Belgarath Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) The hill on the way home from work is alway hard, but eventually you sweat lessPeople at work judge you, but you judge them right backCommuters with beards look cool, but I always wonder if they have a real job My beard is awesome... Edited March 10, 2016 by rickus_viljoen
JohnnyReggae Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 It always amazes me how I manage to scream like a little girl when a car door is opened on me ... eish ... so close this morning, and I was going at a fair pace .... that would have really hurt Cois 1
Belgarath Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 It always amazes me how I manage to scream like a little girl when a car door is opened on me ... eish ... so close this morning, and I was going at a fair pace .... that would have really hurt At least they can hear you then....
Reinhardt89 Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 It always amazes me how I manage to scream like a little girl when a car door is opened on me ... eish ... so close this morning, and I was going at a fair pace .... that would have really hurt haha poor girl did that to me the other day, I think she got a bigger fright than me! Was also a close call. What amazes me is how people drive in front of you from a side street and then look at you (going straight) like you are in the wrong! cfcjim, cat-i, Hairy and 2 others 5
Belgarath Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 What amazes me is how people drive in front of you from a side street and then look at you (going straight) like you are in the wrong! Yup. Really had a go the other day at a dude driving a plumbers' bakkie. Looked me in the eyes, then decided to go anyway. cfcjim, Reinhardt89, JohnnyReggae and 1 other 4
JohnnyReggae Posted March 14, 2016 Posted March 14, 2016 Yup. Really had a go the other day at a dude driving a plumbers' bakkie. Looked me in the eyes, then decided to go anyway.Can't say how many times this has happened to me. Or the other one, is look left and just go not bothering to even look right. Had to slide my back wheel again trying to brake for a scooter that did that to me this morning. in fact this morning was such a crap car/pedestrian ride, which ended in me being bumped by a car that didn't even bother to notice I was there or even stop afterwards. Luckily for me I managed to stay on my bike. Let's just hope the ride home is not as eventful as the ride in.
DJR Posted March 14, 2016 Posted March 14, 2016 (edited) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inattentional_blindness Inattentional Blindness is the cause of it. Basically the brain (and some just do not have enough of it to start with) cannot process fast enough, so it ignores some of the input in order to cope. You on your bike gets ignored, the 18 wheeler behind you gets registered. Drivers looking you in the eye is no indication that they have seen you. You have to do something that will make you stand out enough to get over the threshold - like a moerse bright flashing front light! Edited March 14, 2016 by DJR cat-i 1
cfcjim Posted March 14, 2016 Posted March 14, 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inattentional_blindness Inattentional Blindness is the cause of it. Basically the brain (and some just do not have enough of it to start with) cannot process fast enough, so it ignores some of the input in order to cope. You on your bike gets ignored, the 18 wheeler behind you gets registered. Drivers looking you in the eye is no indication that they have seen you. You have to do something that will make you stand out enough to get over the threshold - like a moerse bright flashing front light!There you go... cat-i and Hairy 2
DJR Posted March 14, 2016 Posted March 14, 2016 There you go... Inattentional blindness, not attention deficit syndrome and I don't think there are pills for it
Gandalf Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Took a lekker fall yesterday tryng to do a sideways bunnyhop onto the saidewalk. I didnt lift the front wheel enough, didnt notice it was higher than normal, so front wheel went straight and body when sideways, felt like a chop Bernard Horn and Cois 2
Belgarath Posted April 4, 2016 Posted April 4, 2016 (edited) Took a lekker fall yesterday tryng to do a sideways bunnyhop onto the saidewalk. I didnt lift the front wheel enough, didnt notice it was higher than normal, so front wheel went straight and body when sideways, felt like a chop Did almost the same thing. Front wheel on, back not. The skin on my elbow still a bit see-through. Edited April 4, 2016 by rickus_viljoen Gandalf 1
Bernard Horn Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 Nice to have the bike at work in case you need to fetch something in the city . No parking hassles! Reinhardt89 and J∆kk∆ls 2
SimpleDom Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 Started commuting again properly this week. My commute took a knock with all the Epic training requirements. So much happier! Sent from my SM-G928F using Tapatalk
Jaws677 Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 After commuting the same route for the last few years a changed jobs last months. I havent been on bike for the last month but today I got a key to the bike shed and showers at my new company, so as soon I get my bike sorted (broke my frame) Ill be back on the road. Will be starting from scracth and few kilograms heavier Old Route (17km) Gandalf 1
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