Moron Motorists #3
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby The 2nd Womble » Thu Sep 26, 2013 9:11 pm
Huge fan of booted RGers who just can't help themselves
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby FuzzyDropbear » Fri Sep 27, 2013 9:09 am
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby Summernight » Fri Sep 27, 2013 11:31 am
I think some motorists can only do one thing at once. As soon as the ute gave the space to allow the right hand turn said right hand turner has checked the little box off in their head and thinks they are home and hosed (when in reality they have the bike lane and the footpath to negotiate).
I've done La Trobe St a few times in the last two weeks (I don't normally do it). It doesn't feel like the safest of lanes, considering the people who fail to look before crossing the lane (both motorists entering car parks and turning left and pedestrians who treat it as a meandering lane that they'll walk in for about 20-30metres before reaching their parked car. Maybe I'm just used to riding in these types of lanes during clear ways (ie. Albert St).
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby Cowcorner » Fri Sep 27, 2013 1:09 pm
I think that's being generous to some motorists. Mornings can get exciting along La Trobe St as you get both left and right turners going straight over the copenlanes without looking - and that's when there's not a lot of other traffic to worry about. Combine that with the cretin that likes to park his 428 wheelie bins in the lanes mid-week and the north side of La Trobe anywhere between Queen and Russell is not a fun place to be at times. I must admit I like the concept, but some people really need to learn what those lanes are for.Summernight wrote:I think some motorists can only do one thing at once.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby rustychisel » Fri Sep 27, 2013 1:49 pm
Just your standard knob jockey rushing down from Auldana or Skye. Good chicken shop in that centre, BTWstretts wrote:First close pass I've picked up with the new camera. Wondering if anyone here has any recommendations on what I could do differently next time to avoid this, or if I did all the right things and it was just an impatient motorist...
I'm hoping to get a camera set up for the rear soon so I can give another point of view, but the forward facing is all I have right now.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby Summernight » Fri Sep 27, 2013 2:22 pm
Bicycles? What bicycles? Those lanes are just there to pretty up the streetscape and make it look greener. Like fake grass.Cowcorner wrote:I think that's being generous to some motorists. Mornings can get exciting along La Trobe St as you get both left and right turners going straight over the copenlanes without looking - and that's when there's not a lot of other traffic to worry about. Combine that with the cretin that likes to park his 428 wheelie bins in the lanes mid-week and the north side of La Trobe anywhere between Queen and Russell is not a fun place to be at times. I must admit I like the concept, but some people really need to learn what those lanes are for.Summernight wrote:I think some motorists can only do one thing at once.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby foo on patrol » Fri Sep 27, 2013 2:23 pm
Update. He is now at Pindara Hospital trying to get someone to operate, as the fracture broke and is now trying to come out the skin.foo on patrol wrote:Just found out that one of my old foes fo the Gold Coast was hit today in a road rage incident. That's all I can say at the moment. Charges pending!
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby jules21 » Fri Sep 27, 2013 4:29 pm
moron taxi driver. if you're curious as to why he was in such a hurry, he did a u-turn a few metres up the road after this and pulled into the rank.. probably trying to beat the other taxi into the queue. numpty.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby ldrcycles » Fri Sep 27, 2013 6:39 pm
Geez that sounds horrible, hope he can get on the improve soon .foo on patrol wrote:
Update. He is now at Pindara Hospital trying to get someone to operate, as the fracture broke and is now trying to come out the skin.
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I've got one to add from this morning, riding up the david low way and an older woman in a mini 4wd going the other way tooted her horn at a couple of riders riding 2 abreast, because she was impatient and wanted them out of her way. Nothing too unusual except that we're talking about her wanting to overtake on a downhill, with the riders going at least 40 maybe 50, just before a blind corner, on a bridge, over double white lines! IDIOT.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby Thrilloilogy » Fri Sep 27, 2013 10:04 pm
I really dislike that intersection.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby Paul B » Sat Sep 28, 2013 2:15 pm
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby skull » Sat Sep 28, 2013 2:37 pm
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby InTheWoods » Sat Sep 28, 2013 9:32 pm
But tonight (ie it was dark), I was driving on waterworks road, and the P plater in front had no lights on (followed for about 500 meters like this). Gave them a flick of the highbeams but that didn't seem to work so about 10 seconds later put the highbeams on for about 5 seconds, and that didn't work either and I gave up. A few seconds later the car's left indicator goes on (to change into the left lane), and after a few seconds of indicating, the car just gradually drifted right - ending up a meter into the oncoming lanes and almost had a head on
They then swerved back into their lane, moved into the left lane (all the while their indicator is on), and a bit further down the road they turned left down a sidestreet. Lights were still off.
Then on the way back (same road) saw a car turn right from the left hand right turning lane, but it changed lanes into the right hand turning lane while doing so - even though there was a car there. The innocent car emergency braked, then 50 meters down the road when I wasn't looking (i was turning too and watching other traffic), the dumb car did something silly again because the innocent car finally got on the horn...
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby queequeg » Sun Sep 29, 2013 12:16 pm
Sounds like the perfect opportunity for one rider to grab his keys and toss them into the bush at the side of the road, then ride off.Paul B wrote:So the moron in his 60s overtakes us (4 riders) on a quiet rural road with the overtaking lane completely available, pulls back in, slams on the brakes and stops HARD right in front of us. A dangerous manoeuvre made more so by the fact that he jumped out of the car, which was blocking half the lane, and proceeded to abuse us. So cars coming along had to avoid the idiot's vehicle. Felt like slamming the fool in the mouth.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby find_bruce » Sun Sep 29, 2013 1:08 pm
What a silly idea - a responsible citizen would hand the keys in to the nearest police station.queequeg wrote:Sounds like the perfect opportunity for one rider to grab his keys and toss them into the bush at the side of the road, then ride off.Paul B wrote:So the moron in his 60s overtakes us (4 riders) on a quiet rural road with the overtaking lane completely available, pulls back in, slams on the brakes and stops HARD right in front of us. A dangerous manoeuvre made more so by the fact that he jumped out of the car, which was blocking half the lane, and proceeded to abuse us. So cars coming along had to avoid the idiot's vehicle. Felt like slamming the fool in the mouth.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby jasonc » Sun Sep 29, 2013 1:43 pm
I was thinking the same thing. The owner can then go and explain why their keys are there. oh to be a fly on the wall.....find_bruce wrote:a responsible citizen would hand the keys in to the nearest police station.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby ldrcycles » Sun Sep 29, 2013 1:59 pm
Brilliant!find_bruce wrote:What a silly idea - a responsible citizen would hand the keys in to the nearest police station.queequeg wrote:Sounds like the perfect opportunity for one rider to grab his keys and toss them into the bush at the side of the road, then ride off.Paul B wrote:So the moron in his 60s overtakes us (4 riders) on a quiet rural road with the overtaking lane completely available, pulls back in, slams on the brakes and stops HARD right in front of us. A dangerous manoeuvre made more so by the fact that he jumped out of the car, which was blocking half the lane, and proceeded to abuse us. So cars coming along had to avoid the idiot's vehicle. Felt like slamming the fool in the mouth.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby queequeg » Sun Sep 29, 2013 3:36 pm
True, but in a rural area the next police station might be a few hundred km away.find_bruce wrote:What a silly idea - a responsible citizen would hand the keys in to the nearest police station.queequeg wrote:Sounds like the perfect opportunity for one rider to grab his keys and toss them into the bush at the side of the road, then ride off.Paul B wrote:So the moron in his 60s overtakes us (4 riders) on a quiet rural road with the overtaking lane completely available, pulls back in, slams on the brakes and stops HARD right in front of us. A dangerous manoeuvre made more so by the fact that he jumped out of the car, which was blocking half the lane, and proceeded to abuse us. So cars coming along had to avoid the idiot's vehicle. Felt like slamming the fool in the mouth.
I certainly like the idea of making them front up to the police, but I have also heard a similar story where the motorists keys ended up in the parramatta river and the motorist had to explain how their keys had been lost in the middle of a bridge.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby InTheWoods » Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:25 am
Roundabout was a shocker. The bike lane in the 2nd half was total rubbish.FuzzyDropbear wrote:Just a few people I met on the way home on friday....
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby Paul B » Mon Sep 30, 2013 1:31 pm
My tolerance is non existent. Too many incidents, and that is on out quiet rural Tassie roads. Would hate to be cycling in some of the locations I see on the videos posted here.GeoffInBrisbane wrote: my tolerance for such things is even lower than normal. Morons!
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