Driving into cyclists the Emma way

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Le breton

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frenchfry said:
The other day I followed a car of which the driver was typing a text message while driving through 2 lights (at least they were green) and an urban zone where there are many pedestrians. I tapped on the car to get the driver's attention and tell him to stop, of course I was met by aggression. These people just don't realise how their actions are putting the lives of cyclists and pedestrians at risk. I saw the same guy in the evening of the same day as I was leaving the movie theatre and I thought he was going to physically attack me, luckily he restrained himself and only gave me a push and yelled a bunch of obscenities.
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We should all carry a can of black spray paint in our back pocket :mad:.

Anyway, thanks for trying to do something about it. If the guy (girl? unlikely) has a quarter of a brain your intervention will eventually slowly sink in.

Yelling the car's plate number might also have some effect, let the driver know he is not totally anonymous.
 
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Le breton

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RedheadDane said:
Trust me; girls can be idiots too!
Just look at this thread's title; Driving into cyclists the Emma way. Of course I can't be 100% sure, but I still have a feeling Emma isn't a guy... :p
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Of course, you are right.

I was thinking of my own experience.
In fact, 3 days ago, for the 3rd time in more than 50 years of cycling a man apologised to me after creating a situation in which he put me in danger.

In my experience girls/women are far more likely to apologise after doing something dumb/dangerous.
 
StyrbjornSterki

StyrbjornSterki

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RedheadDane said:
Trust me; girls can be idiots too!...
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On a lark, just a few years ago, one season I kept a running tally of the numbers of motorists I could visually detect were talking on their mobile as they drove past me cycling, categorised according to their sex. Based on the raw numbers, without regard for which sex was better represented in the total number, I will tell you that I counted eight times (8x) as many members of one sex using the mobile as the other. For fear of banishment, I will not say which sex was the greater offender, but you don't have to be a nukular rocket surgeon to deduce it for yourself.
 
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Stingray34 said:
More rank d!ck-headery courtesy of a Brisbane Audi driver. Explain this one:

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/que...a-captures-cyclists-crash-20140317-34x4s.html

Thank you to the driver who filmed this and stopped to render assistance.
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Disgusting that in spite of blatant footage, there is no charge from police :mad:

A woman was car doored in the Melbourne CBD yesterday evening by some men leaving a cab. It's not a very smart idea moving up on the left when there is no shoulder in peak hour traffic but there is no excuse for the behaviour of these bogan louts. Good thing this woman had a Go Pro on the bars.

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/police-urged-to-charge-passenger-after-cyclist-cardoored-in-cbd-20140318-34zr2.html#poll

Some typically ignorant comments here but if the poll, as well as the majority of responses are anything to go by people are realising what is and isn't unacceptable behaviour.
 
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Stingray34 said:
Real charmer this one

http://www.smh.com.au/world/bloodyc...victed-of-driving-offence-20131120-2xtz4.html

Seeing this dehumanising attitude more often in English-speaking countries.
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Of, course, what these idiots fail to realize is that cyclists have every right to be on the road as the cars.

Same old story, same people addicted to their cars and all the hubris that comes with it. I can't tell you how it disgusts me how willfully circumscribed and thoughtless such people can be, not realizing that the same motorized travel has dehumanized us, has turned us into unthinking, lazy and mindless idiots, who sit on our fat arses all day being idle; and yet all we hear is how “hard working” we have become instead of the completely callous people we actually are who are out of touch with the physical nature of our own bodies.

They should be condemned to have to ride 10 k a year in court, as a reality check, just to get back in touch with their own nature and perhaps learn a bit of philosophy along the way.
 
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rhubroma said:
Of, course, what these idiots fail to realize is that cyclists have every right to be on the road as the cars.

Same old story, same people addicted to their cars and all the hubris that comes with it. I can't tell you how it disgusts me how willfully circumscribed and thoughtless such people can be, not realizing that the same motorized travel has dehumanized us, has turned us into unthinking, lazy and mindless idiots, who sit on our fat arses all day being idle; and yet all we hear is how “hard working” we have become instead of the completely callous people we actually are who are out of touch with the physical nature of our own bodies.

They should be condemned to have to ride 10 k a year in court, as a reality check, just to get back in touch with their own nature and perhaps learn a bit of philosophy along the way.
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You're exactly right, of course. We're blindly led away from compassion and citizenship into atomised consumers, constantly 'competing' with every other so-called individual. We're told this is the way it's always been.

Check out the previous post from 42x16ss. A cyclist was doored in Melbourne by three charmless, entitled suits and they want to blame her for following the road rules they blatantly disregarded.

BTW, how's you recovery coming along? Any news on the legal front?
 
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Stingray34 said:
You're exactly right, of course. We're blindly led away from compassion and citizenship into atomised consumers, constantly 'competing' with every other so-called individual. We're told this is the way it's always been.

Check out the previous post from 42x16ss. A cyclist was doored in Melbourne by three charmless, entitled suits and they want to blame her for following the road rules they blatantly disregarded.

BTW, how's you recovery coming along? Any news on the legal front?
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Thanks, well I'm much better than in the first week. But it's still a long haul. And the weather's been fantastic lately...and everybody raced on Sunday except me at Lago di Bracciano...and the form goes down and down day after day...all that work to waste...:(
 
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42x16ss said:
Disgusting that in spite of blatant footage, there is no charge from police :mad:

A woman was car doored in the Melbourne CBD yesterday evening by some men leaving a cab. It's not a very smart idea moving up on the left when there is no shoulder in peak hour traffic but there is no excuse for the behaviour of these bogan louts. Good thing this woman had a Go Pro on the bars.

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/police-urged-to-charge-passenger-after-cyclist-cardoored-in-cbd-20140318-34zr2.html#poll

Some typically ignorant comments here but if the poll, as well as the majority of responses are anything to go by people are realising what is and isn't unacceptable behaviour.
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didn't see the vehicle in question indicate either :rolleyes:
as for the "men", where's their moral compass ffs? They just knocked a woman to the ground and did nothing but step around her and walk off... pathetic, totally pathetic
 
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rhubroma said:
They should be condemned to have to ride 10 k a year in court, as a reality check, just to get back in touch with their own nature and perhaps learn a bit of philosophy along the way.
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I still maintain that this type of thing should be mandatory for ever learner driver in obtaining a drivers licence and also for every licence renewal - a "walk a mile in someone's shoes" type thing

rhubroma said:
Thanks, well I'm much better than in the first week. But it's still a long haul. And the weather's been fantastic lately...and everybody raced on Sunday except me at Lago di Bracciano...and the form goes down and down day after day...all that work to waste...:(
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this sounds familiar - been off the bike for just over a month with injury issues just watching the weight go back on and fitness die. Going to be a long road back...
I feel your pain. Good luck on your recovery
 
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Archibald said:
I still maintain that this type of thing should be mandatory for ever learner driver in obtaining a drivers licence and also for every licence renewal - a "walk a mile in someone's shoes" type thing



this sounds familiar - been off the bike for just over a month with injury issues just watching the weight go back on and fitness die. Going to be a long road back...
I feel your pain. Good luck on your recovery
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Amen and grazie.
 
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Nearly crashed into a cyclist today (was driving). The ****ing idiot was riding on the wrong side of the road, just around a corner without lights. Could brake and swerve and luckily no cars were going the other way, but the cyclist was giving me a look.
 
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Australia seems ridiculously over-represented in these attempted murders. Just what is it with Australian motorists' hatred of cyclists? I left 10 years ago, never to return. I feel for those of you that have to continue to put up with the incompetence, stupidity, selfishness and aggression of the average bogan behind the wheel.
 
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