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queue jumpers
Postby eeksll » Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:58 pm
Those riders who feel they are that much better(by better i dont necessarily mean better riders) than everyone else they deserve to be at the front of the queue. On my commutes I ride a flat bar with panniers, by no means fast. I see 3 types of these people
1) the ones that take off faster and ride fast and are pretty much not seen again, the ones that dont get in my way. I dont have any problem with these riders except for the assumption that they are faster than me, which they are ...
2) the fat woman on a electric bicycle who feels she deserves to be at the front of the queue, rolls right up and parks herself right next to the first rider in the queue even though there are 4-5 other commuters waiting in a line. She then takes off before lights turn green so she is ahead of everyone else. yet I always catch up to her and have to ride slowly behind her cause I cant pass her safely. Then she does it at the next set of lights ....
3) the woman on an oldish bicycle with 2 panniers, she will ride up past the line and plonk herself as close to the cross traffic as possible which is basically 3 ish meters in front of where the queue starts. She then rides at an easy poddling place (like around 15km/h)
sigh, rant over, I needed to get that off my chest, I see #2 often and #3 rarely
note: 2) and 3) are specific individuals not a generalised group.
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby Max » Mon Feb 07, 2011 6:31 am
The ones that really annoy me, though, are the plonkers who get in front of the queue, then are slow to take off when the light turns green, and then can't figure out how to clip in. They wobble all over the frigging intersection, looking at their feet instead of the road, and the rest of us (not to mention motorists) have to wait behind them while they faff about. Me, I like to take off fast. And if I can't clip in, I put as much of my unclipped foot onto the pedal as I can, and crank with the other foot. What's the point of having cleats if you can't use them to pedal up as well as down? At least then you can get some momentum and get the hell out of peoples' way.
Rant over!
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby Dr_Tony » Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:44 am
I also have this problem if I am driving the car (25 year old Corona with slow action manual gearbox) If you are deemed slow by me, either in car or on bike -then you are WAY TOO SLOW!
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Re: queue jumpers
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby familyguy » Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:00 am
I'd add to this a sub-group #1-A: those who roll/filter to the front, then proceed to flagrantly ride across a red light in front of everyone, especially if its to get a vacant piece of road for two seconds. I can deal with anyone else, but these plonkers are just idiots.eeksll wrote: 1) the ones that take off faster and ride fast and are pretty much not seen again, the ones that dont get in my way. I dont have any problem with these riders except for the assumption that they are faster than me, which they are ...
Yes, I can even deal with these types by remembering "commuting ain't racing". I also believe these are the people who would filter in a car if there was half a lane freeeeksll wrote: 2) the fat woman on a electric bicycle who feels she deserves to be at the front of the queue...
3) the woman on an oldish bicycle with 2 panniers...
This is why I enjoy the fact that my commute contains hills. You dont get many 2's and 3's.
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby simonn » Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:23 am
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2009/05 ... le_12.html
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2009/10 ... cycle.html
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2010/08 ... -case.html
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2010/08 ... gness.html
Oh, ok then...
http://www.google.com.au/search?sourcei ... m+shoaling
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby CommuRider » Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:08 am
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby roadrash » Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:30 am
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby sogood » Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:48 pm
BTW, as much as us cyclists are legally permitted to filter past stationary traffic lanes, our massing in front of motor cars at traffic lights are often perceived by many motorists to be queue jumping. And there are also many times when the light turns green, we hold up the traffic behind. Just food for thought.
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby jet-ski » Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:52 pm
but I have to say, I'm happy that there aren't many shoalers around at the moment, I know that they will increase in number as cyclist numbers increase though!
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby roadrash » Mon Feb 07, 2011 1:12 pm
I prefer BSNYC's analogy (thanks for posting the links simonn, I had missed/forgotten some of those):sogood wrote: There are queue jumpers at ticketing booths, McDonalds' counters, traffic jams, bus stops and the list goes on...
Shoaling is like sidling up to someone at a urinal, unzipping your fly, and "joining in"....
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby cp123 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 1:19 pm
Know my limits and (lack of) serious speed so when we're waiting I offer the fast men behind me the opportunity to fang off in front of me. When the lights change, I'll push off slowly, pull slightly left and click in, and then let the speedies take off. Most of them say a thanks or similar. I'm not so keen on the ones that won't even give me eye contact though and just expect it. Then I go. And if any dribblers try to push it too, then i'll sit on their butt. Or let them go and then pass them again.
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Re: queue jumpers
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby DavidS » Mon Feb 07, 2011 1:47 pm
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby roadrash » Mon Feb 07, 2011 1:50 pm
Damnit cp123, it is people like you who turn a simple, useful analogy into a very confused and possibly risqué one, complete with urinal.cp123 wrote:what are people like me then?
It is just possible that you are <gasp> “niceâ€.
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby cp123 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:04 pm
definitely not....
I just don't want to unnecessarily hinder anyone. But yes, i get annoyed by people who push to the front if they're going to ride off at 12 kmph too.
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby roadrash » Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:16 pm
Ok, quite right, I overstepped & I take it back. You are not nice.cp123 wrote:me? nice?
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby Zynster » Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:27 pm
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby Max » Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:52 pm
On a commute, yes. It's actually the only light-controlled intersection where I see other cyclists on my commute route.Oxford wrote:Max, can I guess that Kedron Brook/Newmarket Road intersection is one of the sources of frustration?
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby Sir Stinkalot » Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:12 pm
That is so funny. I have this thing with my wife that I constantly comment on things that I would change when I become Mayor. Generally they are just small things that would make my life easier. For example before I got the bike I would catch the tram. One of my Mayor changes would be to give trams the right of way at lights all the time so there was no delay and I could get home quicker ….. now I don’t catch the tram I couldn’t give a stuff and I have dropped that issue from my platform!Max wrote: The ones that really annoy me, though, are the plonkers who get in front of the queue, then are slow to take off when the light turns green, and then can't figure out how to clip in. They wobble all over the frigging intersection, looking at their feet instead of the road, and the rest of us (not to mention motorists) have to wait behind them while they faff about.
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On the weekend I was saying that when I become Mayor within a 3km radius of the city (that is how far the Mayor rides!) clip peddles would be banned due to the following reasons:
1. slow to take off when the light turns green;
2. they then can't figure out how to clip in;
3. they wobble all over the frigging intersection;
4. then you need to overtake them as you thought because they had clip in peddles that would be quicker than the flat bar commuter.
Do you want any position in Council Max??
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby trailgumby » Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:40 pm
Problem solved.
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby brendeng » Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:29 pm
I commonly train alone, couple of times a week with a mate or two, and on occasion I come across other cyclists on my rides. Being a country area I probably don't come across as many fellow riders as city riders do, I i quickly noticed when I started riding that most other cyclists give ya a wave when they are going the other way or say G'Day when going the same way. But what is the deal with the occasional rider who doesn't give ya wave, nor utter a word when ya going the same way ?? I see unwritten rules mentioned earlier ... Is the wave or G'Day one of these unwritten rules that some people don't pay attention too ??
The other that I found strange, when I was starting out riding, not all that long ago in the scheme of things, lots of other people I ran into on the road made suggestions and gave advice. Place to ride, things to try, improvements I could make in my set up ... etc etc, All very helpful, well meaning (I Hope) good natured. Not so long back on an afternoon ride, came across a fellow, few years younger than myself, clearly all new gear, bike, shoes, clothes etc .... struggling like hell pedaling 53x15,14,13 or there about at about 50 cadence up a small rise. As I toodled up along side him, spinning 39x15 at about 90 cadence, I said G'day, how's it going, the usual .... then made the polite suggestion that he might like to give the little chainring a go. This was a suggestion I had also been given by an older, more learned rider when I was a new rider trying to pedal a way to big gear myself ... to which the guy promptly replied F*** OFF. Is making a polite observation a taboo ??
What are people thoughts on these points ?? Should I just shut up in the future ??
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Re: queue jumpers
Postby Xplora » Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:58 am
I dunno. It's easy to educate people that are rude, you just need to be a son of a bitch.
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