busa with a hilux tailgating you is great fun. Pisses them off alright, sure I could go faster, but I just smile and wave. Chur

**superjackal** · 4th July 2013, 14:37

Originally Posted by Mom

I have experienced a car deliberately swerving into my path, head on, while filtering in heavy traffic

I think we have some less than courteous bikers out there to thank for this sort of thing. Scarey shit though.

I had a guy going into Mt Victoria tunnel try to swerve to stop me getting ahead. Just drove around him and contiued on my way. Can't let cagers get to you. Water off a ducks back and all that.... try to shrug it off.

**BoristheBiter** · 4th July 2013, 15:09

Originally Posted by bobsmith

1) no - the car was stationary at the lights
2) no - while I was accelerating then yes when I stopped accelerating at 59km/hr At this point the car caught up to me (there was a large gap behind me as I accelerated considerably faster than him but since I wasn't going to speed too much in 50km/hr area he caught up since he was obviously going much faster) I should make a note that even when the car caught up to me it was a 2 multi laned road and I was in the slow lane (for NZ drivers that can't comprehend which one it is, it's the left one...) yet he decided to tailgate me in the left hand instead of taking the right lane which was clear and came up on my left hand side between me and the curb (at this point I couldn't move over the the right lane as there were cars there.

why I asked is i have had a few bikes pull to the front then go slower than the traffic was, very frustrating when in the cage but didn't get that it was a two lane road.

yep what a tosser, but that's Akld for ya.

**bobsmith** · 4th July 2013, 19:17

Originally Posted by BoristheBiter

why I asked is i have had a few bikes pull to the front then go slower than the traffic was, very frustrating when in the cage but didn't get that it was a two lane road.

yep what a tosser, but that's Akld for ya.

I agree, unless you're going to go faster stay the fuck back I think.

**Berries** · 4th July 2013, 23:51

Originally Posted by duckonin

God fuck me ! Will change post to,when 'small repairs' are being done to a road and the lollie pop man has a stop /go stick and there are large lines of cars, some of those that actually ride bikes tend to filter to the front while traffic is stopped.

"You like other traffic to overtake you", really ?, sell your fucken bike man and get a scooter.

Why would a bike hold u up if the rider has gone to the front ? Do you hold others up at the lights if you are first to go?

Were you pissed when you read the post?

In town I like to get to the front so I filter. I don't do queues, that's one of the reasons I have a bike. And I don't hold anyone up when the lights change either. On the open road I like traffic because it breaks up the boredom of long distances and the mobile chicanes get the adrenaline going. Another reason I have a bike.

At road works where the road surface is crap a bike that filters to the front is likely to hold up the car behind them. If they do they are an arrogant wanker - they probably ride with their lights on full beam as well. You're on a bike so there will be an overtaking opportunity within about 10 seconds anyway, why piss off a car driver?

Originally Posted by swbarnett

I think they mean they want other traffic that they can overtake.

Yay, someone who did English at school.