Psycho car driver
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 1,945
Likes: 4
From: Victoria, Australia
Bike versus car--car will win every time.
I just grit my teeth, slow down and let them get around. Yeah, we have idiots downunder too.....
I just grit my teeth, slow down and let them get around. Yeah, we have idiots downunder too.....
Last edited by V2Evo96; May 31, 2010 at 05:44 PM.
Truckers have the most experience, generally, and most know to run with the traffic; the speed limit is a suggestion. At 5 over in the Atlanta area, you are holding up everybody when it's running.
That said, for bike safety I teach to ride in open spaces away from cages, and often it's safer to be a little faster than everyone else than slower. This way you have some control over your position.
I like the local H.O.G. club, but disagree when they hog the fast lane and make traffic go around them. Accidents occur more often when having to change lanes, which slower drivers cause to happen. Group rides need organization and it sounded like the OP got in someone's way without looking. But at least his group wasn't hogging the fast lane, so it would have been him at fault.
That said, for bike safety I teach to ride in open spaces away from cages, and often it's safer to be a little faster than everyone else than slower. This way you have some control over your position.
I like the local H.O.G. club, but disagree when they hog the fast lane and make traffic go around them. Accidents occur more often when having to change lanes, which slower drivers cause to happen. Group rides need organization and it sounded like the OP got in someone's way without looking. But at least his group wasn't hogging the fast lane, so it would have been him at fault.
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 146
Likes: 0
From: Lake Havasu City, AZ
If I'm reading this right...So your the guy that does the speed limit in the passing lane?
You block fast cars from passing on the left because it's your preference?
How about doing everyone a favor and do the speed limit in the right lane (where you're supposed to be) and let people pass you in the left, correct lane?
Nothing like minding your own business in the middle lane and a bunch of cars pass you on the right because some asshat is blocking the left lane because he thinks its his job to enforce the speed limit in the PASSING lane.
You're endangering other riders man. Get over...
lp
You block fast cars from passing on the left because it's your preference?
How about doing everyone a favor and do the speed limit in the right lane (where you're supposed to be) and let people pass you in the left, correct lane?
Nothing like minding your own business in the middle lane and a bunch of cars pass you on the right because some asshat is blocking the left lane because he thinks its his job to enforce the speed limit in the PASSING lane.
You're endangering other riders man. Get over...
lp
Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 718
Likes: 1
From: Panama City, FL
The behavior I learned while in the Middle East is...NEVER give another driver the 3rd finger...it CAN mean your death! US drivers are no exception...they are nuts also.
I also steer clear of women putting on make-up in the mirror....I'll never understand how they can try to look their best for their own funeral.
I also steer clear of women putting on make-up in the mirror....I'll never understand how they can try to look their best for their own funeral.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 361
Likes: 5
From: Staten Island
i actually dont complain....
and you guys are the asshats in the cagers most likley...
yall have completely shown your colors as to how you behave on the roads...
the 4 or so posts to me have shown you guys cant stand it when someone is a bit slower than you want to be going and feel that you own the roads.. and feel the need to tell others how they should ride or drive....
so if i am going slower than you like.. you guys gunna run up on me, honk and throw **** at me? seems so...
and you guys are the asshats in the cagers most likley...
yall have completely shown your colors as to how you behave on the roads...
the 4 or so posts to me have shown you guys cant stand it when someone is a bit slower than you want to be going and feel that you own the roads.. and feel the need to tell others how they should ride or drive....
so if i am going slower than you like.. you guys gunna run up on me, honk and throw **** at me? seems so...
You are the one that feels the need to tell others how they should ride or drive.
Now I know who that *** is that jumps from the entrance ramp to the left lane in a matter of seconds and does the speed limit.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 848
Likes: 8
From:
I think throwing marbles or ball bearings at him from behind is a great idea.. especially if you end up putting some through his back window. Maybe if your really lucky he will lose control in front of you and take out you and all your fellow riders.
The best solution for a crazy cager is to just let them go by.
The best solution for a crazy cager is to just let them go by.
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Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 190
Likes: 2
From: Central MA
It's really not that friggin' hard. If you don't need to be in the left lane, stay out of it. If you're in the left lane and someone wants to go faster, get out of their way. I usually drive a bit over the speed limit and if someone behind me wants to go faster, I'm going to get out of their way. Would rather have them in front of me than up my butt. If you sit in the left lane blocking the flow of traffic, you are an asshat. If you go so far as to refuse to move and brake check someone behind you in an attempt to cause an accident you are the ultimate d-bag. Really, it's common sense and courtesy... some people have neither.