Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
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Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby sambo1 » Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:17 pm
The lemon in question hit me in the shoulder... Luckily I maintained control of my pushy.
Has anyone else has come into contact with this lemon thrower lately?
The lemon thrower was a passenger in a white Magna... they sped off at a very slow pace thanks to the traffic calming chicanes on that road but I couldn't catch them.
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby eldavo » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:30 pm
I commuted home near midnight last Thursday and did think uh oh, that other element is about.
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby Jackfrost » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:19 pm
Midnight on a Friday? Just count yourself lucky it was a lemon and give some thought to mitigating the risky situations you put yourself in.sambo1 wrote:Had a piece of fruit (lemon) thrown at me while riding down Marine Parade outside the Cott around midnight on Friday the 26th of October.
The lemon in question hit me in the shoulder... Luckily I maintained control of my pushy.
Has anyone else has come into contact with this lemon thrower lately?
The lemon thrower was a passenger in a white Magna... they sped off at a very slow pace thanks to the traffic calming chicanes on that road but I couldn't catch them.
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby Pushy » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:56 pm
I hope that's a joke. Can't fathom the "blame the victim" mentality.Jackfrost wrote: Midnight on a Friday? Just count yourself lucky it was a lemon and give some thought to mitigating the risky situations you put yourself in.
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby WestcoastPete » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:22 pm
Hear, hear...Pushy wrote:I hope that's a joke. Can't fathom the "blame the victim" mentality.Jackfrost wrote: Midnight on a Friday? Just count yourself lucky it was a lemon and give some thought to mitigating the risky situations you put yourself in.
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby twizzle » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:48 pm
Personally, I try and live in the real world.
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby Thoglette » Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:09 pm
Reality is what we make it. I'm old enough to remember when the reality was "too drunk to drive" meant "can't get the *** keys in the ignition".twizzle wrote:Personally, I try and live in the real world.
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby twizzle » Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:48 am
Let me know how you go with getting the laws enforced. I'm looking forwards to the police whipping out their lemon-o-meter and getting the suspected offender to blow in it.Thoglette wrote:Reality is what we make it. I'm old enough to remember when the reality was "too drunk to drive" meant "can't get the *** keys in the ignition".twizzle wrote:Personally, I try and live in the real world.
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby sambo1 » Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:24 pm
Personally I was hoping for some vigilante action.twizzle wrote: Let me know how you go with getting the laws enforced. I'm looking forwards to the police whipping out their lemon-o-meter and getting the suspected offender to blow in it.
Luckily I wasn't wearing a mini-skirt or I may have deserved it. Violence against cyclists; Australia says no.Pushy wrote: I hope that's a joke. Can't fathom the "blame the victim" mentality.
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby Lizzy » Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:30 pm
I've done an experiment or two with cycle transport to/from entertainment precincts - fortunately each time we've got on our way home before the operators in the Drunk Morons' Control Centre pulled the lever that moves Northbridge from "hijinks" to "aggro", and the worst thing that's happened so far has been a bunch of oncoming dudes trying to high-five us on the Wellington-Roe overpass.
Actually, adjusting for having an XL-male offsider on that particular occasion, I felt a lot safer on the bike than I have done dealing with crowded taxi ranks or waiting around semi-deserted bus/train stops.
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby uglybob » Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:39 pm
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby Jackfrost » Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:06 pm
Well that's your interpretation from a 'victim mindset', at the end of the day he still had a lemon thrown at him regardless of who is perceived to be at blame. We should be able to go about our lives without dealing with situations like the one mentioned but we can't so we have to assess the situations in which we put ourselves in. It'd be like walking through Russell Square on your own at 11pm on a Friday night, you have to assess whether you want to risk getting harrassed/mugged/bashed or take the long way around mitigate your risk. I don't go running or riding after 8pm on Friday or Sat night due to numerous drunk idiots out there with possible empty projectiles (beer bottles etc) at their disposal.Pushy wrote:I hope that's a joke. Can't fathom the "blame the victim" mentality.Jackfrost wrote: Midnight on a Friday? Just count yourself lucky it was a lemon and give some thought to mitigating the risky situations you put yourself in.
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby Thoglette » Fri Nov 02, 2012 11:06 am
And are you happy with having your behaviour dictated by others? Is this how you think the world should be?Jackfrost wrote: I don't go running or riding after 8pm on Friday or Sat night due to numerous drunk idiots out there with possible empty projectiles (beer bottles etc) at their disposal.
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby redned » Fri Nov 02, 2012 11:46 am
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby twizzle » Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:13 pm
What behaviour modification did you have in mind?Thoglette wrote:And are you happy with having your behaviour dictated by others? Is this how you think the world should be?Jackfrost wrote: I don't go running or riding after 8pm on Friday or Sat night due to numerous drunk idiots out there with possible empty projectiles (beer bottles etc) at their disposal.
Last time I checked, it's illegal for me to carry mace (in most states, WA is so lucky!) or a gun. Cameras are shite at night, and it's unusal for video footage to achieve anything.
We could cull all the stupid people, but some bleeding heart liberal would claim that it's their *right* to throw fruit, the cyclist wasn't the target.
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby simonn » Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:23 pm
Nope.Quote removed by moderator
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby im_no_pro » Fri Nov 02, 2012 2:27 pm
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby twizzle » Fri Nov 02, 2012 3:20 pm
Yeah, sorry. A bit "adult" to be discussing here.im_no_pro wrote:Can we please remember a couple of things:
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby Jackfrost » Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:03 pm
Nope and nope but I live in the real world where people throw objects from their cars after a few drinks however if you have the directions to Gumdrop Lane I'd be more than happy to ride there at midnight on a Friday.Thoglette wrote:And are you happy with having your behaviour dictated by others? Is this how you think the world should be?Jackfrost wrote: I don't go running or riding after 8pm on Friday or Sat night due to numerous drunk idiots out there with possible empty projectiles (beer bottles etc) at their disposal.
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby Jackfrost » Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:06 pm
Not a blanket ban. I have better things to do on a Friday night... like drive down Marine Parade and toss lemons at cyclistsredned wrote:Avoiding places where you might expect trouble (eg Northbridge) is realism (as Twizzle says). But I wouldn't have put Marine Parade Cottesloe in this category. I am not going to apply a blanket ban of staying in after 8pm like Jack.
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
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Re: Fruit Throwers in Cottesloe
Postby gabrielle260 » Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:10 pm
Riding Beach Rd, Melbourne on Sunday morning at the front of 3 other riders, I sensed something coming at me from the other side of the road... It must have been a rotten banana... Hit my right arm- I luckily stayed upright.
It all happened so quickly none of us saw which car was responsible.
Maybe your bogans flew to Melb for the weekend?
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