It might be on ere....

If you have no real problem with drivers then thats your first problem, there are idiots everywhere, which brings me to drivers who open doors on you, pass way to close, turn left in front of you, Kn honk ya bloody horn at you.... etc etc. Had a guy years ago sitting in the bike lane blocking the whole thing with his toorak tractor, so i pulled up and tapped on the window and said "mate your sitting in the bike lane" (it was peak hour and backed up for miles) then he started screaming at me about paying taxes and how i was a bum, did he assume that beacuse i chose to ride my bike to work from which i pay taxes to build the road, that i shouldn't be allowed the 0.000001% of it which is dedicated to riders.

However, even though it is perfectly legal to ride too abrest on any road, it is not practical and as rude as parking ya monster truck in the bike lane, so they probabily shouldn't be doing that. But in the case of a real skinny road, if there would only be a small margin to pass i take the middle so there is no opportunity to pass and no risk, then as soon as possible will get outta the way give yield the entire road. Just gotta be considerate and think from the riders point of view as they (we) aren't encased in metal.

Thats some of it

If my child was behaving so foolishly as to riding their bike on a busy road with hundreds of trucks and cars passing within inches of them every minute, I'd give them a good thrashing and throw their bike on the rubbish tip.

The fact is a fair number of drivers are in la la land behind the wheel. I do not understand how anyone can literally put their life in the hands of drivers on a busy road, unless they have a death wish. However you see it all the time. You also hear about cyclists getting hit all the time too.

Clearly there is a problem. In Sydney at least there are very few cycle lanes and whenever the RTA proposes one, the NRMA and others start whinging about traffic jams and so forth.

The car is king, long live the king. For road cycling to be safe there needs to be cycle paths and lanes, especially in places where people want to cycle. Unfortunately in Sydney there is a lack of space on the roads and bicycles get squeezed out.

"Had a guy years ago sitting in the bike lane blocking the whole thing with his toorak tractor"


My heart goes out to you...you poor thing

u once had a car block you years ago.


I reckon i have 50+ cyclists block my path along beach rd everyday.


The worst thing is i overtake the bikes then when i stop at the lights ( which a lot of riders choose not to do ) you lane split and overtake all the cars that just overtook you meaning you once again block traffic causing us to overtake you.

I to ride my bike to work ( 2 times a week )

the only difference is i ride on the "bike path" yes the Bike path that is designed for bike riders to keep them safe and separated from cars which can travel a lot faster!



I have a little trick i overtake them leaving millimeters, one of three things could happen

a) they keep riding giving me the bird

b) they realise how dangerous it is a start riding on the bike path

or

c) i hit them and they can never ride again

RELAX A BIT I AM ONLY JOKING JEEZ

I ride my bike to work often.

I try to stick to bike paths and back streets as much as possible, keep to my side of the road and pay attention to other road users.

However it never ceases to amaze me the arrogance of car drivers in Perth.
Cutting you up, paying no heed whatsoever to you, overtaking you on the downhill outside the Sheraton only to have me overtake them again at the bottom, driving incredibly close to you the list of whines goes on

Cycles have as much rights on the road as anyone else and i think drivers need to keep an extra eye out for us. Tough thing for Perth drivers i think.

I hate it when weekend cyclists ride in packs(tour de france style), taking up the whole road, holding up many cars behind them for ages. Inconsiderate pricks.And they wonder why people abuse them ???

SUV (screw u vehicle) owners think every cm of tar is their personal playground and definately squeeze cyclist over for there own selfish wide-load priority.

Just this morning I saw a fk off big 4WD cross to the wrong side of the road (due to a car parked on the road on his side) forcing an oncoming sedan - with the right of way - to hit the anchors!! I am sure the w@nker 4 wheeler was thinking "Bloody sedan should have stopped earlier?". Icing on the cake.. the Screw U Vehicle driver was on the phone driving one handed!?!? WTF is wrong with these wannabe urban cowbaoys n soccer mums?!?

I had a few choice word recently with a SS U-bewt-ute pilot. As I aproach roundabouts on my deadly treadly, I alway make an exagerated gesture of movin over, then move to the centre of the lane to go through the roundy (as is my right of way) so as not to get squeezed as the lane tapers left to right going in, and also to avoid getting run off the roundy or bumped by impatient buttwipes who try to slide past on the curve and can't handle being slowed by a matter of seconds on their journey. This selfish dork just couldn't deal with this, gunned it and tried to get around me, nearly mounting the island (and skittling me). He then lets his horn (substituting for something?) go big time, like it was my fault. I slow in the roundy, turn back and eyeball him. He then screams out of the roundy right up my sphincter, slows alongside, winds down his window and lets fly - while I tell him where to find a brain and familiarising him with some colouful language and the reverse victory sign.

So... if the bloke is in such a hurry as to endanger me, his vehicle, other road users etc that he has to pull selfish, illegal moves, why then does he have time to then slow down and wind the window down?? What a nong.

Tin tops need to understand cyclists have every right that a car does. Personally I am not in favour of two abreast (or more) riding as I think (although legal) it does impede drivers and lead to the driver pulling rash, dodgy moves to the detriment of all. Still that is their right of way and car drivers need to understand the facts and drive like they are SHARING the road, not owning it.

REAL MEN RIDE WOMEN!!!

Cheers
Bubs

bubs said...

REAL MEN RIDE WOMEN!!!

Cheers
Bubs

Feelin' better Bubs?

cause i cant see into the future?

How the McFark do u know when a green light will turn red, let me in on this secret.

I am talking about a main road, in peak our. it can take a few light cycles before you even get through the intersection

Question: are Cyclists allowed to lane split or undertake cars?

Crap! why is everything I enjoy always so contraversial
I ride a mountain bike to work each day, I enjoy riding a road bike on the weekends for exercise with a few mates and I enjoy 4wding.

Why is it that for everything I like doing, theres a fanatical group actively lobbying against it?? I guess soon there'll be an anti landyachting lobby too

I've got to add, congrats Alexb, this was a fine bit of trolling. A simple 1 liner gets all this response, well done!

hills said...
Why is it that for everything I like doing, theres a fanatical group actively lobbying against it?? I guess soon there'll be an anti landyachting lobby too

Yeah.. there should be a law against landyachts - they're dangerous, they speed, and there's no safety certification process...

Besides, they leave tire marks all over the pristine lake / beach surfaces, and research shows that they are having a major impact on the habitat and populations of the lesser-spotted burrowing salt weevil.

getfunky said...

poor relative said...

I ride my bike to work often.

I try to stick to bike paths and back streets as much as possible, keep to my side of the road and pay attention to other road users.

However it never ceases to amaze me the arrogance of car drivers in Perth.
Cutting you up, paying no heed whatsoever to you, overtaking you on the downhill outside the Sheraton only to have me overtake them again at the bottom, driving incredibly close to you the list of whines goes on

Cycles have as much rights on the road as anyone else and i think drivers need to keep an extra eye out for us. Tough thing for Perth drivers i think.

Crikey!!!

I agree with everything PR says here!?

It is true, the list of pathetic, selfish moves Perf drivers pull - endangering a cyclist's life to save them a mere few seconds is right out there.

I stick to bike paths and quiet roads for 90% of my journey to and from work (24kms round trip). Almost without fail, every trip, some idiot puls a dangerous, selfish and ultimately unnnecessary move on me in the more risky 10% section. If there wasn't bike paths most of the way i probably wouldn't risk it to be honest, such is the level of ignorance and ridiculous driving out there..

I Agree but!!!! if you guys want the same rites as motorists pay rego and insurance like the rest of all road users not assume you have the same rites

axel1128 said...

well this is a very topical issue but generally if bike riders continue to take up a portion of roadway and delay traffic flow then they to should be subject to pay rego and insurance to use the road as all motorist have to incure this charge and privilage! or they should just stay on the riding tracks provided and let the pedestrians and joggers complain

And make little 6 year old johny get and pay for out of his own pocket money,a licence and roadworthy for his bmx every year.[}:)]
Then make all the pedestrians get walking licences and pay road tax because they use the zebra crossings.[}:)]
This country is getting sofa king anal you'll all have to pay to breath soon..

stribo said...

axel1128 said...

well this is a very topical issue but generally if bike riders continue to take up a portion of roadway and delay traffic flow then they to should be subject to pay rego and insurance to use the road as all motorist have to incure this charge and privilage! or they should just stay on the riding tracks provided and let the pedestrians and joggers complain

And make little 6 year old johny get and pay for out of his own pocket money,a licence and roadworthy for his bmx every year.[}:)]
Then make all the pedestrians get walking licences and pay road tax because they use the zebra crossings.[}:)]
This country is getting sofa king anal you'll all have to pay to breath soon..

6 year old little johnny is not going to ride 3 abreast with his mates on a busy road YOU WOULD NOT LET HIM would you?