Truckster (Vic) posted:

Sounds good to me... I'll add tht one to the book

Member - Jeff M (WA) posted:

Yep I had a DH do a similar thing just the other day, I was comming up to a set of lights which were green doing 60km/hr in a dual carage way when he pulled right out in front of me (the right lane) and STOPPED with his left blinker on because he wanted to turn left at the lights and there were cars in the left lane! MY GOD. The MTR's made that unique howel as I anchored up, Unfortunatally it was a 60series landcruiser so if I hit him I would have lost, but also it's another DH giving 4wders a bad rap.

I did, however, make full use of my 120psi truck tank and 5 trumpets. Since I've added the latest trumpets and second air horn solinoid it actually makes my kids jump when I beep them from INSIDE the car. :-)

That's my solution now days, if people show me that they don't give a bleep about others, I'll show them what it's like to put poopies in their pants.

Sand Man (SA) posted:

Yea, like that one Jeff. At least you have the satisfaction of assuming they have just pooped their pants. Maybe even had a heart attack.

Gotta get me a set of them Train Air Horns:-)

Member - Stephen M (NSW) posted:

Yeah You never see scooby doo and his bleep vermin when some one gets hit by a car only a 4wd, I still say he's a wanker and always will be. Regards Steve M

Jugs posted:

Chump_boy

I'm on the same block perhaps we shold look at puting a trip together
flick me an e-mail if your interested
Jugs

chump_boy posted:

jugs,

email me at 4wd at email dot com

Member - Oldplodder (QLD) posted:

When is Scooby going to have a go at all of the pedestrians that cross on the DON'T walk sign?
Have almost wiped out a few this year, and they give you a rude stare (if not something else) when you just miss them.

Sarg posted:

Camry drivers!!!!!!!!!!!. Must be ALL ex VOLVO drivers. Even worse than D H's on P plates in dunnydoors. Give both a wide berth. Sorry, I'v got no respect for either.

Member - Stephen M (NSW) posted:

And you know what nothing will be followed up cause the insurance company will say his vehicle didnt touch any of the others (no contact) so they cant charge him, same thing happened to my wife 4 years ago and wanted to charge my wife she told them to get stuffed as she was the one that ended up on the footpath spun around the opposite direction and she'l see them in court as we had witnesses. She refused to pay the fine, still waiting for the court date, that was 4 years ago she has renewed her license, rego etc no problem apparently if it gets to five years thats it so I've been told. Regards Steve M

Member - Mike DID posted:

I'm looking at having a video camera running permanently to get evidence that can be used in court of some of this dangerous behaviour.

scoof posted:

Steven M ,
He maybe get in the chit , same type of thing happened to me but the Lady did stop, she pulled out in front of me , I avoided the accident by cleaning up a couple of post's and sump so I didn't Tee bone her.Only minor damage really $2300.00 to my Pajero nothing to her Magna. Her Insurance payed for the lot no question's asked.
Scoof

Member - Mike DID posted:

I think that's spelt "ferocious" :-)

Member - Jeff M (WA) posted:

That was how I justified lane splicing and giving the bike sitck off the lights, so that I was infront of the morons not stuck in the middle of them.

I guess there is some truth to it, but really I just liked going fast. :-)

If I buy another bike it'll have to be a cruiser, I just can't go slow on sports bikes.... (ie slow meaning less than 20km over the limit). That's why I sold it in the first place, I used to ride it every day, rain, hail or shine. I knew I was going to end up like a bug on a windshield one day so when I got a company car to drive to work I sold it. I still miss it though...

Member - Scott M (NSW) posted:

Yeah, know what you mean Jeff. I've still got the bike, however I'm not riding much as it needs work and the Troopie is the current project.

I could write a 3 volume book on the number of idiotic things done to me on Sydney roads over 20 years of riding a bike. The example in the OP is just one of hundreds of stupid acts I've been involved in. You learn to be a bit philosophical after a while, however at times it's all you can do not to wilful 'harm' to some of the idiots in cars. Glenno's example above happened to me on the bike when I was doubling my sister. If I'd been 2 seconds earlier, both of us would have splattered for 100 yards down the road. Driver didn't give a toss that they'd almost killed us.

Roddesh posted:

For many years I rode a 65K round trip to work year round. I've often thought as a motorcyclist about calling for cars to be banned from the roads. They're bigger than me and I find them intimidating. Their drivers will look at you and then pull straight out in front of you, tailgating and squeezing you in traffic.

Car drivers know that in a collision that they'll be ok and they don't give a bleep . When you get aggro because someone's nearly severely injured you they'll give you the bird or just laugh.

When people have a go at motorcyclists they'll invariably mention that they speed or lane split in their arguments against them. How this affects the car driver I'm not sure.

Spose everything's relative isn't it.

Rod

Pajman Pete (SA) posted:

Reminds me of riding up Anzac Parade on my brand new one hour old Kawasaki and having some idiot pull out of a side road and stop in front of me. I was doing 80 kmh at the speed limit with nowhere to go.

I made a split second decision to drop the bike and let it hit the side of the car before I did. Just as the foot pegs started to scrape he saw me and opened a 2 foot gap. I just managed to pick it up and slot through. Bounced over the kerb and ended up on someones front lawn. No damage to me and not a scratch on the bike except for the rubbed peg. The DH just drove off. I sat there for about 10 minutes shaking and trying to resist the urge to catch him up and kill him.

The only time I have won on a bike was when I was sideswiped by some young girl driving a Corolla in Brisbane. She shot across two lanes of traffic for a parking spot and SMIDSY (Sorry Mate I Didn't See You). All the dents on her car were on the left hand front fender. I got away with some bruising and no damage to the bike (which was more important back then!) The good bit is that there was a Hells Angel covered in grease and chains about four cars back in the traffic and he stopped to see if I was OK. The girl must have thought she was about to die. I have never seen someone go that white so fast.

I'm not allowed to have a bike anymore, but I'm not sure I would want one seeing the way lots of people drive these days.

Pete

Ozesheila posted:

Husband and I travelling home to Brisbane from Hervey Bay about 18 yrs ago, when we got caught in a lo-o-o-ng line of traffic between Maryborough and Gympie. No overtaking lanes, too many curves and hills meant that that line of traffic moved from 60-70kph on the flat & 80kph up the hills.
Finally, on the northern ourskirts of Gympie we got to within 3 cars of the leader when we reached double lanes thru the town. As we pulled out to pass I was gobsmacked when I saw what the problem was. Old EH? (square body) Holden, with venetian blinds almost closed in the back window holding a sign (looked professionally done in the days before computers) up on the right hand side where passing drivers could see it. It read, "I choose my speed, not you."
As we passed where Macca's is now and drove around the bend and over the hill, there was a police car just sitting there for no obvious reason. I ofter wonder if they were sitting there just waiting for this driver.
Doing this trip quite often, I now accept as normal that the farmers north of Gympie township own the roads between their farm and the next one 500 metres down the road. Nearly every time we venture through that area, going south, some old Macdonald pulls out from the left, right in front of you, in tractor or old bomb, travels as far as the next driveway and then turns off to the right without the use of brakelights or indicators.

Member - Bware (Tweed Valley) posted:

Ozesheila, don't give any favouritism to the farmers North of Gympie, I've seen plenty of that 'round Northern NSW too.

Member - Glenn D (NSW) posted:

Was just about to call north NSW.

After being in Europe and could easily do 600 km in 4hr , was brought down to earth with a 12 1/2 hr trip from the Tweed to South of Sydney. Most of the problems were with people doing thier "own " speed . You can see how road tolls are made when you sit in traffic doing 80 in a 100 zone only to have the guy speed up with an overtaking lane then slow back down when its gone, or speed up just as you are overtaking on the other side of the road.

My luckiest day was to have breakfast at Grafton for 15min only to be 15 min after a really bad accident further up the road.

The only thing I have learned is to take an extra day off work and not be in a hurry cause thats a pretty bad strech from the border down .

Glenn

GoneTroppo Member (FNQ) posted:

Know what you mean about the overtaking lane.
Must be people with really tiny brains that get their rocks off doing that.

Problem is that it's that sort of behaviour that creates road rage as well as people taking risks to get past these turkeys.

As to what the answer is.......Who knows