Things I've learnt from commuting

[Cois]

The one time I clipped a mirror was because the car was in a yellow lane and I could not avoid the mirror because a taxi closed the gap and I had no choice.

And I have only once taken off a mirror and that was on the motorbike. The guy passed a car and I was in his way. I hit his mirror with my shoulder. I am not the TMPD and never have I had any idea that I am.

[Cois]

Next time you gooi n vinger, hit a mirror or kick a car you will forever change the attitude of that driver towards cyclist, no more friendly waves or gaps given to me thanks to idiotic behaviour like yours

Ag Jaws, i am not going to waste any data on you. You are a god almighty that knows all I do. I kick cars, i take of mirrors and I finger people. Oh you forgot that i scream at them...

So oh holy Jaws I am so sorry and I repent of Holy Jaws. May our paths never cross because I won't be able to stand in your awesome know it all see it all and hear it all presence...

[Jaws677]

Ag Jaws, i am not going to waste any data on you. You are a god almighty that knows all I do. I kick cars, i take of mirrors and I finger people. Oh you forgot that i scream at them...

So oh holy Jaws I am so sorry and I repent of Holy Jaws. May our paths never cross because I won't be able to stand in your awesome know it all see it all and hear it all presence...

Good glad we have that sorted . Now if you can only take one thing away from this - your actions have concessions for others.

 

Be safe Francois and relax a bit, you seem tens

[Tayyib]

I am glad I missed the rain in PTA today, but drivers out there were real twats. Almost had an accident when a female thing with a Hilux from the Freestate decided that she had to pull out infront of me. I am just glad I saw what the thing was going to do, so I moved over to the other lane (glad there were no oncoming traffic) I was doing about 50 km/h to get away from a taxi that hooted the whole time (not sure what the thing wanted)

 

I should have taken her mirror off for her. Hat female things in their 4x4's. They have this attitude of an god. or wait, is that satan (do what you wilt)

Funny you should say that.i was commuting home on Friday on lynwood bridge over the N1 at a red robot doing a track stand.taxi behind me hooting to try put me off.ignored him but when pulling away he thought it funny to squash me onto the curb (breaked hard to avoid)....then stopped in front of me.i swerved around him and gave him a piece of my mind as I went passed . not impressed.

[Wyatt Earp]

Good glad we have that sorted . Now if you can only take one thing away from this - your actions have concessions for others.

 

Be safe Francois and relax a bit, you seem tens

It's actually tense , he is very tense ,he gets as mal as 10 men.

But back to the debate.

We also can't just stand down for every little stupid scenario or something dumb that motorists do.

But I agree with most of what you said .

[Cois]

Good glad we have that sorted . Now if you can only take one thing away from this - your actions have concessions for others.

 

Be safe Francois and relax a bit, you seem tens

It is tense... And yes I am tense. Every day is a war, and I am just glad that the vet gat tannie in the Hilux did not hit my. I got out of the vet gat tannie se pas, want die vet gat tannie moet elke dag haar gat oopmaak sodat ons sonlig kan sien...

 

tense1

tɛns/Submit

adjective

adjective: tense; comparative adjective: tenser; superlative adjective: tensest

1.

(especially of a muscle) stretched tight or rigid.

"she tried to relax her tense muscles"

synonyms: taut, stretched tight, tight, rigid, stretched, strained, stiff

"the tense muscles of his neck"

antonyms: slack, loose

PHONETICS

(of a speech sound, especially a vowel) pronounced with the vocal muscles stretched tight.

2.

unable to relax because of nervousness, anxiety, or stimulation.

"he was tense with excitement"

causing or characterized by anxiety and nervousness.

"they waited in tense silence"

synonyms: anxious, nervous, on edge, edgy, strained, stressed, under a strain, under pressure, agitated, ill at ease, unrelaxed, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, fretful, uneasy, restless, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, highly strung, wrought up, strung out, jumpy, on tenterhooks, on pins and needles, with one's stomach in knots, fidgety, worried, apprehensive, upset, disturbed, panicky; More

antonyms: calm, cool, relaxed, relaxing

verb

verb: tense; 3rd person present: tenses; past tense: tensed; past participle: tensed; gerund or present participle: tensing

1.

become tense, typically through anxiety or nervousness.

"her body tensed up"

make (a muscle or one's body) tight or rigid.

"carefully stretch and then tense your muscles"

synonyms: tighten, tauten, tense up, flex, contract, brace, stiffen; More

antonyms: relax

Origin

 

late 17th century: from Latin tensus ‘stretched’, from the verb tendere .

tense2

tɛns/Submit

nounGRAMMAR

noun: tense; plural noun: tenses

a set of forms taken by a verb to indicate the time (and sometimes also the continuance or completeness) of the action in relation to the time of the utterance.

"the future tense"

Origin

 

Middle English (in the general sense ‘time’): from Old French tens, from Latin tempus ‘time’.

Translate tense to

Use over time for: tense

 

Oh and sorry for correcting, but just making sure, but yes I am tense...

[Cois]

Funny you should say that.i was commuting home on Friday on lynwood bridge over the N1 at a red robot doing a track stand.taxi behind me hooting to try put me off.ignored him but when pulling away he thought it funny to squash me onto the curb (breaked hard to avoid)....then stopped in front of me.i swerved around him and gave him a piece of my mind as I went passed . not impressed.

You have balls of steel mate. I never cross that bridge anymore. I will rather cycle to Kings Highway. The traffic system works great to lessen traffic to get onto the N1, but fudge, ever try to cross that bridge at 07H15? I tried it twice and decided it is not worth it. People are driven by demons these days. Won't dare to cross the path of them...

[SimpleDom]

Today was my first rain commute. So different, but I still loved every minute. Knowing that everyone forgets how to drive when it rains, and there I was safely off the road.

 

The only thing that scares me about the rain up here is the possibility of lighting... Especially on a steel frame.

[Cois]

Seems today will be wet... Will know later on. Time for coffee

[johanpre44]

Today was my first rain commute. So different, but I still loved every minute. Knowing that everyone forgets how to drive when it rains, and there I was safely off the road.

 

The only thing that scares me about the rain up here is the possibility of lighting... Especially on a steel frame.

 

 

Think an Aluminium frame will be equally dangerous...

 

Think while traveling you will be mostly safe, especially going through built up areas. Can take gold course safety into account and stay away from trees and wide open spaces.

Edited November 4, 2014 by johanpre44

[johanpre44]

ImageUploadedByTapatalk1415073499.521126.jpg

Seems today will be wet... Will know later on. Time for coffee

No rain on my way to work (by car), hope it clears up a bit so that I can cycle home this afternoon.

[schizo]

Today was my first rain commute. So different, but I still loved every minute. Knowing that everyone forgets how to drive when it rains, and there I was safely off the road.

 

The only thing that scares me about the rain up here is the possibility of lighting... Especially on a steel frame.

Yesterday was also my first rain commute, Was very awesome but I found out I have a problem.. My rain jacket works great, but my bag got wet, luckily it wasn't pouring down. 

So anyone have ideas on a cover for my backpack or should I just get a new one that has a rain cover? 

[Flowta]

Yesterday was also my first rain commute, Was very awesome but I found out I have a problem.. My rain jacket works great, but my bag got wet, luckily it wasn't pouring down. 

So anyone have ideas on a cover for my backpack or should I just get a new one that has a rain cover? 

 

Get one of these

http://www.sportsworld.co.za/product.php?id_product=708

[Cois]

The rain jacket I have can cover my backpack as well. Al least it did 4KG ago.

[tombeej]

I really don't bother about an external shell for my bag.

 

All I do is have all my goodies in plastic bin liners (not the big black bin bags, but the smaller white or blue bags for the smaller foot pedal bins).

 

Everything stays 100% waterproof, no matter what the conditions are.

 

My backpack is left to get wet/muddy and I just wipe off and hang when I get to my destination.

[ScottCM]

I really don't bother about an external shell for my bag.

 

All I do is have all my goodies in plastic bin liners (not the big black bin bags, but the smaller white or blue bags for the smaller foot pedal bins).

 

Everything stays 100% waterproof, no matter what the conditions are.

 

My backpack is left to get wet/muddy and I just wipe off and hang when I get to my destination.

 

Ha ha

 

Snap +1

 

Edited November 4, 2014 by ScottC-M