Just had some road rage..... Page 4

Quote: Dolly Dagger @ September 1 2009, 11:01 PM BST

I am a cyclist, but mostly a pedestrian. I've pushed a cyclist off his bike at a crossing before now, the bastard.

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In much of Asia, a real hassle is motorcyclists trying to beat the gridlock traffic by illegally driving on the sidewalk and weaving through pedestrians. Their mentality seems to be "I own a motorbike, so I'm better than these plebs who have to walk". I've had a few bruised legs but it was always worth it to knock over motorcyclists on footpaths and explain to them that the road is for vehicles, the pavement for pedestrians.

Quote: Kenneth @ September 1 2009, 11:10 PM BST

In much of Asia, a real hassle is motorcyclists trying to beat the gridlock traffic by illegally driving on the sidewalk and weaving through pedestrians. Their mentality seems to be "I own a motorbike, so I'm better than these plebs who have to walk". I've had a few bruised legs but it was always worth it to knock over motorcyclists on footpaths and explain to them that the road is for vehicles, the pavement for pedestrians.

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Because Australia is now part of Asia isn't it - according to FIFA that is.

Quote: Chappers @ September 1 2009, 11:12 PM BST

Because Australia is now part of Asia isn't it - according to FIFA that is.

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I've spent the past two years in Australia. Prior to that was in Asia and elsewhere. But yes, Australia is in the Asia Pacific.

It'll always be Oceana in my heart

Quote: Chappers @ September 1 2009, 11:12 PM BST

Because Australia is now part of Asia isn't it - according to FIFA that is.

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According to FIFA, Russia is European, even though the majority of it's landmass is in Asia.

And Israel are in the European Song Contest.

I blame the Frogs. (You do know that the Metric system is completely inaccurate, the dumb Frenchie science-face messed up his calculations).

Cycling yesterday, and there were parked cars down one side of the street; heard a car coming up behind me, and didn't think he had room to pass me, so I pulled out into the centre of the road to stop him trying. He tooted his horn at me and gave me a mouth full when he was able to get past. I gave him the finger, and in doing so lost balance and almost fell off my bike.

Another time, driving, I accidentally cut up a lorry coming off a motorway slip road ( mind you if he hadn't been an arse he would have slowed to let me out). Anyway he started beeping his horn and tailgating me like something out of Duel - a bit scary really. So to piss him off I slowed right down and kept breaking randomly. By the time he was finally able to get past me he was practically incandescent, which gave me some satisfaction, though I don't suppose it did anything to make him a safer driver.

Cyclist - I hate them on the most part, a cyclist who sticks to the side of the road and I have to overtake is fair enough, it's the f**king super cyclist who thinks they can somehow own the entire lane and I have to figure out a way to get round them!

Even worse is when they have a cycle lane and they don't even stay in that!

Owning the lane is a defensive manouevre to stop f**kwits from cutting you up trying to get past you when there is not room to do so safely.

Cyclists should stick to cycle paths and if there isn't one get on the road. They shouldn't cycle on pavements. And then they should abide by the traffic lights.

Also is there any legal qualification for cycling? any idiot can get on a bike and weave all over the road.

Then drivers should only just use the outside lane for overtaking and return back inside once they've done so. Not amble along in the outside where we overtake (undertake?)on the inside.

Rant over........for now!

Quote: Chappers @ September 2 2009, 11:48 AM BST

Also is there any legal qualification for cycling? any idiot can get on a bike and weave all over the road.

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You need a driver's license because you are operating a dangerous vehicle. There is nothing dangerous except to the driver of a bicycle. It's a previlage to drive a car, not a bike.
I think the laws should be more like the Netherlands where the rules of the road go pedestrian, bicycle and then car. It would make things much safer for everyone.

Well you don't here. There is - or used to be - cycling profeciancy but it was never mandatory.

I nearly went straight into a cyclist on my driving test, why? Because he say me as a learner and decided to ride literally right infront of my bumper.

And he knew I couldn't do a f**king thing about it.

I'm sorry but cyclists really get my goat, they don't follow any rules of the road most of the time and actually cause traffic.

Quote: Chappers @ September 2 2009, 3:08 PM BST

Well you don't here. There is - or used to be - cycling profeciancy but it was never mandatory.

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The pont Curt was making us that you don't need a licence to ride a bike, because it is the cyclist rather then the cycle than presents the majority of the risk. You might as well require a licence for pedestrians many of who are also arseholes.

The rules of the road apply to cyclists as much as to motorists, and most abide by them if only for reasons of self-preservation. You are bloody vulnerable on a bike, something most motorists do not seem to realise.

Quote: Paul W @ September 2 2009, 5:47 PM BST

I nearly went straight into a cyclist on my driving test, why? Because he say me as a learner and decided to ride literally right infront of my bumper.

And he knew I couldn't do a f**king thing about it.

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Yeah, like other motorists never cut up learner drivers.

Quote: Timbo @ September 2 2009, 6:42 PM BST

Yeah, like other motorists never cut up learner drivers.

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Oh God they're terrible for it (nearly crashed into a wall because of one), but I still hate cyclists with a passion.

Sorry

True story of revenge. When I was about 18/19 I was taking my mum up to see her cousin. I was driving on a by-pass but with only with two lanes. Two mopeds came out in front of me from a turning. They wouldn't let me pass and just kept on flicking v's at me when I beeped my horn. I finally got to a passing point and as I passed they called me all the names under the sun as you can imagine. My mum was rather upset.

That evening I walked into my local with my mates. In those days I used to hang around with a pretty rough lot. Now a couple of things stood out about one of the riders. He had a gold helmet and was wearing a long mod jacket. Low and behold basically the first thing I saw on the floor by a table was the gold helmet.

Suffice it to say that when we had them pinned to the outside wall of the pub they seemed quite contrite. Strange that!