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Went on a 120 km ride yesterday. The route was mostly on country road
in ACT. It was pretty quiet given it was Sunday morning. Although i started as a bunch ride, very soon I found myself riding with only on fellow rider. So we rode mostly two abreast squeezing to left as muc as possible I faced three really close calls by a Harly rider and her girlfriend, sport motorbiker and a huge Patrol towing a huge horse trailer. Al meant that they were not happy with sharing the road. Behaviours of al three were equally rude. It's really interesting when morons conside themselves as smart! More interesting was the two motorbike riders action as they had plenty of room, and cyclists were posed n inconvenience to them Now the question is: When riding, we seem to be at the bottom of th peck order. How many of us exert their status when not riding I personally don't let morons at the wheels get away while I'm driving But this seems to ruin my driving pleasure, and so I tend not to driv recently. This way, I sit again at the bottom of the peck order. No that's my conundrum. What's yours - |
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I don't understand your post or see your point.
Jock "amirm" wrote in message .. . | Went on a 120 km ride yesterday. The route was mostly on country roads | in ACT. It was pretty quiet given it was Sunday morning. Although it | started as a bunch ride, very soon I found myself riding with only one | fellow rider. So we rode mostly two abreast squeezing to left as much | as possible. | | I faced three really close calls by a Harly rider and her girlfriend, a | sport motorbiker and a huge Patrol towing a huge horse trailer. All | meant that they were not happy with sharing the road. Behaviours of all | three were equally rude. It's really interesting when morons consider | themselves as smart! More interesting was the two motorbike riders' | action as they had plenty of room, and cyclists were posed no | inconvenience to them. | | Now the question is: When riding, we seem to be at the bottom of the | peck order. How many of us exert their status when not riding? | | I personally don't let morons at the wheels get away while I'm driving. | But this seems to ruin my driving pleasure, and so I tend not to drive | recently. This way, I sit again at the bottom of the peck order. Now | that's my conundrum. What's yours? | | | | -- | | |
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amirm wrote:
snip So we rode mostly two abreast squeezing to left as much as possible. I faced three really close calls by a Harly rider and her girlfriend, a sport motorbiker and a huge Patrol towing a huge horse trailer. All meant that they were not happy with sharing the road. Behaviours of all three were equally rude. It's really interesting when morons consider themselves as smart! More interesting was the two motorbike riders' action as they had plenty of room, and cyclists were posed no inconvenience to them. Now the question is: When riding, we seem to be at the bottom of the peck order. How many of us exert their status when not riding? I personally don't let morons at the wheels get away while I'm driving. But this seems to ruin my driving pleasure, and so I tend not to drive recently. This way, I sit again at the bottom of the peck order. Now that's my conundrum. What's yours? Hmmm.. I don't think I exert any status while driving. I like to driv so that my part in traffic has no negative effect on others, ie kee left unless overtaking, care when merging etc. Lead by example. Pitt some drivers just don't get it Like yesterday, Sunday 29th. Rode out to Kinglake. Twice had abuse threats from cars. What is it with St Andrews? 2 white holdens, P plate & 3 young male occupants. The second car even locked it's brakes i front of me while the passenger hung out the window yelling abuse Neither car seemed keen to stop & 'discuss' the issue - |
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Always amuses me how friends at a BBQ will complain how trucks harras
and force them off the road "Just like riding a bike when youre driving a car". I said on th weekend. "oh, but I dont do that", she said "Her kid pipes up, "Yes you do mum. Whatabout that man you almost hi yesterday" "Oh, god Im sorry" she said "dont be sorry to me, just try to avoi having to apologise to that guy's family next time" Now, that's a BBQ-stopper!! - |
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In aus.bicycle on Mon, 01 Mar 2004 01:10:00 GMT
amirm wrote: Now the question is: When riding, we seem to be at the bottom of the peck order. How many of us exert their status when not riding? World;'s full of idiots. Question is... how many people did the right thing? If every single vehicle that passed you did the wrong thing, then re-appraise how you were riding... There will always be people who reckon they are more important than you are, it's life. If they endanger you, then report them. Doubt the cops will care much but if enough do it, and there are multiple reports, then who knows? Zebee |
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I'll bet she was driving either a Volvo (first car that comes to mind) , or
a 4WD (usual senario)!! DJ "flyingdutch" wrote in message news Always amuses me how friends at a BBQ will complain how trucks harrass and force them off the road. "Just like riding a bike when youre driving a car". I said on the weekend. "oh, but I dont do that", she said. "Her kid pipes up, "Yes you do mum. Whatabout that man you almost hit yesterday". "Oh, god Im sorry" she said "dont be sorry to me, just try to avoid having to apologise to that guy's family next time". Now, that's a BBQ-stopper!!! -- |
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amirm wrote:
Went on a 120 km ride yesterday. The route was mostly on country roads in ACT. It was pretty quiet given it was Sunday morning. Although it started as a bunch ride, very soon I found myself riding with only one fellow rider. So we rode mostly two abreast squeezing to left as much as possible. I faced three really close calls by a Harly rider and her girlfriend, a sport motorbiker and a huge Patrol towing a huge horse trailer. All meant that they were not happy with sharing the road. Behaviours of all three were equally rude. It's really interesting when morons consider themselves as smart! More interesting was the two motorbike riders' action as they had plenty of room, and cyclists were posed no inconvenience to them. Now the question is: When riding, we seem to be at the bottom of the peck order. How many of us exert their status when not riding? I personally don't let morons at the wheels get away while I'm driving. But this seems to ruin my driving pleasure, and so I tend not to drive recently. This way, I sit again at the bottom of the peck order. Now that's my conundrum. What's yours? Well I ride a roadie and an MTB and a motorcycle, and occasionally I drive a car. Quite often I walk. The only pecking order is non_morons-morons. Except that the morons are too thick to see it -- Nick |
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Bikesoiler wrote:
Hmmm.. I don't think I exert any status while driving. I like to drive so that my part in traffic has no negative effect on others, ie keep left unless overtaking, care when merging etc. Lead by example. Pitty some drivers just don't get it. As my psychologist g/f said recently, "there's no point modelling good behaviour to idiots". For modelling to work, the person being modelled to has to have some level of intrinsic respect or admiration for the one doing the modelling. &roo |
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amirm wrote:
I personally don't let morons at the wheels get away while I'm driving. What does that mean? Do you chase them and abuse them? What doe that achieve "Don't argue with fools, they have more experience. - |
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Spider1977 wrote:
"Don't argue with fools, they have more experience." More experience at what? Argueing?; I think the saying is "Never argue with an idiot, they'll drag you down to their level an beat you with experience But hey - |
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