Wenting!!!

AAAAAARGH RAAAAAAAAAAHS'GU!!!!!!!!!!

What the hell is up with drivers thinking the nicely drawn bike marking
the is an invite for them to doublepark as long as they're within that
extra fat white line on the road? Are they blind or just plain stupid?
I mean it's not exactly rocket science is it? Especially not when
there's a perfectly good parking spot available 10 meters further up
the road... And while we're at it, why do they feel the need to sit in
their car and wait untill I come racing past before they open the door
to get out without looking? Sometimes it really is a pain in the ass to
have English as a second language cos they don't exactly look any
smarter when the conditioned response causes me to yell at them in
Danish. Damn near got me killed when I tried to swerwe around the
opening door in the last minute and almost got hit by a smartass in an
old RX8 who felt the need to floor the gas pedal so that he'd make the
20 meters up to the next red light in time to sit and wait in the queue
behind the concrete truck.
The most frustrating thing is that this all happened after and overall
decent ride in cars actually stopping to let me cross the road, even a
4WD left me enough room to get across at Toowong.

-Rasmus who now feels a little better.

Sounds like another job for...

cue trumpets

LOTTE and her SHOTTIE

and her trusty sidekick - Tam in Cam...

/trumpets

Maybe you could pick up a brick or something, and smash it through
their back window. Then tell them that you didn't see 'em, and ran
straight into them,seeing as they were in a bike lane.

If they complain - tell 'em to go ahead and report that they were
double-parked in a bike lane...

Achieves the purpose, plus you don't hurt yourself or your trusty
steed....

Cheers,
Absent Husband (who would be too much of a wuss to actually do that
himself...)

Interesting thing that 'parking in the bike lane'...

Out my way I commute via a secondary rd (Greythorn Rd for those wh
know it) which was usually a good ride. It's a wide-ish single lan
each way road and as such people didn't really park on it and I had
nice run with plenty of space for me + cars.

Then they installed a bike lane (one of those which is just a singl
line and allows cars to park at the curb) - Ever since then people hav
obviously felt safer parking their cars there so I'm now thrust into th
traffic more than ever...

Tricky one: Heart was in the right place by installing it, but it's ha
the unfortunate result of making the ride more dangerous... Pity

--
eddiec

eddiec Wrote:
Interesting thing that 'parking in the bike lane'..

Out my way I commute via a secondary rd (Greythorn Rd for those wh
know it) which was usually a good ride. It's a wide-ish single lan
each way road and as such people didn't really park on it and I had
nice run with plenty of space for me + cars

Then they installed a bike lane (one of those which is just a singl
line and allows cars to park at the curb) - Ever since then people hav
obviously felt safer parking their cars there so I'm now thrust into th
traffic more than ever..

Tricky one: Heart was in the right place by installing it, but it's ha
the unfortunate result of making the ride more dangerous... Pity.
I'm always a bit doubtful over the role of bike lanes. Some work well
and others I tend to follow the route because they're there i
recognition that cyclists have already sussed out a good road. Bu
then, I've only been bumped off my bike when *in* a bike lane. He
response? "I didn't see you!" My response? "you didn't have to se
me, you just have to keep in your own lines!" No surprises for wha
sort of car she was driving...

OK, I wasn't really that polite...

cheers
al

--
alison_b

Hehe, sounds good to me, the shotgun solution, anything to teach the
drivers a lesson.

I have to say I'm pretty impressed with the brick idea though, I like
the noose around the neck in getting them to admit the double parking,
very nice. Unfortunately i don't have the courage either I think,
besides there aren't that many bricks lying around South Bank these
days.. Either way I must admit that I fear that the assault charges
might be worse than the driver's double parking fine.

Thanks for the support though.

-Rasmus, who now corrected the subject *blush*

Absent Husband wrote:

Sounds like another job for...

cue trumpets

LOTTE and her SHOTTIE

and her trusty sidekick - Tam in Cam...

/trumpets

I'm not sure I like being a sidekick. Oh, okay, if it's to LotteBum.

Maybe you could pick up a brick or something, and smash it through
their back window. Then tell them that you didn't see 'em, and ran
straight into them,seeing as they were in a bike lane.

If they complain - tell 'em to go ahead and report that they were
double-parked in a bike lane...

Achieves the purpose, plus you don't hurt yourself or your trusty
steed....

You're learning!

Cheers,
Absent Husband (who would be too much of a wuss to actually do that
himself...)

Oh, you're faking.

Hey, might see you in the morning. Wasn't expecting to be at uni, but we
missed the orienteering... oops.

Tam

"nebakke" == nebakke writes:

nebakke AAAAAARGH RAAAAAAAAAAHS'GU!!!!!!!!!! What the hell is up
nebakke with drivers thinking the nicely drawn bike marking the is
nebakke an invite for them to doublepark as long as they're within
nebakke that extra fat white line on the road?

I feel your pain. Bike lanes suck, we don't need them.

nebakke Are they blind or just plain stupid?

Ignorant. Ignorant of their responsibilities, ignorant of the damage
they do daily, ignorant of the damage they are capable of. But then,
you knew that :-)

nebakke Damn near got me killed when I tried to swerwe around the
nebakke opening door in the last minute and almost got hit by a
nebakke smartass in an old RX8 who felt the need to floor the gas
nebakke pedal so that he'd make the 20 meters up to the next red
nebakke light in time to sit and wait in the queue behind the
nebakke concrete truck.

Remember: you are only obliged to use the cycle lane if it is safe to do
so. That means that if you have to pass a car, do so allowing enough
room for the door to open 'cause, as you've found out, some drivers are
too ignorant to assess the consequences of their actions.

Ride wide.
--
Cheers
Euan (who claims the lane for the length of Blackburn Road.)

eb wrote:

"nebakke" == nebakke writes:

snip snap
nebakke Damn near got me killed when I tried to swerwe around the
nebakke opening door in the last minute and almost got hit by a
nebakke smartass in an old RX8 who felt the need to floor the gas
nebakke pedal so that he'd make the 20 meters up to the next red
nebakke light in time to sit and wait in the queue behind the
nebakke concrete truck.

Remember: you are only obliged to use the cycle lane if it is safe to do
so. That means that if you have to pass a car, do so allowing enough
room for the door to open 'cause, as you've found out, some drivers are
too ignorant to assess the consequences of their actions.

Ride wide.
--
Cheers
Euan (who claims the lane for the length of Blackburn Road.)

Just last week I had a beauty - as I rode up Logan Rd near Marshall Rd
intersection, heading outbound, a guy walks out of a shop to his parked
car, around the car, looks at me (20m away), and opens his door. Hehehe
watch out dude, you've got a bullseye on your ute now.

Tam

nebakke wrote:
AAAAAARGH RAAAAAAAAAAHS'GU!!!!!!!!!!

What the hell is up with drivers thinking the nicely drawn bike marking
the is an invite for them to doublepark as long as they're within that
extra fat white line on the road? Are they blind or just plain stupid?
I mean it's not exactly rocket science is it? Especially not when
there's a perfectly good parking spot available 10 meters further up
the road... And while we're at it, why do they feel the need to sit in
their car and wait untill I come racing past before they open the door
to get out without looking? Sometimes it really is a pain in the ass to
have English as a second language cos they don't exactly look any
smarter when the conditioned response causes me to yell at them in
Danish. Damn near got me killed when I tried to swerwe around the
opening door in the last minute and almost got hit by a smartass in an
old RX8 who felt the need to floor the gas pedal so that he'd make the
20 meters up to the next red light in time to sit and wait in the queue
behind the concrete truck.
The most frustrating thing is that this all happened after and overall
decent ride in cars actually stopping to let me cross the road, even a
4WD left me enough room to get across at Toowong.

-Rasmus who now feels a little better.


The standard procedure for cars in motorcycle parking places is to let
down two of their tyres. At least that's what we used to do in the "old"
days when I rode motorbikes. Oh, and leave them a note to say WHY their
tyres were deflated.

Marty

Marty wrote:
The standard procedure for cars in motorcycle parking places is to let
down two of their tyres. At least that's what we used to do in the "old"
days when I rode motorbikes. Oh, and leave them a note to say WHY their
tyres were deflated.

Marty

Yeah you can get away with that sort of thing much better on a
motorbike. Leather is much more intimidating than lycra.

DaveB