The official "Why?" thread 2016

**AllanB** · 1st March 2016, 21:05

Originally Posted by Woodman

Why is grated cheese so much nicer than sliced cheese? Even when they come off the same block

This is a good question. I'm thinking it is a surface area thing relative to releasing more cheese smell and taste.

WHY did I think about this so much?

**Daffyd** · 1st March 2016, 22:25

Originally Posted by AllanB

This is a good question. I'm thinking it is a surface area thing relative to releasing more cheese smell and taste.

I think you might be right.

**OddDuck** · 5th March 2016, 19:49

Mmm grated cheese!! Yum. Makes any savoury dinner better.

Why... are so many cage drivers so frightened of corners?

**F5 Dave** · 5th March 2016, 21:06

Why do they brake into uphill corners? . . . Hmm this seems familiar. Drunk? Check. Late at night? Check. Sorry repost. See page 6.

ok so everyone likes watermelon. Why does the last half always get wasted?

**RGVforme** · 5th March 2016, 23:01

Originally Posted by OddDuck

Mmm grated cheese!! Yum. Makes any savoury dinner better.

Why... are so many cage drivers so frightened of corners?

If you talking blind corners......My guess is fear from having seen many other cage drivers and motorcyclists alike come around the corner towards them on or over the center line....
If your talking more visual open corners and braking late into or halfway around them then like above both situations point to bad/poor driving or riding

The sad fact is that there is not that many different corner designs used by engineers and they even give us signs telling us about the bad ones so not getting the hang of going around them all is truly stupid.

Most of us like to think we are good road users but reality is far from this so much so tvnz can make a dash cam tv series from it and good luck trying to tell someone this as bad driving/riding is often a sure sign of a bad attitude.

**OddDuck** · 6th March 2016, 07:56

Originally Posted by RGVforme

If you talking blind corners......My guess is fear from having seen many other cage drivers and motorcyclists alike come around the corner towards them on or over the center line....
If your talking more visual open corners and braking late into or halfway around them then like above both situations point to bad/poor driving or riding

The sad fact is that there is not that many different corner designs used by engineers and they even give us signs telling us about the bad ones so not getting the hang of going around them all is truly stupid.

Most of us like to think we are good road users but reality is far from this so much so tvnz can make a dash cam tv series from it and good luck trying to tell someone this as bad driving/riding is often a sure sign of a bad attitude.

Yeah, that puts it quite nicely, but not quite what I meant - I'm talking about utterly paranoid driving, the kind where any G-load exceeding 0.2 to the side could mean (gasp) a whisper from the tyres, or worse - A SKID!!

Grannie panties in a twist / incontinence diapers filled, again / heart medications reached for with shaking hands.

Here's a nicely graded corner, smooth road surface, sunny day, in a 100 zone. Let's take it at 40 k's an hour. And pull over never, because... well, who cares because. It's just what they do. Autistic fucking driving, no understanding that people might be behind them and might be getting pretty pissed off.

It's not even oldies any more. I'm seeing middle aged women driving like this, and just yesterday I had to slam the brakes on because a woman in her thirties (thereabouts) slowed to 50 for a country bridge.

Fucking sad bastards, and there seem to be more and more of them.

**AllanB** · 6th March 2016, 08:20

Hmmm hearing the WHY on corners. Pet annoyance are the ones who do exactly that each corner then 110 on the straights in between. I mean really - think of the poor fuel economy .......

**Woodman** · 6th March 2016, 08:59

Why do some motorcyclists treat the road like their own private playground, and then get pissed when other roadusers are just using it to get from A to B?

**OddDuck** · 6th March 2016, 09:11

Originally Posted by Woodman

Why do some motorcyclists treat the road like their own private playground, and then get pissed when other roadusers are just using it to get from A to B?

But if we're going to play together then we must learn to share!

**ellipsis** · 6th March 2016, 12:00

...I'm wondering why I am jumping up and down for joy just after finding out Kenya beat the shit out of the Kiwi sevens rugby team 22-0...

**AllanB** · 6th March 2016, 12:14

Originally Posted by Woodman

Why do some motorcyclists treat the road like their own private playground, and then get pissed when other roadusers are just using it to get from A to B?

It's how one gets from A to B .......

Have not motorcyclists being treating roads like their personal playground since day dot? Is that rebellious history not part of the appeal?

**trufflebutter** · 6th March 2016, 12:19

Originally Posted by Woodman

Why do some motorcyclists treat the road like their own private playground, and then get pissed when other roadusers are just using it to get from A to B?

It's no secret that some motorcyclists have an unenviable mix of entitlement and arrogance, similar to a inner city bus driver.

**Woodman** · 6th March 2016, 13:38

Originally Posted by AllanB

Is that rebellious history not part of the appeal?

Nope......................

**RGVforme** · 6th March 2016, 19:53

Originally Posted by trufflebutter

It's no secret that some motorcyclists have an unenviable mix of entitlement and arrogance, similar to a inner city bus driver.

Agree Had a couple fellow motorcyclists shake there head in visual judgment after passing me in the car to let me know their opinion on my lack of speed and driving prowess compared to their own current choice of transport and their own exp.