Cyclists behaving ...... badly!!!!!!

[Jackes]

 

SwissVan - you so right about Zug and other educated non barbaric societies been a parades for cycling. After 2 days in Zug I even decided it was not necessary to wear a helmet - something I have been wearing while cycling in RSA for at least 20 years - and would not leave home without it! I Suppose it all comes down to crime and the lack of respect many South Africans have for human life and the current crime stats are not doing very well in RSA.

 

And here I was thinking helmets was for you own safety, now I see, it is crime areas related

 

[Stevo]

Most time I usually don't care and would wait because I am a cyclist. But there was another incident were the I came around a blind corner and there was a bunch of cyclist and on one side and truck on the other. Luckily I was able to break but it caused a dangerous situation which they were totally unaware of. If it was a taxi with not so good breaks it would of been a different story. Then it is everyone else fault except the cyclist who caused the problem. Cyclist have to start taking responsibility for the way they use the road.

[Icycling]

Joe Low - you are so right about cyclist normally behaving nicely & normally. Unless provoked.

 

 

 

Hubber's - Out of interest when their is more than 1 of you in a car does the passenger sit on the back seat? Great way to have a conversation! If their is only one person in the car - that's just selfish taking up all that road space isn't it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SwissVan]

SwissVan - you so right about Zug and other educated non barbaric societies been a parades for cycling. After 2 days in Zug I even decided it was not necessary to wear a helmet - something I have been wearing while cycling in RSA for at least 20 years - and would not leave home without it! I Suppose it all comes down to crime and the lack of respect many South Africans have for human life and the current crime stats are not doing very well in RSA.

 

Nooo dont start the helmet debate again pze

I normaly wear mine in case I hit the pavemunt or trees in the forest...

 

 

You mentioned in an early post that you only got hooted at once in ten days, well I can honestly only recall being hooted at twice in the last 6,5 years, first time was a car with foreign plates and the second time was becuase umh..  ... we were blocking the road riding abreast instead of riding in the designated cycling lane  but then Iam from Afrika...

 

 

 

 

[Jackes]

 

Hubber's - Out of interest when their is more than 1 of you in a car does the passenger sit on the back seat? Great way to have a conversation! If their is only one person in the car - that's just selfish taking up all that road space isn't it?

 

 

   Out of all the arguments here this one takes the cake 

 

[Guest Big H]

Quite interesting to see how the spineless gutless well known Hubbers are all of a sudden posting on this topic by creating "new" Hub names.

 

Teeee heeeee ...... I thought the freak on the previous page wanted me to have a JB...... grillerig!!!!!!!

[Icycling]

Don't talk with your mouth full of cake!!!!!

[Butt-Plug]

Aghh come on Big Ass, dont get your blood pressure up again.

 

Relax.

[Guest Big H]

Aghh come on Big Ass' date=' dont get your blood pressure up again.

 

Relax.

[/quote']

 

Ah..... sounds like my old friend who works in the spares shop on the East Rand!!!!

 

I expected the messenger to be shot at some stage!!!!!!!

[Gasping]

Aghh come on Big Ass' date=' dont get your blood pressure up again.

 

Relax.

[/quote']

 

Do you have to be anal? You do know that you are making a poephol of yourself don't you.

[SwissVan]

Aghh come on Big Ass' date=' dont get your blood pressure up again.

 

Relax.

[/quote']

 

Ah..... sounds like my old friend who works in the spares shop on the East Rand!!!!

 

I expected the messenger to be shot at some stage!!!!!!!

 

That sounds like West Rand or Nothern suburbs talk to me...no tact

 

 

[Scooterza]

This is a simple issue - to my view the cyclists are in the wrong - particularly those in the 2nd image.  Their behaviour is likely to result in the driver overtaking over a solid white line on a blind rise.  If there was a car flying down the other way, the car would swerve left and bang - cyclists lying all over the road. 

 

As a cyclist I try to be careful of other riders on the road when I am driving.  If I see that cyclists are on the side of the road and another car is approaching, I will slow down until it is safe to pass.  BUT even though I am a cyclist, if I see cyclists blatantly riding WAAAY out in the lane, when they COULD move over or ride single file, forcing me to slow down unnecessarily, I also feel annoyed.  Make some effort at least to move out the way.  So I can only imagine how Mr XYZ feels after a tough week and now some idiot in lycra starts giving him agro when it was the cyclist who was riding in a selfish manner.  I TOTALLY understand people getting annoyed about that.  

 

There is 1 word here - consideration!  We can ALL use the road - cyclists need to TRY to keep left and listen for vehicles approaching so they can move over if needs be.  And motorists need to be considerate of cyclists and when necessary, realise that you may have to slow RIGHT down to wait until it is safe to pass. 

 

But us cyclists bring it on ourselves - I keep seeing behaviour that confirms that we are our own worst enemies - too much testosterone and a up yours attitude is not going to help us win this battle.  And I see that same attitude on this thread. 

 

[Icycling]

Scooterza - read my post and how many time I have used the word considerate or inconsiderate!

 

 

 

I personally feel car should slow when overtaking cyclist esp those traveling at 120km/h in 60km/h or 80km/h zone. Yup it happens! The speed differential is then just too high and is thus dangerous for the cyclist!

 

 

 

Car should also change their line when over taking a cyclist - yup in turn that means using an indicator which thus gives some warning to motorist behind! Would motorist change their line for a dog? I do for that matter any animal!

 

 

 

But these comments are all for the educated population who probably would not chose to mow down a cyclist for at the least fear of damage to their car. It the less educated and inconsiderate population which quite a large portion of these are driver motor car legally or illegally in this country which concerns me.

[Windbreaker]

 

This is a simple issue - to my view the cyclists are in the wrong - particularly those in the 2nd image.  Their behaviour is likely to result in the driver overtaking over a solid white line on a blind rise.  If there was a car flying down the other way' date=' the car would swerve left and bang - cyclists lying all over the road. 

 

As a cyclist I try to be careful of other riders on the road when I am driving.  If I see that cyclists are on the side of the road and another car is approaching, I will slow down until it is safe to pass.  BUT even though I am a cyclist, if I see cyclists blatantly riding WAAAY out in the lane, when they COULD move over or ride single file, forcing me to slow down unnecessarily, I also feel annoyed.  Make some effort at least to move out the way.  So I can only imagine how Mr XYZ feels after a tough week and now some idiot in lycra starts giving him agro when it was the cyclist who was riding in a selfish manner.  I TOTALLY understand people getting annoyed about that.  

 

There is 1 word here - consideration!  We can ALL use the road - cyclists need to TRY to keep left and listen for vehicles approaching so they can move over if needs be.  And motorists need to be considerate of cyclists and when necessary, realise that you may have to slow RIGHT down to wait until it is safe to pass. 

 

But us cyclists bring it on ourselves - I keep seeing behaviour that confirms that we are our own worst enemies - too much testosterone and a up yours attitude is not going to help us win this battle.  And I see that same attitude on this thread. 

 

[/quote']Right up to the last paragraph it made complete sense. Then you go on as if cyclists are doing something that all the other rod users aren't.

Inconsiderate motorist will make inconsiderate cyclist

Inconsiderate cyclist will make inconsiderate motorist

 

And for the sake of completeness ...

 

Inconsiderate Biggot will make inconsiderate Big ...

 

 

[Guest Big H]

This is a simple issue - to my view the cyclists are in the wrong - particularly those in the 2nd image.  Their behaviour is likely to result in the driver overtaking over a solid white line on a blind rise.  If there was a car flying down the other way' date=' the car would swerve left and bang - cyclists lying all over the road. 

As a cyclist I try to be careful of other riders on the road when I am driving.  If I see that cyclists are on the side of the road and another car is approaching, I will slow down until it is safe to pass.  BUT even though I am a cyclist, if I see cyclists blatantly riding WAAAY out in the lane, when they COULD move over or ride single file, forcing me to slow down unnecessarily, I also feel annoyed.  Make some effort at least to move out the way.  So I can only imagine how Mr XYZ feels after a tough week and now some idiot in lycra starts giving him agro when it was the cyclist who was riding in a selfish manner.  I TOTALLY understand people getting annoyed about that.  

There is 1 word here - consideration!  We can ALL use the road - cyclists need to TRY to keep left and listen for vehicles approaching so they can move over if needs be.  And motorists need to be considerate of cyclists and when necessary, realise that you may have to slow RIGHT down to wait until it is safe to pass. 

But us cyclists bring it on ourselves - I keep seeing behaviour that confirms that we are our own worst enemies - too much testosterone and a up yours attitude is not going to help us win this battle.  And I see that same attitude on this thread. 
[/quote']Right up to the last paragraph it made complete sense. Then you go on as if cyclists are doing something that all the other rod users aren't.
Inconsiderate motorist will make inconsiderate cyclist
Inconsiderate cyclist will make inconsiderate motorist

And for the sake of completeness ...

Inconsiderate Biggot will make inconsiderate Big ...

 

Everything Burp (Windbreaker) wrote makes complete sense..... then he deemed it OK to write the last sentence in his almighty greatness...... another person (he is not really a cyclist is he) behaving badly........ 

Big H2009-09-28 13:04:36

[Windbreaker]

 

and constantly stirring up sh*t for the sake of it is not behaving badly ????

 

isn't there a term for it? something about a troll??

Windbreaker2009-09-28 13:14:15