There you were coming onto Nepean Highway. I was going down the hill into your path. You looked back up the hill for cars, then you looked to the left for oncoming traffic. You didn't actually look at me at all. Then you proceeded forward, on your way to run me over.
Then you saw me, and you couldn't believe that I was where I was. So why wasn't I right in your path? Because I was watching you very closely, and I anticipated that you would do exactly what you did. So I braked hard and went around the back of you. Why? Because 20 years of riding on the roads convinced me that you would most likely drive in the worst manner possible.
So now you know. Next time you will look for bicycles. But I won't actually believe that you will stop until you actually stop.
There you were coming onto Nepean Highway. I was going down the hill into your path. You looked back up the hill for cars, then you looked to the left for oncoming traffic. You didn't actually look at me at all. Then you proceeded forward, on your way to run me over.
Then you saw me, and you couldn't believe that I was where I was. So why wasn't I right in your path? Because I was watching you very closely, and I anticipated that you would do exactly what you did. So I braked hard and went around the back of you. Why? Because 20 years of riding on the roads convinced me that you would most likely drive in the worst manner possible.
So now you know. Next time you will look for bicycles. But I won't actually believe that you will stop until you actually stop.
Hey, that must be the same blond 4wd driver that failed to give way to me on a roundabout last week in Perth - and she was on her mobile at the time. She gets around doesn't she? Like you, it was my anticipation that prevented a serious accident.
The car in point here was a BMW 4wd - is there a wankier? I'm struggling to think of one.
DeF.
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Thought you were being remarkably restrained. As female cyclist I believe in a level playing field and all that. Most of the time a Zen-like demeanour is wise, although I'm equally apt at coming up with creative expletives no ones ever heard before, ie: adding "tard" on the end of certain words. 😉
I still think sh!tty Oz built cars are the worst in these instances. And fscking Prados. 😠
One advantage with the [censored] cars (shiny 4wd, etc) is that you _know_ that they're really gonna hate it when you thump on their door with a cleat.
I still think sh!tty Oz built cars are the worst in these instances. And fscking Prados. 😠
Where's that list now......?
Prados;
Pajeros;
anything with a V8 engine, but especially Landcruiser V8s as they seem to come with a special arrogance suppository for their drivers;
tradesmen's utes;
any driver in a hat;
Volvos;
taxis;
courier vans (but not couriers on 2 wheels whether motorised or not);
any 4WD that is picking-up or droping off the brats at a school ;
any 4WD where the driver is too short to see over the steering wheel and looks through it instead; and
any sedan containing 4 young lads (flanny shirts optional) - they have usually all turned their brains off and are using one of their number's dangly bits to do their collective thinking.
Audi Q7. Similar kind of price for the most powerful.
-- Dave Hughes | [email hidden] "The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." - Niels Bohr
I still think sh!tty Oz built cars are the worst in these instances. And fscking Prados. 😠
Where's that list now......?
- Prados; - Pajeros; - anything with a V8 engine, but especially Landcruiser V8s as they seem to come with a special arrogance suppository for their drivers; - tradesmen's utes; - any driver in a hat; - Volvos; - taxis; - courier vans (but not couriers on 2 wheels whether motorised or not); - any 4WD that is picking-up or droping off the brats at a school ; - any 4WD where the driver is too short to see over the steering wheel and looks through it instead; and - any sedan containing 4 young lads (flanny shirts optional) - they have usually all turned their brains off and are using one of their number's dangly bits to do their collective thinking.
SteveA
B-double drivers who think that the wetter the road, the faster you should approach yellow lights.
Hey, that must be the same blond 4wd driver that failed to give way to me on a roundabout last week in Perth - and she was on her mobile at the time.
It was a long call. She was still on the phone when she tried to run me over on the roundabout at the corner of Golf Links Road and Mackay-Bucasia Road.
I'll say she gets around. I think she's tried to get me twicw this month. It's almost in Douglas Adams proportions. If I came back as a dog, she'd reverse over me in the driveway! CN
I still think sh!tty Oz built cars are the worst in these instances. And fscking Prados. 😠
Where's that list now......?
- Prados; - Pajeros; - anything with a V8 engine, but especially Landcruiser V8s as they seem to come with a special arrogance suppository for their drivers; - tradesmen's utes; - any driver in a hat; - Volvos; - taxis; - courier vans (but not couriers on 2 wheels whether motorised or not); - any 4WD that is picking-up or droping off the brats at a school ; - any 4WD where the driver is too short to see over the steering wheel and looks through it instead; and - any sedan containing 4 young lads (flanny shirts optional) - they have usually all turned their brains off and are using one of their number's dangly bits to do their collective thinking.
SteveA
-- SteveA
Hey fuggoff and leave my Volvos out of it. At least we drive in the speed limit, even if we lurch around.
I'll say she gets around. I think she's tried to get me twicw this month. It's almost in Douglas Adams proportions. If I came back as a dog, she'd reverse over me in the driveway! CN
Hey fuggoff and leave my Volvos out of it. At least we drive in the speed limit, even if we lurch around.
It had to be said 😄 .
The new Volvos are a bit harder to identify at speed, in the dark etc since Volvo pretty much abandoned the 3 rectangular box design for their cars. Maybe its only the older boxy Volvos that are evil.
(Did that hit the target :p ?)
I drive another sort of car that comes from that part of the world (confession time) but one that has a proper tin roof (stated for Lotte's benefit).
A parts supplier for that brand of car has offered to sell me a bike:
Hey fuggoff and leave my Volvos out of it. At least we drive in the speed limit, even if we lurch around.
It had to be said 😄 .
The new Volvos are a bit harder to identify at speed, in the dark etc since Volvo pretty much abandoned the 3 rectangular box design for their cars. Maybe its only the older boxy Volvos that are evil.
(Did that hit the target :p ?)
I drive another sort of car that comes from that part of the world (confession time) but one that has a proper tin roof (stated for Lotte's benefit).
A parts supplier for that brand of car has offered to sell me a bike:
I'd rather have someone overtake me at 10kmh over the limit but giving me plenty of space than some clown driving bang on the limit while watching the speedo instead of the road. Too much focus on one behaviour - speeding - and not enough on social road use and the range of skills needed for safe driving.
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That's only worth 2 cents IMO. Drivers tend to do what others do. When everyone is doing 75, that's what everyone does. If the number of drivers sticking with the speed limit builds, through their responsible behaviour, the common speed will come into line.
Hey fuggoff and leave my Volvos out of it. At least we drive in the speed limit, even if we lurch around.
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It had to be said 😄 .
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The new Volvos are a bit harder to identify at speed, in the dark etc since Volvo pretty much abandoned the 3 rectangular box design for their cars. Maybe its only the older boxy Volvos that are evil.
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(Did that hit the target :p ?)
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I drive another sort of car that comes from that part of the world (confession time) but one that has a proper tin roof (stated for Lotte's benefit).
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A parts supplier for that brand of car has offered to sell me a bike:
