Skubarra Posted September 15, 2022 Share 42 minutes ago, ChrisF said: I heard about the WA message .... the lack of information has me wondering about this ... Actually, HOPING my favorite ride-alone road is still safe. All we can do is try to avoid the loieterer hotspots .... the perps in vehicles is a sad reality that can pop up anywhere. I know the people that were attacked on Bottelary - sadly all true, we really are not 100% safe anywhere on public roads, not even in groups. Skylark and Wannabe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted September 15, 2022 Share 4 minutes ago, Skubarra said: I know the people that were attacked on Bottelary - sadly all true, we really are not 100% safe anywhere on public roads, not even in groups. Thank you for the feedback Truly is a pity. Hope your friends recover from this and are out and about soon. I prefer to find solice in the fact this was not loiterer linked .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubarra Posted September 15, 2022 Share 6 minutes ago, ChrisF said: Thank you for the feedback Truly is a pity. Hope your friends recover from this and are out and about soon. I prefer to find solice in the fact this was not loiterer linked .... What is scary for me (don't know what WA's you saw) was that initially they got away from the attackers but then the perpetrators got into a car and chased them down. Also happened at a time when the road was fairly busy. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedToWin Posted September 15, 2022 Share 2 minutes ago, Skubarra said: What is scary for me (don't know what WA's you saw) was that initially they got away from the attackers but then the perpetrators got into a car and chased them down. Also happened at a time when the road was fairly busy. I've always wondered if attempting to stop traffic is a viable tactic in such a situation. It probably happens so fast that you wont even have a chance to do so... Skubarra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubarra Posted September 15, 2022 Share 51 minutes ago, bleedToWin said: I've always wondered if attempting to stop traffic is a viable tactic in such a situation. It probably happens so fast that you wont even have a chance to do so... Yes - and can one really expect a motorist to risk his/her safety to intervene on your behalf when confronted by a group of armed thugs high on drugs? MORNE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedToWin Posted September 15, 2022 Share 4 minutes ago, Skubarra said: Yes - and can one really expect a motorist to risk his/her safety to intervene on your behalf when confronted by a group of armed thugs high on drugs? I was thinking more along the lines of stopped cars providing an audience that might make the thugs give up on you, even though nobody climbs out their cars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted September 15, 2022 Share Call it what you want, but i think motorists in certain areas are more willing to help out than others. I was riding my gravel bike in SS mode around the boereworsgordyn and was a bit pap at one stage and just stopped to catch my breath and look at the view. N plaas-oom in a beige landcruiser stopped and rolled down the window to ask if i needed help or anything🤷♂️. When we still lived in GP i always felt that in certain areas (true for CT too) if someone saw you lifeless next to the road…nobody would stop. People in general just arent keen to get involved, others thrive on it 😄 18 minutes ago, bleedToWin said: I was thinking more along the lines of stopped cars providing an audience that might make the thugs give up on you, even though nobody climbs out their cars... Skubarra and Wannabe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted September 15, 2022 Share 5 hours ago, MORNE said: Call it what you want, but i think motorists in certain areas are more willing to help out than others. I was riding my gravel bike in SS mode around the boereworsgordyn and was a bit pap at one stage and just stopped to catch my breath and look at the view. N plaas-oom in a beige landcruiser stopped and rolled down the window to ask if i needed help or anything🤷♂️. When we still lived in GP i always felt that in certain areas (true for CT too) if someone saw you lifeless next to the road…nobody would stop. People in general just arent keen to get involved, others thrive on it 😄 Die kant van die gordyn help ons jou .... met eish ... DJR, MORNE , MDJ and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepeekaitjie Posted October 5, 2022 Share A couple guys tried to grab me off my bike coming off the N1 into Woodstock. Just passed Beach Rd in peak hour traffic. Luckily they weren't very good at whatever they were attempting to do Edited October 5, 2022 by peepeekaitjie Bonus, DJR, ChrisF and 2 others 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted October 5, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, peepeekaitjie said: A couple guys tried to grab me off my bike coming off the N1 into Woodstock. Just passed Beach Rd in peak hour traffic. Luckily they weren't very good at whatever they were attempting to do They live just down those embankments. The fence is open too. Cant risk it. Glad you are ok. Morning or afternoon? That area seems to be more prone to these things in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadenceblur Posted October 5, 2022 Share 3 hours ago, peepeekaitjie said: A couple guys tried to grab me off my bike coming off the N1 into Woodstock. Just passed Beach Rd in peak hour traffic. Luckily they weren't very good at whatever they were attempting to do Wow. The brazenous! Sickening. Glad you're okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepeekaitjie Posted October 6, 2022 Share 12 hours ago, MORNE said: They live just down those embankments. The fence is open too. Cant risk it. Glad you are ok. Morning or afternoon? That area seems to be more prone to these things in the morning. It was in the afternoon, just after 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted October 6, 2022 Share so what now ? We're stuck in table view/milnerton with doing loops around duynefontein ? Can't go to Durbanville, can't go to town... awesomeness MORNE , Derren and DJR 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted October 6, 2022 Share 1 minute ago, Jbr said: so what now ? We're stuck in table view/milnerton with doing loops around duynefontein ? Can't go to Durbanville, can't go to town... awesomeness there have been incidents on the cycle lane between milnerton and blouberg too. So basically out the garage, down the driveway, maybe bunnyhop the curb, back into garage - rinse repeat DJR, Derren, SoloCyclist and 2 others 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepeekaitjie Posted October 6, 2022 Share 36 minutes ago, Jbr said: so what now ? We're stuck in table view/milnerton with doing loops around duynefontein ? Can't go to Durbanville, can't go to town... awesomeness E-bikes and you ride on the N1 pretending to be a motorbike DJR and SoloCyclist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted October 6, 2022 Share 6 minutes ago, peepeekaitjie said: E-bikes and you ride on the N1 pretending to be a motorbike I do exactly that on a normal bike DJR and peepeekaitjie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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