DuncanCT Posted November 14, 2022 Share Maybe PPA can help implement. Snaptik_6979800565815479557_dsgautoescuela.mp4 Robbie Stewart, MORNE , Skubarra and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Stewart Posted November 14, 2022 Share okay, it took me a while, but I think I got it. The guys on the bike are the drivers? Ispeed_V, Fisan and DieselnDust 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted November 14, 2022 Share should be mandatory on all drivers tests and license renewals But, what this does not show the guy on the stationary bike is how you get sucked into the big vehicle as it passes. DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubarra Posted November 14, 2022 Share I have a special dislike for Golden Arrow drivers - in the northern suburbs I often see them driving extremely aggressively and at high speeds. It cannot just be one or two rogue drivers, it seems to be something in the company culture that drivers only have a certain amount of time to complete their shifts. Not that its ever really save to cycle on Durban road anyway but the biggest reason I completely avoid that road while commuting. DieselnDust, Eddy Gordo and ChrisF 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted November 14, 2022 Share 56 minutes ago, DuncanCT said: Maybe PPA can help implement. Snaptik_6979800565815479557_dsgautoescuela.mp4 YESSSS ! They've got the worst drivers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted November 14, 2022 Share They are bullies on the road. I think, they are ex taxi drivers as the way they change lanes without even worrying about a car next to them is just pure lethal. DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted November 14, 2022 Share 31 minutes ago, Skubarra said: I have a special dislike for Golden Arrow drivers - in the northern suburbs I often see them driving extremely aggressively and at high speeds. It cannot just be one or two rogue drivers, it seems to be something in the company culture that drivers only have a certain amount of time to complete their shifts. Not that its ever really save to cycle on Durban road anyway but the biggest reason I completely avoid that road while commuting. Over a beer I’ll tell where that culture comes from and you’re not wrong Skubarra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M L Posted November 14, 2022 Share Golden Arrow most likely pay the lowest wages and try squeeze every minute of time out of their drivers - nailing them over weekly performance reports etc. Rather go after Golden Arrow than their drivers. DieselnDust, Eddy Gordo and Prince Albert Cycles 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted November 14, 2022 Share 8 minutes ago, M L said: Golden Arrow most likely pay the lowest wages and try squeeze every minute of time out of their drivers - nailing them over weekly performance reports etc. Rather go after Golden Arrow than their drivers. Passing cyclists very close or not don't change anything at the end of their day, they're the ones driving DieselnDust, Hairy, Eddy Gordo and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ruinaard Posted November 14, 2022 Share Very good idea. I was out on the Klapmuts Simondium road on Saturday and nearly ended up as a hubcap on a Springbok Atlas bus. I wont do that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Stewart Posted November 14, 2022 Share 2 minutes ago, Paul Ruinaard said: Very good idea. I was out on the Klapmuts Simondium road on Saturday and nearly ended up as a hubcap on a Springbok Atlas bus. I wont do that again. But to be totally fair, that road has boggerol shoulder. Not that it makes it any better or worse, but I've ridden there once before, and there is a reason that was the only time. There are safer routes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ruinaard Posted November 14, 2022 Share 2 minutes ago, Robbie Stewart said: But to be totally fair, that road has boggerol shoulder. Not that it makes it any better or worse, but I've ridden there once before, and there is a reason that was the only time. There are safer routes. Agreed. In my defence i am new to the Hood and am from Jhb so was trying new routes and TBH I am not often scared on a bike - lights front and back etc, but i truly k@kked myself. I like my road bike but will only use it when i know there is a shoulder. Lesson learned. FWIW I was also buzzed by some kids in a Chevy Volt for fun and then they hooted and laughed. Robbie Stewart and Hairy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Stewart Posted November 14, 2022 Share I was driving to work last Monday and got delayed on the N7 heading south towards Bosmansdam. Inching ever closer we (all the cars almost not moving) got passed by probably half of CoCT traffic cops. They were squeezing their way past the left median and also in-between the two lanes with sirens blaring. By the time I reached the Edgemead off-ramp I saw what the problem was. A Golden Arrow had decided to play chicken with a bridge pylon. Bridge 1 - 0 Golden Arrow Thankfully the bus was not carrying passengers at the time, but I am still stumped how a bus manages to moer a bridge pylon on a straight road at rush hour. That bus looked like a can of sardines that got peeled open with a screwdriver. The driver was lying beside the bus with his head resembling something no-one wants to see. Sid the Sloth and El Duderino 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Stewart Posted November 14, 2022 Share 22 minutes ago, Paul Ruinaard said: FWIW I was also buzzed by some kids in a Chevy Volt for fun and then they hooted and laughed. I've had that once too. Except it was two laaities on a scooter giving me heartburn. Kinners 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Meanwhile this mornings headlines 🤦🏼♀️ throttles, Wannabe and Hairy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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