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I was on my way home through Collingwood this arvo and I was catching up to
a chick on a road bike........I was about 25m or so behind her, both of us in the bike lane, when a car came from a side road to the left and turned right in front of said chick. She braked pretty hard and managed to avoid hitting the car. The car got stopped at a set of lights a bit up the road and the cyclist pulled up next to the car, gave it a bit of a slap (pretty good one actually), and then gave the driver a serve. I went past her at this stage laughing to myself as her actions were pretty well what I would have done in her shoes!!! I gave the car the old point to the head, point to the eyes (ie. "have a think and have a look cloth eyes" as it later passed me). Don't know who the afore mentioned lady was but she was on a Giant road bike of some description. Thought someone here may know her (or be her)?? Ride On, Gags |
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Gags wrote:
I was on my way home through Collingwood this arvo and I was catching up to a chick on a road bike........I was about 25m or so behind her, both of us in the bike lane, when a car came from a side road to the left and turned right in front of said chick. She braked pretty hard and managed to avoid hitting the car. The car got stopped at a set of lights a bit up the road and the cyclist pulled up next to the car, gave it a bit of a slap (pretty good one actually), and then gave the driver a serve. I went past her at this stage laughing to myself as her actions were pretty well what I would have done in her shoes!!! I gave the car the old point to the head, point to the eyes (ie. "have a think and have a look cloth eyes" as it later passed me). Don't know who the afore mentioned lady was but she was on a Giant road bike of some description. Thought someone here may know her (or be her)?? Ride On, Gags Until you find out her true identity Gags, you should just refer to her as Wonder Woman I saw a girl this evening in Carlton, riding down a bike lane to the left of a very slow bus. After she passed the bus, she rode right out into the right hand lane. She couldn't possibly have seen if there were any cars approaching on the other side of the bus. SOme people are the biggest danger to themselves. -- Nick -- Nick |
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Gags wrote:
I was on my way home through Collingwood this arvo and I was catching up to a chick on a road bike........I was about 25m or so behind her, both of us in the bike lane, when a car came from a side road to the left and turned right in front of said chick. She braked pretty hard and managed to avoid hitting the car. The car got stopped at a set of lights a bit up the road and the cyclist pulled up next to the car, gave it a bit of a slap (pretty good one actually), and then gave the driver a serve. I went past her at this stage laughing to myself as her actions were pretty well what I would have done in her shoes!!! I gave the car the old point to the head, point to the eyes (ie. "have a think and have a look cloth eyes" as it later passed me). Don't know who the afore mentioned lady was but she was on a Giant road bike of some description. Thought someone here may know her (or be her)?? Ride On, Gags It wasn't me because I'm BrisVegan, but it sounds like she's my soul-sister. I'm known for chasing down drivers and giving them a serve. The best was probably a guy in a little open 4WD and I pulled the cutesy "don't you like me mister? why don't you like me? why are you trying to kill me? that's not very nice, I've only ever been nice to you?" while twirling my hair. Very, very funny. Also my response to honkers is to sit up, smile and wave very enthusiastically. Tamyka |
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Gags wrote:
Begin Sensible Reply Shouldn't that be "Near *Ms* "? End Sensible Reply Begin Stoopid Reply I was on my way home through Collingwood this arvo and I was catching up to a chick on a road bike........ Mmmm... chick on road bike... umm, I mean, mmm... donuts... Have I mentioned previously how I drafted behind Kathy Watt for 2 or 3km or so on my commuter bike doing the Melb-Frankston-Melb Sat morning ride some years ago, before she disappeared off into the distance, and... Mmmm... Olympic Goddess... umm, I mean, mmm... pork chops... End Stoopid Reply I was about 25m or so behind her, both of us in the bike lane, when a car came from a side road to the left and turned right in front of said chick. She braked pretty hard and managed to avoid hitting the car. The car got stopped at a set of lights a bit up the road and the cyclist pulled up next to the car, gave it a bit of a slap (pretty good one actually), and then gave the driver a serve. I went past her at this stage laughing to myself as her actions were pretty well what I would have done in her shoes!!! Mmmm.... "me too" post... umm, I mean, mmm... nacho, nacho man (etc)... I gave the car the old point to the head, point to the eyes (ie. "have a think and have a look cloth eyes" as it later passed me). I favour the old "blowing mucus out of both nostrils on the offending car, and saying 'oh, sorry, I didn't see you there'" trick, myself... Don't know who the afore mentioned lady was but she was on a Giant road bike of some description. Thought someone here may know her (or be her)?? Ride On, Gags Ride on, indeed. Would that we did. xxx pete (aka commuter with 4 front lights, aka fred) |
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"Gags" tba@tba wrote in message ...
in the bike lane, when a car came from a side road to the left and turned right in front of said chick. She braked pretty hard and managed to avoid hitting the car. The car got stopped at a set of lights a bit up the road What.. did the Dumbass(tm) factory double production or something?! I hit the passenger door of a car last night (actually the night before - I wrote this yesterday) coming to some lights. As I passed on his left (legal.. I hope ) he turned towards a slip lane when I was beside him. He did indicate, but it was only AS he turned so I could only do my best to swerve around. Clonked his door and kept rolling to the lights. Looked back, he was stuck in the traffic still (he couldn't even get into the slip lane due to other cars) so I mouthed off a bit, considered myself lucky and rolled on.. only to have another two 'incidents' with peeople pulling out when they shouldn't, not indicating, etc.. PLUS some idiot had run a red that morning, forcing me to swerve around him through a downhill intersection! Sheesh!! First time I commute on my _good_ bike in 3+ months and it's like 'they know'! I think I'll stick with the ss - maybe because it's slower - cars don't seem to mind it? hippy grrr |
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"hippy" wrote in message
[...] I hit the passenger door of a car last night (actually the night before - I wrote this yesterday) coming to some lights. As I passed on his left (legal.. I hope ) he turned towards a slip lane when I was beside him. He did indicate, but it was only AS he turned so I could only do my best to swerve around. In Victoria it is illegal for bikes to pass a car on the left that is indicating it is going to turn left but the situation you describe is all to common and puts you in an impossible situation. From your own POV you need to remember that being on the car's left rear quarter makes you the most difficult to see from the driver's POV. -- A: Top-posters. Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet? |
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It is legal to pass on the left in NSW if the cars are stopped.
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/trafficinf...safertocycle/b icyclesafety/cyclingrules.html Strangely enough, we can turn right from the left lane of a roundabout, which is legalalizing suicide if you ask me! "DRS" wrote in message ... "hippy" wrote in message [...] I hit the passenger door of a car last night (actually the night before - I wrote this yesterday) coming to some lights. As I passed on his left (legal.. I hope ) he turned towards a slip lane when I was beside him. He did indicate, but it was only AS he turned so I could only do my best to swerve around. In Victoria it is illegal for bikes to pass a car on the left that is indicating it is going to turn left but the situation you describe is all to common and puts you in an impossible situation. From your own POV you need to remember that being on the car's left rear quarter makes you the most difficult to see from the driver's POV. -- A: Top-posters. Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet? |
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"Tamyka Bell" wrote in message
... Gags wrote: I was on my way home through Collingwood this arvo and I was catching up to a chick on a road bike........I was about 25m or so behind her, both of us in the bike lane, when a car came from a side road to the left and turned right in front of said chick. She braked pretty hard and managed to avoid hitting the car. The car got stopped at a set of lights a bit up the road and the cyclist pulled up next to the car, gave it a bit of a slap (pretty good one actually), and then gave the driver a serve. I went past her at this stage laughing to myself as her actions were pretty well what I would have done in her shoes!!! I gave the car the old point to the head, point to the eyes (ie. "have a think and have a look cloth eyes" as it later passed me). Don't know who the afore mentioned lady was but she was on a Giant road bike of some description. Thought someone here may know her (or be her)?? Ride On, Gags It wasn't me because I'm BrisVegan, but it sounds like she's my soul-sister. I'm known for chasing down drivers and giving them a serve. The best was probably a guy in a little open 4WD and I pulled the cutesy "don't you like me mister? why don't you like me? why are you trying to kill me? that's not very nice, I've only ever been nice to you?" while twirling my hair. Very, very funny. Also my response to honkers is to sit up, smile and wave very enthusiastically. Tamyka My response to honkers is to sit up and get as good a look as I can whilst hoping that I don't run into anything Not really, but this pretty well natural male response can be a hazard when riding adjacent to the Tan here in Melbourne (running/walking track in Melbourne that is very popular).......many of the male drivers are not looking where they are going (especially on fine summer mornings)!!! Ride On, Gags |
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On 2004-07-15, hippy wrote:
I hit the passenger door of a car last night (actually the night before - I wrote this yesterday) coming to some lights. As I passed on his left (legal.. I hope ) he turned towards a slip lane when I was beside him. He did indicate, but it was only AS he turned so I could only do my best to swerve around. Clonked his door and kept rolling to the lights. If there's a collision involved, that's when it's time to report the incidence of bad driving to the police. -- Jeremy Lunn Melbourne, Australia Homepage: http://www.austux.net/ http://www.jabber.org.au/ - the next generation of Instant Messaging. |
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"DRS" wrote in message ... "hippy" wrote in message [...] I hit the passenger door of a car last night (actually the night before - I wrote this yesterday) coming to some lights. As I passed on his left (legal.. I hope ) he turned towards a slip lane when I was beside him. He did indicate, but it was only AS he turned so I could only do my best to swerve around. In Victoria it is illegal for bikes to pass a car on the left that is indicating it is going to turn left but the situation you describe is all to common and puts you in an impossible situation. The situation described is entirely legal for hippy, in Victoria. It is legal to pass stopped traffic on the left, and any driver turning left must give suitable indication in advance and if staionary, ensure that he does not turn on top of any cyclists coming past. The driver f*$&ed up! The hard bit is to pick when the cars begin moving before you pass on the left. I usually moderate my speed as the cars begin to move then move into the flow of traffic ahead of a stationary vehicle. Cheers Peter |
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