Well I know it's illegal in NSW and for good reason.PB12IN wrote:At the 1.20 mark is he complianing that someone is out running their dog off a bike? This is a bad thing now?
Moron Motorists #3
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Postby fatdudeonabike » Sat Jan 05, 2013 5:22 pm
i've been lurking for a while - i registered and posted after seeing this. and not just cos my name is also andrewAushiker wrote:
No harm done and I didn't have to brake but really unnecessary and inconsiderate driving.
Andrew
i got myself a bike just before Christmas. did it mainly for fitness (hence the username).
since getting the bike, i wouldn't have done 150km... and i had a situation very similar to this one that caused a crash already.
he came from behind me (though not a roundabout, just a normal 90 degree left) - he was turning left. he ignored my right of way, cut me off, forcing me to brake.
of course, i'm still getting the bike set up perfect - so combine idiot driver with a brand new bike (with brand new breaks) and with an idiot noob rider who didn't have his brakes in the right place to begin with, and who grabbed them too hard...
over the handlebars. splat on the road. hole in my leg, torn quadricep.
hasn't discouraged me though, i'm still really keen to get back on the bike... i'll just make sure i have lights and am wearing brighter clothes next time...
(and if i'm honest, this thread only 50% belongs in this thread. the other 50% belongs in the dumb cyclist thread).
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Postby GeoffInBrisbane » Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:18 pm
I don't usually swear or flip the bird at drivers (usually the worst they'll get from me is a thumbs down or a 'what the hell?' palms up shrug) but this guy got a lot of everything. If he'd have caught a red light I would have probably ranted at him closer to. If I had a helmet cam I would have been straight down to the copshop, it was outrageous. And frightening...
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Postby herzog » Sun Jan 06, 2013 10:43 am
Also an excellent example of why you should take the lane.
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Postby lump_a_charcoal » Sun Jan 06, 2013 10:56 am
herzog wrote:There's close passes, and then there's really close passes:
Also an excellent example of why you should take the lane.
Wow!
I reckon he would have been hit if the Suzuki factory gave it one more coat of paint.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby jasonc » Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:00 am
the pace of the car was enough to turn the handlebars. that was close!lump_a_charcoal wrote:Wow!
I reckon he would have been hit if the Suzuki factory gave it one more coat of paint.
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Postby jules21 » Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:40 pm
i'd send that to the cops.
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Postby herzog » Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:51 pm
Just a point of clarification - that's not me, it's just a fresh video that popped up on my Youtube feed that I thought you guys would want to see.jules21 wrote:holy showtime, i don't reckon he saw you at all
i'd send that to the cops.
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Postby Mulger bill » Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:56 pm
Quoted for truth!herzog wrote:Also an excellent example of why you should take the lane.
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Postby jules21 » Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:01 pm
while i generally agree, i reckon in that case it would have meant getting hit. it only works when the driver sees you! (which you can only assume they will)Mulger bill wrote:Quoted for truth!herzog wrote:Also an excellent example of why you should take the lane.
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Postby Mulger bill » Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:04 pm
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Postby fatdudeonabike » Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:10 pm
I think I'd find it really hard to be as restrained as that guy was. I'm an admitted hothead - its something that I'm trying to work on while on the roads. But my first reaction wouldve been bike lock through the windscreen I think.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby Toolish » Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:17 pm
He had to have seen the cyclist, surely.jules21 wrote:while i generally agree, i reckon in that case it would have meant getting hit. it only works when the driver sees you! (which you can only assume they will)Mulger bill wrote:Quoted for truth!herzog wrote:Also an excellent example of why you should take the lane.
I reckon he just wanted to squeeze by before the lights and couldn't go to the right lane due to the line up of cars there.
Basically a lack of patience and no understanding of the 'a metre matters' campaign at all....typical of a lot of drivers really.
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Postby lump_a_charcoal » Sun Jan 06, 2013 2:01 pm
I am normally pretty placid, but I also have a hair trigger when I, or a friend/family member are endangered. I probably would have kicked the mirror off at the very least.
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Postby herzog » Sun Jan 06, 2013 3:02 pm
Sometimes the papers run these things if they're bad enough (eg: Jim's Mowing) otherwise there's probably not a lot you can do other than stick it on YouTube with their rego number.lump_a_charcoal wrote:Regarding public shaming, is there anywhere, apart from here, to shame bad drivers, or is it a law suit waiting to happen?
At least there's a chance that when they come to selling their car and the prospective buyer enters the rego into google, they will see what a D-Head the seller is. Maybe kill the sale.
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Postby warthog1 » Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:52 pm
Full marks to that rider for his restraint, not even a profanity utterred . It made me angry just watching it, if I had been that rider I'd have been furious. Perhaps the knowledge that it is recorded and being recorded assists with the restraint.
Kudos to the rider, a furious response would have helped none in any case.
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Postby Aushiker » Sun Jan 06, 2013 10:28 pm
Ouch. Hope you are healing well and glad to hear you are not discouraged. Don't blame yourself.fatdudeonabike wrote: of course, i'm still getting the bike set up perfect - so combine idiot driver with a brand new bike (with brand new breaks) and with an idiot noob rider who didn't have his brakes in the right place to begin with, and who grabbed them too hard...
over the handlebars. splat on the road. hole in my leg, torn quadricep.
hasn't discouraged me though, i'm still really keen to get back on the bike... i'll just make sure i have lights and am wearing brighter clothes next time...
Andrew
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Postby London Boy » Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:12 pm
Truth is an absolute defence to a defamation suit. The video would seem to cover it, at least if the video is the 'communication' which gives rise to the suit.lump_a_charcoal wrote:Regarding public shaming, is there anywhere, apart from here, to shame bad drivers, or is it a law suit waiting to happen?
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Postby Biffidus » Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:40 am
They are also in public so there is no expectation of privacy. Providing you don't doctor the footage to make them look worse or try to use it commercially then you shouldn't have any problems.London Boy wrote:Truth is an absolute defence to a defamation suit. The video would seem to cover it, at least if the video is the 'communication' which gives rise to the suit.
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Postby Kenzo » Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:52 pm
Insurance companies can deny a claim if it arises out of a "deliberate; intentional; malicious or criminal act."
Does using a mobile phone fall into this description?
Traffic code (or whatever it's called) says no to handheld mobile use or texting ... but is it a 'criminal act'?
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby jasonc » Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:02 pm
I think it's an infringement rather than a criminal act.Kenzo wrote:Traffic code (or whatever it's called) says no to handheld mobile use or texting ... but is it a 'criminal act'?
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby jules21 » Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:10 pm
i think it's a summary offence, rather than a criminal one.Kenzo wrote:Traffic code (or whatever it's called) says no to handheld mobile use or texting ... but is it a 'criminal act'?
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