Car rage

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>> "Neil" == Neil Watson <[email hidden]> writes:

Neil> I think I will stick to bike ways that are off road, but then
Neil> I have to put up with angry joggers and walkers, and
Neil> rollerbladers, but thats another story right.

Yeah, it's way more dangerous IMO. I much prefer my chances with cars
than pedestrians.
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Regards
Euan

Greetings,
Sorry, getting off the road is no good at all. This is
exactly what the politicans and engineers want you to do. Their shared
use paths embody a very old Australian philosophy, `Get off the road ya
mug'. If we don't maintain an on-road prescence, dangerous as that is at
present, they can forget that we exist and the road will belong
exclusively to the Great God Car. We have a legal and moral right to use
the roads and I intend to keep exercising it, and I've had my share of
bingles.
Regards,
Ray.

Neil Watson said:

Thanks to all the posts to my posting " Why do cars hate us "

The advice is great, like keep well away from the gutter and show some
authority.
Problem is, that you only have to be hit once, and you most probably will
pay for it with your life, and the car driver will get if he is lucky 6
months behind bars.

I think I will stick to bike ways that are off road, but then I have to put
up with angry joggers and walkers, and rollerbladers, but thats another
story right.

Eb said:

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>>> "Neil" == Neil Watson <[email hidden]> writes:

Neil> I think I will stick to bike ways that are off road, but then
Neil> I have to put up with angry joggers and walkers, and
Neil> rollerbladers, but thats another story right.
Yeah, it's way more dangerous IMO. I much prefer my chances with cars
than pedestrians.
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Regards Euan

In over 20 years of riding I have actually come into contact or had a
accident caused by another vehicle twice. and the second one was when
put my head down to stomp up a hill and ran up the ares of a parked car
(oh, the embarrassment🙄

reaching for head to signify touching of wood now......

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"Neil Watson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Thanks to all the posts to my posting " Why do cars hate us "

The advice is great, like keep well away from the gutter and show some
authority.
Problem is, that you only have to be hit once, and you most probably will
pay for it with your life, and the car driver will get if he is lucky 6
months behind bars.

Start rant:

In Victoria, if you're a PYT, cry a lot, even though you were SMSing
when you plowed the cyclist down, you'll get SFA time behind bars.

And your bike lobby, of 37,000 members will do SFA in protest and
concentrate more on it's wonderful big bike rides.

End rant.

For now...........

Eb said:

PYT?

PYT = Pretty Young Thin

Refers to the recent case of the young female driver who killed
cyclist while trying to compose an SMS message on her mobile, nea
Geelong. She got a suspended sentence I believe

Takve

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Harrumph! We are not in the traffic - we are the traffic!
Well said Ray.

"Ray Peace" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Greetings,
Sorry, getting off the road is no good at all. This is
exactly what the politicans and engineers want you to do. Their shared
use paths embody a very old Australian philosophy, `Get off the road ya
mug'. If we don't maintain an on-road prescence, dangerous as that is at
present, they can forget that we exist and the road will belong
exclusively to the Great God Car. We have a legal and moral right to use
the roads and I intend to keep exercising it, and I've had my share of
bingles.
Regards,
Ray.

Neil Watson said:

Thanks to all the posts to my posting " Why do cars hate us "

The advice is great, like keep well away from the gutter and show some
authority.
Problem is, that you only have to be hit once, and you most probably will
pay for it with your life, and the car driver will get if he is lucky 6
months behind bars.

I think I will stick to bike ways that are off road, but then I have to

put

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up with angry joggers and walkers, and rollerbladers, but thats another
story right.

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>> "rickster" == rickster <[email hidden]> writes:

rickster> In Victoria, if you're a PYT,

PYT?
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Regards
Euan

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>> "takver" == takver <[email hidden]> writes:

takver> PYT = Pretty Young Thing

takver> Refers to the recent case of the young female driver who
takver> killed a cyclist while trying to compose an SMS message on
takver> her mobile, near Geelong. She got a suspended sentence I
takver> believe.

Thanks.
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Euan

Around Australi said:

Harrumph! We are not in the traffic - we are the traffic!

the original critical mass slogan i believ

or to take it further..

"We arent the problem. We're the solution!

hmm. would look good on stickers, me thinks. anybody interested

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wassupdawg said:

the original critical mass slogan i believe
or to take it further...
"We arent the problem. We're the solution!"
hmm. would look good on stickers, me thinks. anybody interested?

Print it on a jersey. That way we can wear it on rides and have a
excuse for sitting on the back. "I'm here to call out the cars an
spread the message.

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Paul J said:

wassupdawg said:

the original critical mass slogan i believe
or to take it further...
"We arent the problem. We're the solution!"
hmm. would look good on stickers, me thinks. anybody interested?

Print it on a jersey. That way we can wear it on rides and have an
excuse for sitting on the back. "I'm here to call out the cars and
spread the message."

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I am getting sick of getting honked at by stupid people, smiling and
waving as if you recognise them gets kind of tiring. I was thinking of
going for the slogan "HONK IF YOU LOVE CYCLISTS" on my jersey.

he he....good un.

I'd like "overtake with 2-metres clearance" amongst other messages, but I
think there's not enough advertising space on jerseys 🙂)

How about "Caution: volatile & profoundly deaf" LOL

"Tamyka Bell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Paul J said:

wassupdawg said:

the original critical mass slogan i believe
or to take it further...
"We arent the problem. We're the solution!"
hmm. would look good on stickers, me thinks. anybody interested?

Print it on a jersey. That way we can wear it on rides and have an
excuse for sitting on the back. "I'm here to call out the cars and
spread the message."

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I am getting sick of getting honked at by stupid people, smiling and
waving as if you recognise them gets kind of tiring. I was thinking of
going for the slogan "HONK IF YOU LOVE CYCLISTS" on my jersey.

I am getting sick of getting honked at by stupid people, smiling an
waving as if you recognise them gets kind of tiring. I was thinking o
going for the slogan "HONK IF YOU LOVE CYCLISTS" on my jersey

Or maybe even "DON'T BOTHER. I'VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE.

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"Authority" as it's been called here only comes with practice, so start
off in light traffic and work at asserting your rights and
responsibilities on weekends, then as you find your confidence building
you'll feel comfortable in heavier traffic.

As for "it only takes one hit from a car," yes true, but this doesn't
consider that even the most aggressive driver's first reaction on seeing a
cyclist will be to instinctively try to avoid them. The simple fact is
visibility, confidence, eye-contact and knowing/obeying the road rules
yourself, and developing that sort of sixth sense for when not to push
your luck will protect you.

The only prangs I've ever had in traffic or otherwise were solely my
fault, and I've met some pretty arrogant and aggressive drivers in my
time. When I've done all of the above, I've been safe as houses, even on
awful, narrow, logtruck-infested, 100kmh, Tasmanian "B" roads.

There are excess dots in my addy which should be removed before replying
anywhere other than the group.

Steve Jay

Neil Watson said:

Thanks to all the posts to my posting " Why do cars hate us "

Quoted message said:

The advice is great, like keep well away from the gutter and show some
authority.
Problem is, that you only have to be hit once, and you most probably will
pay for it with your life, and the car driver will get if he is lucky 6
months behind bars.

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I think I will stick to bike ways that are off road, but then I have to put
up with angry joggers and walkers, and rollerbladers, but thats another
story right.