Peach. Posted October 19, 2013 Share I hear and see a lot of roadies complaining about drivers on the roads, not obeying the laws, no 1.5m passing of cyclists and walkers, etc So this morning, at about 6:20 on Cedar rd, on my way to Van Gaalens I had some roadies pass me on the way to the road race out there, at about 6:30 on Cedar rdFirst a bakkie, with 1 bike in the back, flew past me so fast I couldn't even try read his plate. Then a Range Rover, 3 or 4 bikes on the back, I could see he was in a rush (probably) late for his start driving like a lunatic through the traffic behind me, then at a red light he pulls up and the left of me in a LEFT ONLY lane (just like a taxi) and jumps ahead of me when the light goes green. I hooted and showed him a 'polite' hand gesture which he returned but I could not make them out because he had already raced off 80m down the road.He then passes a bunch of cyclists riding Single file (very impressed) by less than 0.5m. Don't expect people to drive nicely for you and then you drive like a tjop.Lead by example. Mads, Dragu, DR ◣◢ and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pusher Posted October 19, 2013 Share Cedar Road is the worst for motorists and cyclists alike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted October 19, 2013 Share By default I take the cyclists side, but after what i saw in the Bestmed race this morning, I am not so sure. A few times, our B group was riding into oncoming traffic in the wrong lane, when not really necessary. 4 times, I rode up to the person in the wrong and politely said, "lets rather be safe and finish lekker" only to be told 3 times to eff off in foul language, 2 times by ladies! Bit shocked. GoLefty!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuppa Bru Posted October 20, 2013 Share Dumbasses don't see further than their noses. They should know better, but they don't care. GoLefty!!, slowpoke and ChUkKy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G... Posted October 20, 2013 Share I dont think it has anything to do with being a roadie. I think people rushing to the start suffer from PPP (Piss poor planning). Leave earlier and enjoy the ride to the event. Andyr249, SomeBloke and igknot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanpmb Posted October 20, 2013 Share Sounds like a typical Range driver... ChUkKy, GoLefty!!, Andyr249 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDL Posted October 20, 2013 Share Seems typical of a lot of South Africans at the moment. We seem to think the rules are meant for everyone else to follow, not us. Greg29, slowpoke, GoLefty!! and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibruegge Posted October 20, 2013 Share I like riding on my own because most of the time I'm too embarrassed by the behavior of my fellow cyclists. Daideron, FrequentFaller, ichops and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted October 20, 2013 Share I like riding on my own because most of the time I'm too embarrassed by the behavior of my fellow cyclists.Not many friends hey ???? Don't worry you can ride with clubs, we take all kinds of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big H* Posted October 20, 2013 Share Quite strange there was no bikers involved........ Ai,they do not transport bicycles....... Thanx goodness for that!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igknot Posted October 20, 2013 Share Nothing says government tender quite like the new Range Rover Sport. arendoog, Ryanpmb, johannrissik and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted October 20, 2013 Share How do they know you are an EFF member?Easy, he's wearing a red beret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted October 20, 2013 Share This is not unique to roadies only, iv'e seen this type of behavior on my way to MTB races. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted October 20, 2013 Share Crisis, again. Try to understand something, it's a mentality all road users have. Have seen this on the way to running events, road races, mtb whichever .... People are knobs on the road, full stop.All you can do is look to yourself. nickcza, TK-Sp3cialiSt, Andyr249 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayleyearth Posted October 20, 2013 Share Peach, I told you before, your language is scaring my soul. (Back to topic...Luckily I was on that stretch of road around 5:40 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Hare Posted October 20, 2013 Share Peach, I told you before, your language is scaring my soul. (Back to topic...Luckily I was on that stretch of road around 5:40 ) So my dear lady what model range rover do you drive? Peach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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