Moron Motorists #3

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby jasonc » Wed Nov 14, 2018 6:57 pm

Had problems with this car before



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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby InTheWoods » Wed Nov 14, 2018 7:10 pm

jasonc wrote:
find_bruce wrote:
InTheWoods wrote:This is a fast downhill section of Boundary St, and I legally ride in the middle of the left lane to be more visible and avoid close shaves in the narrow lane. The right hand lane must turn right at the upcoming intersection, and even though this bus driver also needs to go straight at the intersection, he tries to overtake in the right turn only lane with nowhere enough distance to manage a safe overtake - he does not manage to come close to overtaking on the downhill, and then changes into the lane that I'm still in as if I'm not there.
Sweet baby cheesus, glad you survived that one unscathed. Complaint to the police or the bus co?
BCC transport and Translink are useless. IntheWoods will go straight to police
Oh I only went to translink. Are they actually useless? If so I'll have to file a going report on a bus :) and the police will say ... too hard dunno who the driver is?

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby jasonc » Wed Nov 14, 2018 7:20 pm

InTheWoods wrote:
jasonc wrote:
find_bruce wrote:Sweet baby cheesus, glad you survived that one unscathed. Complaint to the police or the bus co?
BCC transport and Translink are useless. IntheWoods will go straight to police
Oh I only went to translink. Are they actually useless? If so I'll have to file a going report on a bus :) and the police will say ... too hard dunno who the driver is?
You'll get a standard response. I had action from the Brisbane City police. The bus driver was charged with changing lanes without indicating rather than padding within a metre... So the driver was identified

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby Az0r_au » Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:29 am

You've got the bus number and the exact time of day of the incident, surely it can't be too hard to work out who was driving the bus at that time.

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby Bunged Knee » Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:10 am

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby ColinOldnCranky » Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:18 pm

jasonc wrote:Had problems with this car before


Are you saying there is a problem here, or just other times.

He looks, from the video, to be someone who passed at a respectful distance, and a slow pace. He even manages to Not cross the double white lines. Reasonable approach to sharing the road from what I see.

Yes, I note that it is an inside bend.

I've seen far worse.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby jasonc » Thu Nov 15, 2018 2:17 pm

Colin. I've seen worse. This is a borderline close pass but because it's the second one from this driver, obviously any conversation previously had have gone in one ear and out the other. Hence I've reported it

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby jules21 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 2:29 pm

I'm more worried about the hubbard on the bike following you

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby jasonc » Thu Nov 15, 2018 3:48 pm

jules21 wrote:I'm more worried about the hubbard on the bike following you
It's ok. I lost him eventually

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby NASHIE » Thu Nov 15, 2018 4:36 pm

jasonc wrote:
jules21 wrote:I'm more worried about the hubbard on the bike following you
It's ok. I lost him eventually
Are you riding next to someone ?

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby jasonc » Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:56 pm

NASHIE wrote:
jasonc wrote:
jules21 wrote:I'm more worried about the hubbard on the bike following you
It's ok. I lost him eventually
Are you riding next to someone ?
No. Next you're going to ask "why aren't you in the bike lane" because it isn't one

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby NASHIE » Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:13 pm

jasonc wrote:
NASHIE wrote:
jasonc wrote: It's ok. I lost him eventually
Are you riding next to someone ?
No. Next you're going to ask "why aren't you in the bike lane" because it isn't one
Looks like a good piece of road widening for bikes to use to allow cars a safe pass on a blind bend. I would use it.

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby InTheWoods » Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:40 pm

NASHIE wrote:
jasonc wrote:
NASHIE wrote:
Are you riding next to someone ?
No. Next you're going to ask "why aren't you in the bike lane" because it isn't one
Looks like a good piece of road widening for bikes to use to allow cars a safe pass on a blind bend. I would use it.
He chose not to. End of story, still need a 1m safe pass.

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby jasonc » Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:25 pm

Nashie - it's longer. And up a 9% climb any metre less is a good thing

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby Lukeyboy » Thu Nov 15, 2018 10:12 pm

jasonc wrote:Nashie - it's longer. And up a 9% climb any metre less is a good thing
Yeah but you need all the meters you can get :)

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby NASHIE » Thu Nov 15, 2018 10:21 pm

jasonc wrote:Nashie - it's longer. And up a 9% climb any metre less is a good thing
Mate i understand, but at times there has to be a bit of give and take. 1m safe pass rule is all well and good, but you have position yourself safely on the road as well.
InTheWoods wrote: He chose not to.
1m rule wont save you from being hit, but choosing correct position on the road will.

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby InTheWoods » Thu Nov 15, 2018 11:15 pm

NASHIE wrote:
jasonc wrote:Nashie - it's longer. And up a 9% climb any metre less is a good thing
Mate i understand, but at times there has to be a bit of give and take. 1m safe pass rule is all well and good, but you have position yourself safely on the road as well.
InTheWoods wrote: He chose not to.
1m rule wont save you from being hit, but choosing correct position on the road will.
"Correct" just in your opinion, but not legally required which is different. There are sometimes valid reasons to avoid the shoulder, and the passing motorist is not to assume the rider's choice is invalid and pass illegally as a result. I suppose women choosing the correct clothes is required to avoid trouble when out at night too... Its the same mentality of according at least partial blame to the victim for a decision totally in the control of someone else.

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby NASHIE » Thu Nov 15, 2018 11:45 pm

InTheWoods wrote: There are sometimes valid reasons to avoid the shoulder,
Agree.

Rules will always get broken, ride safe guys.

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby jules21 » Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:50 am

jasonc wrote:
jules21 wrote:I'm more worried about the hubbard on the bike following you
It's ok. I lost him eventually
he's clearly struggling :oops:

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby jasonc » Fri Nov 16, 2018 10:10 am

Lukeyboy wrote:
jasonc wrote:Nashie - it's longer. And up a 9% climb any metre less is a good thing
Yeah but you need all the meters you can get :)
to get as far away from you as possible

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby Lukeyboy » Fri Nov 16, 2018 7:50 pm

jasonc wrote:
Lukeyboy wrote:
jasonc wrote:Nashie - it's longer. And up a 9% climb any metre less is a good thing
Yeah but you need all the meters you can get :)
to get as far away from you as possible
And yet here I am :P

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby jasonc » Fri Nov 16, 2018 11:12 pm

Lukeyboy wrote:
jasonc wrote:
Lukeyboy wrote: Yeah but you need all the meters you can get :)
to get as far away from you as possible
And yet here I am :P
Well I've done ok. I'm 1600km away

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby Lukeyboy » Fri Nov 16, 2018 11:46 pm

jasonc wrote:
Lukeyboy wrote:
jasonc wrote: to get as far away from you as possible
And yet here I am :P
Well I've done ok. I'm 1600km away
Yeah but I have good excuses like getting hit by a car :P Lets see how much I can close that down by as I look at getting back to race fitness again.

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby Widget » Sat Nov 17, 2018 12:48 am

Jasonc, how come you don't ride on the shoulder/bike lane? I noticed in a video a few pages ago too (with white car cutting in front of you), you were riding on the road, and not the bike lane... were there issues with them ?

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Re: Moron Motorists #3

Postby jasonc » Sat Nov 17, 2018 7:36 am

Widget wrote:Jasonc, how come you don't ride on the shoulder/bike lane? I noticed in a video a few pages ago too (with white car cutting in front of you), you were riding on the road, and not the bike lane... were there issues with them ?
Most of the bike lanes in Brisbane are full of glass, too narrow or lead to no where

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