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01-12-2016, 12:10 AM | #211 | |||
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I guess it's all about respect. If you want respect you have to give respect. Just don't judge us all by the actions of a few. Some of us do try to share the road, which includes obeying the rules. |
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01-12-2016, 06:13 AM | #212 | |||
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its a silly argument anyway, esp when shouted out the window by some neanderthal, because even if i paid rego, i would still be there. its almost like they think if i paid rego it would make me disappear. Heres what ya said budd. nothing to do with runnin off the roads it was about rego. anyways how's the swimmin going in that river budd |
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01-12-2016, 06:20 AM | #213 | ||
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well I pay fer the all ya can eat buffet at the pub but I still share it with the other lads hey. the department of common sense need funding maybe old mal should start one up and send the money to them.
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01-12-2016, 06:24 AM | #214 | |||
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Life is not fair, deal with it. I have had more damage done to my cars over the years by motorists than cyclists. |
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01-12-2016, 07:09 AM | #216 | |||
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Yer spot on about life not being fair bro. I always wanted to be a porn star but I was told I didn't have the face fer it. bit of a shame coz I go pritty good hey but I just said "oh well life isn't fair deal with it" and it works good hey. reckon next time some Neanderthal in a car does anythin to you on your bike just do the same thing and say oh well life is not fair deal with it like Ol Davo did. true |
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01-12-2016, 07:15 AM | #217 | ||||
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The culprit on the bike was right there, and I even helped him get up. Same scenario, using your example of a car driver in a shopping centre carpark, and very few would do a runner (much easier to catch them on foot if they did, or follow their car if they drove) but even if they did exactly the same "F-U" and took off, the obvious thing - which is what my rego comment was about - is that you can ID them by their numberplate. Quote:
Same with the animal bike couriers who mow down pedestrians, and have little squealing sirens to tell people "get outta my way" - they may stick in people's minds, especially if you've been clipped on the back of the ankle by their pedals, but I'm smart enough to realise they are a minority as well. The only time I encounter cyclists whilst driving is on weekends, and I've never had an issue with them. I've been held up by them on the odd occasion, yes, but I never harassed them, even when crawling along at 10km/h up a hill in the national park behind 3 of them zig-zagging side to side in the lane up the hill. FFS it's a weekend - people can do what they want to do. I chose to participate in something I like doing, and so did they. At the destination, we actually met up with those same cyclists, and they complimented us (a group of Brock Commodores) on our cars. One guy even owned a nice VK 5L replica, and started asking about if he could join the club. As you can imagine, the convo turned to behaviour on the roads, and every single member of their group (by now numbering about 20) had been hit at least once by a Maccas thick shake thrown from a moving car. I am one of the least anti-cyclist people posting in this thread, yet some see fit to try to label me as one, simply because I'm offering a balanced view. |
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01-12-2016, 07:27 AM | #218 | ||
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sorry for any confusion. i was only replying to you in regards to the cyclist leaning on the car. the rest of my post wasn't directed at you. just general comments.
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01-12-2016, 07:32 AM | #219 | |||
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if you are trying to get to me, you have a mountain to climb. us cyclists have thick skins |
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01-12-2016, 07:55 AM | #220 | ||
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Nah mate not gettin anyone hey. reckon you go pritty good on a bike to. sorry to hear about the thick skin bro, bit of moisturiser will help heaps but I wouldn't take up dancing fella,you seem to trip on yer own feet a bit. later boyz off to work now
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01-12-2016, 08:08 AM | #221 | |||
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Like that guy who beat up the bus driver in Brisbane recently. He got away with road rage because no one could identify him. I know cyclists will just say "yeah but people can put on a fake plate" Obviously, just like how all other road vehicles can do that. But most accidents and road rage incidents involve regular people who were not expecting to be involved in that situation. How many would be using fake plates on their daily commute unless they were out looking to cause problems. |
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01-12-2016, 08:46 AM | #222 | ||
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01-12-2016, 09:42 AM | #224 | |||
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Seriously where does it stop... I can't believe people want our suffocatingly nanny state to become even more nanny and have rules for everything. People like you will want people to have a licence to walk to the shops, a licence to breathe...
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01-12-2016, 09:46 AM | #225 | ||
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Just had a brainwave. Make every rego payer, pay a cyclist Tariff on top of their rego. Or a cyclist tax on the purchase on a new bicycle. Also you could put a tax on the Lycra garment at point of sale.
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01-12-2016, 10:04 AM | #226 | ||
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Haha all good I'm used to fast talkin people. my ex was a fast talker like you but no one paid much attention to her either . she always had to have the last say like you too,but all gud and don't worry budd
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01-12-2016, 10:07 AM | #227 | |||
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In rare events like this though, I.D of some form does play its part. It also serves as a deterrent to would be shurkers of accountability. I have no issue with wearing I.D or at least carrying it and owning up to my own failings. I can assure you of this. In regards to the rego grab position, I can see what you mean there. But going by your account, cyclists really don't really pose as big a problem compared to the contrary of anticyclist comments here and other other threads. I find this amusing as it feels a bit like a mob mentality where it starts with 1 person who has an issue, so they gee everyone else up with rhetoric to justify their need to be prejudice. This then translates to the road attitude and every time these drivers see a cyclist in lycra, they look at them not as a human but a cockroach ready to be squashed. My question is, by cyclists paying rego, will this attitude in driver prejudice change?
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01-12-2016, 10:12 AM | #228 | |||
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Now I know there is probably no point in posting this, but I thought it was interesting (and aptly timed!) to read.
To those who bang on that bikes HAVE to have licence plates because that will solve any issues, have a read. Also, take two seconds to think how your inattention, or rush to get somewhere can severely alter someone's life. Quote:
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01-12-2016, 10:13 AM | #229 | ||
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I think Dave1966 is waiting for some one else to reply - Nup, I'm not doing it.
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01-12-2016, 10:20 AM | #230 | |||
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01-12-2016, 04:03 PM | #231 | |||
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I guess on the bright side it wasn't a Muslim, boat-person, cyclist. Can you imagine the outrage...
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01-12-2016, 04:22 PM | #232 | ||
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01-12-2016, 04:26 PM | #233 | |||
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I meant to write about lycra clad pricesses or boofheads in cars. I trust you'll let it slide this time? Let me know if not and I'll be sure to run my future posts past you. Thanks...
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01-12-2016, 04:45 PM | #234 | |||
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I'd much rather cyclists were charged an annual usage fee, and those funds put towards dedicated cycleways. The sooner bikes and cars are separated, the better. |
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01-12-2016, 05:50 PM | #235 | ||
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01-12-2016, 05:50 PM | #236 | ||
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Wow, i can drive a car, ride my bike where i want and i can even spell. Thats 3 up on you i'd say!
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01-12-2016, 06:10 PM | #237 | ||
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The clown who caused his fall is that idiot cyclist himself. If he hadn't leant on someone else's car, nothing would've happened.
I don't think the driver of that other car did anything wrong at all, nor should he be liable for anything.
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01-12-2016, 06:11 PM | #238 | ||
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This is a motoring enthusiasts forum and people are surprised at anti cycling rhetoric coming up from time to time. Go figure!
If you want a discussion about cycling and you want it warm and fuzzy try posting on a cycling forum. You will probably find just as many negative comments about car and truck drivers on there as you do about cyclists on here!
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01-12-2016, 06:58 PM | #239 | |||
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01-12-2016, 07:05 PM | #240 | ||
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I agree with the plate idea but certainly not a rego fee... My three year old niece has just got her first bike, "better start saving your pocket money for the rego sweetheart"
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