pietas Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 Keep left and let him (they) deal with with the oncomming traffic. Will quickly learn (might be the hard way)
M L Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) eish this could receive some banter so go easy chaps. I like to think I'm more of a lover than a fighter & dont think it's a greta idea to go around looking for k@k, sure if it cannot be avoided, then OK, but I can tell you that I ride on the wrong side of the road sometimes (yes I said it) especially when there is no shoulder on the "right side" of the road and only on the wrong side of the road. The old heidelburg road is a great example.I also sometimes ride on the wrong side of the road when I have had some cars give me a few close shaves on the right side of the road, I then go to the wrong side so that I can see them coming.......BLAST AWAYTwo views on this matter, has been discussed before so lets drop it now. As mentioned we can't even get along with one another. Edited January 15, 2013 by wheelerdealer
Mojoman Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 What if he (OP) had had the collision and had been injured by a passing vehicle?Who would be held legally accountable for the accident? slowpoke 1
ibruegge Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 eish this could receive some banter so go easy chaps. I like to think I'm more of a lover than a fighter & dont think it's a greta idea to go around looking for k@k, sure if it cannot be avoided, then OK, but I can tell you that I ride on the wrong side of the road sometimes (yes I said it) especially when there is no shoulder on the "right side" of the road and only on the wrong side of the road. The old heidelburg road is a great example.I also sometimes ride on the wrong side of the road when I have had some cars give me a few close shaves on the right side of the road, I then go to the wrong side so that I can see them coming.......BLAST AWAYÂ assume the car coming at 110 km/h, while you do 40km/h - how much time do you actually have to do anything?? 150km/h, 41 metres per second.
Wessel_Jhb Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 I AM A TONSIL AND PROUD!!!! I TOOK A DIVE ON TUESDAY THAT LEFT ME WITH A FARKED ELBOW AND KNEE !! if i had been traveling the right direction i would have been run over by a woman stuffing her face with a pie !! so screw who ever wants to call me a tonsil a idiot or call it cleaning out the gene pool !! You will be run over i will be alive. The way i see it is presicely I SEE IT !! I go out of my way when a cyclist approaches but i can promise you if one had to try and ram me like you did i would be the one better off and you will get one heluva hiding!! Wipeout2 1
Wipeout2 Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 Two views on this matter, has been discussed before so lets drop it now. As mentioned we can't even get along with one another.well the 2 views and the not getting along together, now seem to be resulting in cyclists now taking each other out....sad day
DIPSLICK Posted January 15, 2013 Author Posted January 15, 2013 eish this could receive some banter so go easy chaps. I like to think I'm more of a lover than a fighter & dont think it's a greta idea to go around looking for k@k, sure if it cannot be avoided, then OK, but I can tell you that I ride on the wrong side of the road sometimes (yes I said it) especially when there is no shoulder on the "right side" of the road and only on the wrong side of the road. The old heidelburg road is a great example.I also sometimes ride on the wrong side of the road when I have had some cars give me a few close shaves on the right side of the road, I then go to the wrong side so that I can see them coming.......BLAST AWAYagain as i said, i had no where to go, if he was on he correct side we would have both said "howzit" and carried on. This road is in a busy industrial both sides of the road are equally busy, and no shoulder, but i hear you if there was a sholuder my side and not his, it would make more sense
Wipeout2 Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 assume the car coming at 110 km/h, while you do 40km/h - how much time do you actually have to do anything?? 150km/h, 41 metres per second.I'd rather take it from the front than from behind Ramrod 1
Wipeout2 Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 again as i said, i had no where to go, if he was on he correct side we would have both said "howzit" and carried on. This road is in a busy industrial both sides of the road are equally busy, and no shoulder, but i hear you if there was a sholuder my side and not his, it would make more sensemaybe you could have been the better man & stopped....just a thought Wessel_Jhb 1
Eldron Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 I AM A TONSIL AND PROUD!!!! I TOOK A DIVE ON TUESDAY THAT LEFT ME WITH A FARKED ELBOW AND KNEE !! if i had been traveling the right direction i would have been run over by a woman stuffing her face with a pie !! so screw who ever wants to call me a tonsil a idiot or call it cleaning out the gene pool !! You will be run over i will be alive. The way i see it is presicely I SEE IT !! I go out of my way when a cyclist approaches but i can promise you if one had to try and ram me like you did i would be the one better off and you will get one heluva hiding!! Egos. They're so cute when they waved about like war flags. slowpoke, Danger Dassie, RockCoach and 10 others 13
DIPSLICK Posted January 15, 2013 Author Posted January 15, 2013 Two views on this matter, has been discussed before so lets drop it now. As mentioned we can't even get along with one another.JUST FOR THE RECORD READ MY ORIGINAL POST HE CAME OUT SWINGING AND SWEARING. i was raised to defend myself not stand arms folded and get knocked the f@#$ out , i got no issues with cyclists at all, i called him a tonsil cause he nearly killed me/both of us slowpoke 1
RexFuzzle Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 If you are going to ride on the wrong side then you can see what is coming and can move over into the absence of oncoming traffic to give the right space... if there is no space then you should stop... my 2c DIPSLICK and Porra 1 2
Wyatt Earp Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 Egos. They're so cute when they waved about like war flags. Not really an issue, the faaaarked elbow and knee has to heal first.
Jigghead Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 again as i said, i had no where to go, if he was on he correct side we would have both said "howzit" and carried on... Nobody would have said howzit. Haven't you read, cyclists are rude, especially roadies . You may have just snuck in a little glance and that's it.
Wessel_Jhb Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 HAHAHA i love how cyclists hate cyclists. If you read my post you would see what i said. As i said i will go out of the way for a cyclist on the legal side of the road but if he had to ram me like the OP i would have not been the one on the floor. No war flags, no ego just a comment. Like those things forums where made for , COMMENTS on subjects.
RockCoach Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 SA road users.... Now I remember why I gave up riding on tar after 120 000kms of trouble free road riding. Danger Dassie, Wessel_Jhb, M L and 1 other 4
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