Road rage fail: Aggressive NZ driver who hates cyclists

[jasonu]

I think the motorist showed great restraint (in his driving at least) and gave those ignorant spandex wearing homos way more courtesy than a lot of other drivers would have.

[Autech]

Skittles!

Seriously though, what gives them the right to ride like that, the dude was a bit of a prat for mouthing off and using his camera while driving, but they were equal prats for thinking they can ride like that on an open road.

[nodrog:Me]

Why do people assume he's filming it with a phone?

[bogan]

That driver is an idiot. The cyclists were protecting themselves from fuctards. If they had gone into a pace line fuckknuckle would have passed them anyway which is insanely dangerous. Fuck him, and fuck anyone who thinks his opinion is OK.

Yeh, lets face it, this is one of those polarising instances where you just see who thinks cyclist should be allowed on the road, and who doesn't.

Any lane user who is slower than other traffic should rely on their own judgement to protect themselves and those who wish to pass. You move over when there is a safe place for others to pass, otherwise you own your lane properly to ensure those behind don't halfarse a passing job.

I do this when riding bikes, scoots, and pedlys, as well as when driving vans, tractors, and towing trailers. It is just good roadcraft.

[Berries]

What crap you obviously have no idea of the best way for cyclists to keep themselves safe on the road and if what you are saying made sense all cycle lanes would run down the centre of a lane and not to the left would they not? If you ever take up cycling I dont think you would stay alive very long at all with your belief.

And the fuse is lit once again.......

[bluninja]

What crap you obviously have no idea of the best way for cyclists to keep themselves safe on the road and if what you are saying made sense all cycle lanes would run down the centre of a lane and not to the left would they not? If you ever take up cycling I dont think you would stay alive very long at all with your belief.

What? no comment on the dangers of overtaking multiple vehicles? There was clearly no room between the bikes to pull in if needed....where they BMW cycles?

Best way for cyclists to be safe on roads would be to ban other vehicles...failing that a cycle lane with a physical barrier that prevents vehicles using it whenever it suits. Seeing the white line on cycling lanes worn away by the constant rub of cars, vans, buses and trucks shows how useless marked cycle lanes are as a safety measure.

As for the video....ignoring what is being said I would make two observations
1) The driver remained at a safe distance behind them whilst waiting for a portion of road where he could overtake.
2) The driver was unable to plan and execute an overtake of a group of cyclists because he was more attentive to them than to his overtake.

[mstriumph]

Worst part is him filming with his phone while driving.

either that or his lack of imagination ... I mean, if you are going to post your (quite warranted) rant online you should at LEAST cuss in an entertaining manner

... have to agree with him about the lycra though ... nothing more vomit inducing than a fat bloke clad only in white lycra with no underwear. Perhaps they want their wobbly bits wobbling free, perhaps they want to avoid a visible panty line, who knows? In any event I dread meeting one on the drive in to work in the morning because the vision stays with you all day.....

[Tazz]

Watched it on mute, was a bit close on the overtake and to much attention on filming out the side, otherwise anti-climatic.

Why do people assume he's filming it with a phone?

Valid point. If it was a camera it would be completely legal, but a phone....

[mstriumph]

That driver is an idiot. The cyclists were protecting themselves from fuctards. If they had gone into a pace line fuckknuckle would have passed them anyway which is insanely dangerous. Fuck him, and fuck anyone who thinks his opinion is OK.

had a bad day?

[jasonu]

What crap you obviously have no idea of the best way for cyclists to keep themselves safe on the road and if what you are saying made sense all cycle lanes would run down the centre of a lane and not to the left would they not? If you ever take up cycling I dont think you would stay alive very long at all with your belief.

I have to agree with this. It makes good sense.

[HenryDorsetCase]

either that or his lack of imagination ... I mean, if you are going to post your (quite warranted) rant online you should at LEAST cuss in an entertaining manner

... have to agree with him about the lycra though ... nothing more vomit inducing than a fat bloke clad only in white lycra with no underwear. Perhaps they want their wobbly bits wobbling free, perhaps they want to avoid a visible panty line, who knows? In any event I dread meeting one on the drive in to work in the morning because the vision stays with you all day.....

if you wear underwear under cycling shorts you get horrible pressure points which very quickly become saddle sores and which take a fucking age to heal.

If you are criticising cyclists for wearing cycling shorts you may as well criticise motorcyclists for wearing leathers. What the hell do those fuckwits want to wear that kit for? Its awful and has no pockets and do they think they're Rossi with all that armour and sliders. Or soldiers for wearing camo: Ooooh look at that guy: bet he thinks he is Rambo and look now you see him now you don't. You are a nitwit taking a cheap shot. Fuck you.

[HenryDorsetCase]

had a bad day?

PMS-ing apparently. Excellent trollage. I will leave my response up so you can see how successful you were. :blush:

[MisterD]

If you are criticising cyclists for wearing cycling shorts you may as well criticise motorcyclists for wearing leathers.

There is absolutely no excuse for white though.

[cynna]

do you whingers rant like this fuckwit when you get stuck behind a car going around hills at less then 100km

[Waihou Thumper]

They should have ridden in single file on the far left of the lane then there would be no issues at all about the necessity to pull in or not now would there. I do ride a push bike too and would never put the abilty of being able to chat to my mates above my safety which is what they are doing riding like that. I agree the driver was too focussed on the cyclists during the overtake and did risk a head on by doing that. Its perhaps no different to looking in the window of cars while passing which some motorcyclists appear to like doing.

Have you read my post at all? Geez....


I have road ridden for years and I feel the cyclists were a tad ignorant.
They would have known cars were behind them? and common courtesy would have been to fall into single file..
Tail end charlie would have or should have stated 'car back'
That is what we used to do and back in the day there was a regular Tuesday bunch, and a huge Sunday bunch ride from Royal Oak south...

The driver worked himself up for nothing....They would have been going at a good clip 30-32 kph and it wouldn't have been prudent to overtake anywhere until the road was clear.
Even then he fucked it up and was so wound up he didn't think of oncoming traffic...

I did notice the nice Crucifix on the mirror though....
Perhaps he should have waved that at them and exorcised his right to be on the road...
Bit of a tosser and loved his own voice for sure!