Cellar Posted February 18, 2014 Share Anyone know how we can make this known to the schools to alert the kids that use that path every day? What are the schools names? Google, find an e-mail addy, and send a warning note? Try keep it impersonal and unemotional. Get someone to read it before you send it. More of anm info -email than the rant here? V12man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cois Posted February 18, 2014 Share For Agteros.A shot of the sidewalk about 200 meters from where the incident took place slowpoke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cois Posted February 18, 2014 Share What are the schools names? Google, find an e-mail addy, and send a warning note? Try keep it impersonal and unemotional. Get someone to read it before you send it. More of anm info -email than the rant here?Will just make 100% sure. Think the one is Garsfontein high, not sure of the other, but know it is a primary school. There is one mother I know of that walks with her toddler (on a bike - cutest thing in the mornings) to school and one mother (with a huge hound that I see some mornings) also with her kid on a bike. And know there were about 4 primary school kids I passed on the way to the incident that were also on the side walk. Think they were caught up at the one robot (I hope)If this monster harms kids.... Don't even want to think about that Tumbleweed and slowpoke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted February 18, 2014 Share Do you think the guy regularly walks that route?If we knew his name we could check on Strava. Tumbleweed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broker Posted February 18, 2014 Share HKGK check https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/136457-strava-dutchman-garsfontein/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeridaHFS Posted February 18, 2014 Share Ironically that thread has been locked but this one can still go on.. Do the two OP's know each other outside the hub If not they probably do now! Pure Savage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLuvsMtb Posted February 18, 2014 Share That other fred looked like a very poorly concealed baiting fred. I thought we got rid of all the baiters when the Oom got the boot. Clearly not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 18, 2014 Share Ironically that thread has been locked but this one can still go on.. Do the two OP's know each other outside the hub If not they probably do now! The other thread was not actually the other party described in this thread - the runner - but rather a bit of humour and parody from a Hubber pretending to be them. We're all for a good laugh now and then, but your response is the kind of misunderstanding we want to avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePubSA Posted February 18, 2014 Share So escapee's 150kg ? Escapee.., Andrew Steer, dre and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
428 others Posted February 18, 2014 Share The last time I went to the cops after an accident and the cars reg number and details of the driver, Silverton police refused to open a caseWhen a Metro official hit me on my motorbike, they would not open a caseWhite male pushes a cyclist into the road, what is the chances here? Rough life hey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Low Posted February 18, 2014 Share I would just like to point out that 6'4" and 100kgs is not a "big fat bastard", whereas 140kgs most likely is. These are sizeist remarks that I,...... I mean that my larger friends object to and insist they be retracted. cc: Sue M, Grabbit and Runne - solicitors. Jackson123, Harryn, TheKaiser and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li Mu Bai Posted February 18, 2014 Share Warning to all cyclists This morning on my way to work (about 06H40) in Garsfontein (-25.792521,28.299638 - At the traffic circle when crossing the river) I wanted to pass a white male (about 6feet fat dung heap) giant of a man. They guy had earphones in his ears. So I slowed to a crall as this thing was walking in the middle of the path. I asked him if I could pass. Nothing, plodding along with his fat dragging behind him. Asked a little louder. Nothing, trudding along at snails pace. I spotted a chance to pass him where the path got a little wider over the stream. Guy stepps infront of me, where I scream at him. He then truns around, screams that he heard me, and shufs me off the sidewalk into traffic. I just managed to unclip, and scurried out of the way of a car (think the driver saw what was going to happen) So guys if you see this bastart, take out your pump and be prepared to lash back at this guy. There is one path for us all to use. you do not need to be a fat bastard to use the whole path.sounds like you have Big issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cois Posted February 18, 2014 Share Well I count myself as very fat at the moment. 171 and 86 kg's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest silver de lange Posted February 18, 2014 Share Yoh do not belong on the pavement if on a bicycle. Pavement belongs to the pedestrians, irrespective of body condition. That said, it is not an excuse to push people into the traffic. Regtig? Watter wet se dit is net vir voetgangers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agteros Posted February 18, 2014 Share Warning to all cyclists This morning on my way to work (about 06H40) in Garsfontein (-25.792521,28.299638 - At the traffic circle when crossing the river) I wanted to pass a white male (about 6feet fat dung heap) giant of a man. They guy had earphones in his ears. So I slowed to a crall as this thing was walking in the middle of the path. I asked him if I could pass. Nothing, plodding along with his fat dragging behind him. Asked a little louder. Nothing, trudding along at snails pace. I spotted a chance to pass him where the path got a little wider over the stream. Guy stepps infront of me, where I scream at him. He then truns around, screams that he heard me, and shufs me off the sidewalk into traffic. I just managed to unclip, and scurried out of the way of a car (think the driver saw what was going to happen) So guys if you see this bastart, take out your pump and be prepared to lash back at this guy. There is one path for us all to use. you do not need to be a fat bastard to use the whole path.Ok seems like the LHS of the sidewalk is dual usage (shared bike / pedestrian) but then the Google imagery might be outdated as stated.... Looking at the Strava ride in question it wouls appear as if the road was crossed at the traffic circle from RHS to LHS and back to RHS after the circle? Road crossed to LHS between Zita and Thelma Martin again.... Co-ords given seems to be in the veld some distance from the road, nearest intersection, being the circle. Question to OP is whether the altercation happened when he changed sides on the road, being when he entered the pavement / left the tarred surface? Pedestrian would have been startled, even if he was slim and fit... Much better to stay on the correct side of the road and use the cycling pathway at all times if it is there (it is the law) So, I'll retract my assertion of staying off the pavement in this case, however I have serious doubts whether the OP was on the correct side of the road. I will also add a query w.r.t. the speed the OP was going at just before the incident, which seems to be irresponsible at greater than 40km/h. More so for use on a resource which is shared with pedestrians. Safe cycling and commute back home this afternoon to the OP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabs Posted February 18, 2014 Share " Ok seems like the LHS of the sidewalk is dual usage (shared bike / pedestrian) "what agteros said, while looking at the photo ... Exactly People - lets be nice to each other. The cyclist coming from behind, has no right to ask the person to move over ...and the pedestrian can extend a courtesy, to move over, to let the cyclist through. Peace - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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