thisismyotherbike Posted December 18, 2017 Share Can you imagine how terrible this was for the wife and kids in the car? AdamA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted December 18, 2017 Share both in the wrong. short of stop being a ****, I have no constructive advice for ether party. Schmorglebot, FrikkieMeyer87, MTBeer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmorglebot Posted December 18, 2017 Share Anyway, I think it's obvious that both parties made mistakes. Perhaps it can now just serve as a cautionary tale about how quickly things can get out of hand. Happy trails anybody seen george? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBeer Posted December 18, 2017 Share some mountain bikers on this thread are acting like typical roadies Bateleur1, Danger Dassie, Velouria and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted December 18, 2017 Share both wrong - one guilty of willful damage to property, the other attempted murder. Let's play 'Money or the Box'. oh wait... they're both boxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velouria Posted December 18, 2017 Share In threads like this, I always like how quickly cyclists turn on each other. On a cycling forum. Yeah - flipping someone the bird isn't cool, but the response isn't to RIDE OVER SOMEONE. If you can't handle someone calling you a p*** without resorting to violence then you certainly won't last long in this country... (Side note: during the construction on Beach road I had several similar altercations on the Fagan street detour - that road surface is terrible and just avoiding potholes is a challenge, let alone having to deal with impatient motorists. The speed bumps don't help as it's rather easy to catch cars, and then that thing happens when motorists get annoyed when a cyclist passes them, and everything just gets more agro...) Schmorglebot, Bateleur1, Coolspin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKvoodoo Posted December 18, 2017 Share both wrong - one guilty of willful damage to property, the other attempted murder. Let's play 'Money or the Box'. oh wait... they're both boxeslol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKvoodoo Posted December 18, 2017 Share In threads like this, I always like how quickly cyclists turn on each other. On a cycling forum. Yeah - flipping someone the bird isn't cool, but the response isn't to RIDE OVER SOMEONE. If you can't handle someone calling you a p**s without resorting to violence then you certainly won't last long in this country... (Side note: during the construction on Beach road I had several similar altercations on the Fagan street detour - that road surface is terrible and just avoiding potholes is a challenge, let alone having to deal with impatient motorists. The speed bumps don't help as it's rather easy to catch cars, and then that thing happens when motorists get annoyed when a cyclist passes them, and everything just gets more agro...)Stay in single file, stop cycling in front of cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velouria Posted December 18, 2017 Share Stay in single file, stop cycling in front of cars.I ride by myself. Always. I have a right to use the road. All of it. And if that means "cycling in front of cars" then I will. You are part of the problem. Long Wheel Base, jcza and Danger Dassie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted December 18, 2017 Share In threads like this, I always like how quickly cyclists turn on each other. On a cycling forum. Yeah - flipping someone the bird isn't cool, but the response isn't to RIDE OVER SOMEONE. If you can't handle someone calling you a p**s without resorting to violence then you certainly won't last long in this country... (Side note: during the construction on Beach road I had several similar altercations on the Fagan street detour - that road surface is terrible and just avoiding potholes is a challenge, let alone having to deal with impatient motorists. The speed bumps don't help as it's rather easy to catch cars, and then that thing happens when motorists get annoyed when a cyclist passes them, and everything just gets more agro...)So sorry if I am putting words in your mouth, but it sounds as if you are suggesting that because we happen to share a love of bicycles we should automatically support the cyclist and not keep each other accountable? I didn't know we are affiliated with the ANC? (#YesThatIsSarcasm) All bar 1 or 2 have stated that both parties were in the wrong, it is not like we chose the Beemer's side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolspin Posted December 18, 2017 Share There is a rather large difference between hooting and pulling signs as opposed to physically ramming your car into a guy on a bicycle.That is escalation to another level entirely. Driver of car is clearly the antagonist as he started "sitting on his hooter" right in the beginning displaying agression as opposed to a warning hoot , then the same driver escalated to physical violence. I wouldnt automatically label the cyclists involved as boxes. Darrynbp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velouria Posted December 18, 2017 Share So sorry if I am putting words in your mouth, but it sounds as if you are suggesting that because we happen to share a love of bicycles we should automatically support the cyclist and not keep each other accountable? I didn't know we are affiliated with the ANC? (#YesThatIsSarcasm) All bar 1 or 2 have stated that both parties were in the wrong, it is not like we chose the Beemer's side.Not at all - I was referring to all the "must be a roadie" comments. Don't get me wrong - there are plenty of asshole cyclists out there. But play the individual, and stop painting everyone with the same brush. All cyclists disobey road rules.All motorists are angry lazy slobs.All Gautengers have more money than style.All ANC members are corrupt lying thieves. It's a dangerous habit to fall into... Bateleur1, Dicky DQ and popcorn_skollie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat2forLife Posted December 18, 2017 Share Stay in single file, stop cycling in front of cars. I hope to one day be as wise as you. Then again, I am a roadie. Mongoose!, Cav' and Velouria 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted December 18, 2017 Share Not at all - I was referring to all the "must be a roadie" comments. Don't get me wrong - there are plenty of asshole cyclists out there. But play the individual, and stop painting everyone with the same brush. All cyclists disobey road rules.All motorists are angry lazy slobs.All Gautengers have more money than style.All ANC members are corrupt lying thieves. It's a dangerous habit to fall into...Cool, point cleared up, wasn't that clear in the post I responded to. I do think that because it is after Dec 16 it is a reality that everyday is a Friday on the Hub until mid Jan when schools restart... EDIT: Spelling, "too" to "to" Edited December 18, 2017 by Rookie85 Velouria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted December 18, 2017 Share Going on a hissy rant about your @$$hole friend flipping the bird It just shows over and over again most roadies are @#$%heads It was a mountain bike... Well whoops!! Maybe you should rather just STFU. BigDL, Marsh00, Bateleur1 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev null Posted December 18, 2017 Share Sometimes it is better to just smile and wave.... Traffic in Strand/Somerset West was hectic this weekend. Seen multiple accidents and near accidents, and people's moods were flammable. In times like these it is better to take it easy and just brush off the agro. Now they have all this nonsense to sort out, just because two blokes compared the sizes of their family jewels. MTBeer, BigDL and Velouria 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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