Road-raged

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Originally posted by Kingsley
I was crusing down Castlereigh(sp?) street this arvo, trying to keep up with a (bike) courier.

Sitting about 40m behind him, riding at a good speed without hammering it (guess 25km/h). Then this
cro-magnon in a celica kind of half pulls out between us into the bus lane. The courier zooms past,
but I brake and sit behind him.

A few seconds later he jams on the brakes, leans out the window and shouts "get off my [censored]"...

I wish I had said a great retort like "get out of the bus lane", etc, but you never think of them at
the time, I guess I was dumb-struck that someone could be such an [censored].

-kt

yeah, i always wonder how drivers feel about me drafting them. i can see how it would be annoying though. they probably think that you'll crash into them, especially going 60km/h one meter back.

how much do u love buses. big fat chunks of wind breaker. as a bonus, they don't stop too quickly.

jamming on the brakes by the celica is not cool, especially for no good reason. y not do as memhpman does. smash his window in with a heavy object or hard fist.

kingsley said:

I was crusing down Castlereigh(sp?) street this arvo, trying to keep up with a (bike) courier.

Sitting about 40m behind him, riding at a good speed without hammering it (guess 25km/h). Then this
cro-magnon in a celica kind of half pulls out between us into the bus lane. The courier zooms past,
but I brake and sit behind him.

A few seconds later he jams on the brakes, leans out the window and shouts "get off my [censored]"...

I wish I had said a great retort like "get out of the bus lane", etc, but you never think of them
at the time, I guess I was dumb-struck that someone could be such an [censored].

You've got to rehearse your great retorts so that you have them ready.

e.g. a few months ago I read a post here about a redneck sheila who suggested (quite rudely) that a
cyclist should get back on the pavement where he belonged and the response from the cyclist. It
sounded pretty good to me, so I rehearsed similar responses. And I got lucky :-)

Redneck sheila in a VH or VK Commodore winds down the LH front window and screams "Get on the
f...ing pavement where you belong?" Now, the trick here is to keep your cool and to respond calmly,
quietly and politely. "Madam, it would be more appropriate for you to get back to the zoo where you
belong before the keepers realize you have escaped." Make sure you have an escape path :-)

Regards, Richard.

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You've got to rehearse your great retorts so that you have them ready.

e.g. a few months ago I read a post here about a redneck sheila who suggested (quite rudely) that
a cyclist should get back on the pavement where he belonged and the response from the
cyclist. It sounded pretty good to me, so I rehearsed similar responses. And I got lucky :-)

Redneck sheila in a VH or VK Commodore winds down the LH front window and screams "Get on the
f...ing pavement where you belong?" Now, the trick here is to keep your cool and to respond
calmly, quietly and politely. "Madam, it would be more appropriate for you to get back to the
zoo where you belong before the keepers realize you have escaped." Make sure you have an escape
path :-)

Or you could try my favourite....."Pull your head in.....you look like a f##kin' cattle truck!!!"

Gags

Gags' drgagnon@nospam_ozemail.com.au said:

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You've got to rehearse your great retorts so that you have them ready.

e.g. a few months ago I read a post here about a redneck sheila who suggested (quite rudely) that
a cyclist should get back on the pavement where he belonged and the response from the
cyclist. It sounded pretty good to me, so I rehearsed similar responses. And I got lucky :-)

Redneck sheila in a VH or VK Commodore winds down the LH front window and screams "Get on the
f...ing pavement where you belong?" Now, the trick here is to keep your cool and to respond
calmly, quietly and politely. "Madam, it would be more appropriate for you to get back to the
zoo where you belong before the keepers realize you have escaped." Make sure you have an escape
path :-)

Or you could try my favourite....."Pull your head in.....you look like a f##kin' cattle truck!!!"

Gags

ooh, these are good! I need MORE!!!!

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You've got to rehearse your great retorts so that you have them ready.

e.g. a few months ago I read a post here about a redneck sheila who suggested (quite rudely)
that a cyclist should get back on the pavement where he belonged and the response from the
cyclist. It sounded pretty good to me, so I rehearsed similar responses. And I got lucky
:-)

Redneck sheila in a VH or VK Commodore winds down the LH front window and screams "Get on the
f...ing pavement where you belong?" Now, the trick here is to keep your cool and to respond
calmly, quietly and politely. "Madam, it would be more appropriate for you to get back to the
zoo where you belong before the keepers realize you have escaped." Make sure you have an escape
path :-)

Or you could try my favourite....."Pull your head in.....you look like a f##kin' cattle truck!!!"

I seem to automatically come out with "EAT SH!+!!!" at full volume. I think that sends a pretty
clear message.
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DFM

On Thu, 09 Oct 2003 21:56:16 +1000, Arpit <[email hidden]> wrote:

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ooh, these are good! I need MORE!!!!

On last year's round the bay, a bunch of about 40 to 50 bikes. New Monaro. Usual [censored]. One of the
guys yelled "Now we _all_ know what a
c... looks like!"

Regards,
Richard.

Hmmm, these are all good retorts...but I have found that a simple "Kiss my [censored]" or "Get stuffed" comes easily to hand and does not challenge the depleted intellect it is aimed at.

Fortunately I ride in a mostly bicycle-friendly area and don't need tocome out with them too often.

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Originally posted by Richard Sherrat
of about 40 to 50 bikes. New Monaro. Usual [censored]. One of the
guys yelled "Now we _all_ know what a
c... looks like!"

Well, there's the old Australia classic retort of,
"Hey, mate, know what a c... looks like wrapped in plastic?.....Take a look at yer drivers license":eek:

From a ladies perspective, I find a non-verbal approach to road abuse very useful. On several ocassions after being verbally insulted in a sexist demeaning way I've responded with naughty tongue gestures. The expression of absolute terror & bewilderment on the drivers face is ABSOLUTELY priceless.:p

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I was crusing down Castlereigh(sp?) street this arvo, trying to keep up with a (bike) courier.

Sitting about 40m behind him, riding at a good speed without hammering it (guess 25km/h). Then
this cro-magnon in a celica kind of half pulls out between us into the bus lane. The courier zooms
past, but I brake and sit behind him.

A few seconds later he jams on the brakes, leans out the window and shouts "get off my [censored]"...

I wish I had said a great retort like "get out of the bus lane", etc, but you never think of them
at the time, I guess I was dumb-struck that someone could be such an [censored].

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yeah, i always wonder how drivers feel about me drafting them. i can see how it would be annoying
though. they probably think that you'll crash into them, especially going 60km/h one meter back.

how much do u love buses. big fat chunks of wind breaker. as a bonus, they don't stop too quickly.

jamming on the brakes by the celica is not cool, especially for no good reason. y not do as
memhpman does. smash his window in with a heavy object or hard fist.

near me and I'm on my bike, I'll let you know it. If I'm in my car I'll also let you know it.

Apart from being illegal, it confirms to the driver, that all cyclists

that driver thinks, "gee, zooming up this bikelane in my car seems a

[censored] like you, who don't help any ones cause.

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I was crusing down Castlereigh(sp?) street this arvo, trying to keep up with a (bike) courier.

Sitting about 40m behind him, riding at a good speed without hammering it (guess 25km/h). Then
this cro-magnon in a celica kind of half pulls out between us into the bus lane. The courier
zooms past, but I brake and sit behind him.

A few seconds later he jams on the brakes, leans out the window and shouts "get off my [censored]"...

I wish I had said a great retort like "get out of the bus lane", etc, but you never think of them
at the time, I guess I was dumb-struck that someone could be such an [censored].

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drafting.

Huh? who said I was drafting - only you. I wasn't - that's the point.

-kt

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I was crusing down Castlereigh(sp?) street this arvo, trying to keep up with a (bike) courier.

Sitting about 40m behind him, riding at a good speed without hammering it (guess 25km/h). Then
this cro-magnon in a celica kind of half pulls out between us into the bus lane. The courier
zooms past, but I brake and sit behind him.

A few seconds later he jams on the brakes, leans out the window and shouts "get off my [censored]"...

I wish I had said a great retort like "get out of the bus lane", etc, but you never think of
them at the time, I guess I was dumb-struck that someone could be such an [censored].

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drafting.

Huh? who said I was drafting - only you. I wasn't - that's the point.

"break and sit behind"

sounds like drafting to me, and perhaps to the driver too

get over it

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> I was crusing down Castlereigh(sp?) street this arvo, trying to keep

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> with a (bike) courier.
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> Sitting about 40m behind him, riding at a good speed without

hammering

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> it (guess 25km/h). Then this cro-magnon in a celica kind of half

pulls

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> out between us into the bus lane. The courier zooms past, but I

brake

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> and sit behind him.
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> A few seconds later he jams on the brakes, leans out the window and shouts "get off my
> [censored]"...
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> I wish I had said a great retort like "get out of the bus lane", etc, but you never think of
> them at the time, I guess I was dumb-struck

that

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drafting.

Huh? who said I was drafting - only you. I wasn't - that's the point.

"break and sit behind"

sounds like drafting to me, and perhaps to the driver too

i don't care if a car wants to come behind me. as long as he doesn't hit me he can do what he wants. rickster, i wouldn't be drafting you anyway cause ur so slow.

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i don't care if a car wants to come behind me. as long as he doesn't hit me he can do what he
wants. rickster, i wouldn't be drafting you anyway cause ur so slow.

I can see this turning nasty...

"You are!" "YOU are!" "Am not! You are!" "I know you are so what am I?"

hippy
- watching (shhh!) Bathurst1000

I have had the 'pleasure' of this happen quite often, unfotunately the cars fly by too quick for a witty reply mostly.

I have had the opportunity to catch up to one or two cars though, and once the driver or passenger stick their head out the window and see my size, they usually try to move away pretty quickly.

I am an ex rugby player who is 6'5" and 115kgs. Not your typical cyclist build!!!!!