I lost my cool yesterday

[Nitewaif]

The wife and I were in Germany 2 weeks ago. München, Hohenschwangau, Dinkelsbuhl, and Frankfurt am Main. After driving on both "A" and "B" roads and inner city , most American drivers suck in comparison. Put down the cell phone, the Ho-Ho's, and the makeup and focus on driving Pleeeeaaase!

Sorry to threadjack, but did you stop at the Ducati dealer outside Dinklesbuhl?  The owner is a true enthusiast and does some cool things with Monsters.

[corey]

people that do shit like this (passing asshole) need to be reamed out with a white-hot fire hydrant

Good god... That sounds TERRIBLE. 

[Scottish]

Terribly sexy, where do you sign up for that fun??

[tlloyd66]

people that do shit like this (passing asshole) need to be reamed out with a white-hot fire hydrant

I like your style!

[teddy037.2]

Terribly sexy, where do you sign up for that fun??

find dictionary boy and pass him up on the right, near a fire hydrant

oh, and bring a torch

[River]

Cagers can be so RUDE to us.  Besides the idiocy factor, I think a lot of it has to do with a lack of education about riding.  If we are all going to share the road, drivers of vehicles with four wheels really should be required to have some basic knowledge about motorcycles: lane-sharing is legal (in Cali, anyway), motorcycles don't turn on a dime but make an outside-inside-outside maneuver, etc.  I think that might help mediate some circumstances where drivers are rude to us because they *think* we're being rude to them.  I've spoken with several cager friends who were shocked that lane-sharing was legal and always got mad when motorcyclists did it.  Once they knew it was legal and they understood why (air-cooled engines don't do well in CA traffic jams), they changed their attitude.

Other than that, I simply expect people to do the stupidest possible thing and stay out of the way as best I can.

Good one on ya, Neenja!

[Popeye the Sailor]

Idk-I can see the other side too. I live in some of the most popular moto friendly twisties around.


Which teaches the lesson (to me anyway): Motorcyclists are assholes.


I'm often caging it. I often have bike revving their motors at me, hkeeping the high beams on, and all sorts of obnoxious shit until they can pass. I typicaly take the first turnout I can find, but they're a couple miles apart, and these idjits can't wait. Vindingo came to visit me in his Jeep. He had three motorcyclists pass him on the right. Bikers do a lot of really retarded shit when they think they're on a road that's mostly deserted. If I wasn't so good at swerving to avoid idiots leaned over the double yellow, I would've killed at least three so far. It's not even the height of summer yet.



No it's not all of us, but in all honesty, if I wasn't a biker, I can't tell you how pissed I would be at the people riding on these roads.

[DrDesmo]

I'm often caging it. I often have bike revving their motors at me, hkeeping the high beams on, and all sorts of obnoxious shit until they can pass. I typicaly take the first turnout I can find, but they're a couple miles apart, and these idjits can't wait.

Even as an avid motorcyclist, I will occasionally take this opportunity to clean my windshield when jackasses are on my tail ...

*cough

Adam

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

wow guy sounds like a real dick..
good for you on keeping your cool, i wouldn't be able to

[somegirl]

No it's not all of us, but in all honesty, if I wasn't a biker, I can't tell you how pissed I would be at the people riding on these roads.

+1 and I am usually on my bike on these roads.

[Desmostro]

+1 and I am usually on my bike on these roads.

Last time I road my bicycle down there (35) I was ran off the road twice by cars and bikes speeding way over the double yellow. 

I am definitely guilty of having been 'impatient' trying to pass cagers.
I usually wait for a spot that's pretty comfortable then give a friendly wave.

There is a bit of a conflict in the essence of it being a "sport" for some and not for others. Another conflict of the sport having bikes doing 8mph, and others doing 70 in the same spot.
Then for some, their sport seems to be messing up those who think it's a 'sport.'

I've just decided it's got to be for fun and not for pushing the edge every second. Taking it down a notch has made it more fun for me.

[somegirl]

Last time I road my bicycle down there (35) I was ran off the road twice by cars and bikes speeding way over the double yellow. 

+1 and I am usually on my bike on these roads.

I actually meant motorcycle when I wrote this but I am on my bicycle on the same roads pretty frequently as well.

I've just decided it's got to be for fun and not for pushing the edge every second. Taking it down a notch has made it more fun for me.

[tlloyd66]

Even as an avid motorcyclist, I will occasionally take this opportunity to clean my windshield when jackasses are on my tail ...

*cough

Adam

effective AND fun!

[ducatiz]

Idk-I can see the other side too. I live in some of the most popular moto friendly twisties around.


Which teaches the lesson (to me anyway): Motorcyclists are assholes.


I'm often caging it. I often have bike revving their motors at me, hkeeping the high beams on, and all sorts of obnoxious shit until they can pass. I typicaly take the first turnout I can find, but they're a couple miles apart, and these idjits can't wait. Vindingo came to visit me in his Jeep. He had three motorcyclists pass him on the right. Bikers do a lot of really retarded shit when they think they're on a road that's mostly deserted. If I wasn't so good at swerving to avoid idiots leaned over the double yellow, I would've killed at least three so far. It's not even the height of summer yet.



No it's not all of us, but in all honesty, if I wasn't a biker, I can't tell you how pissed I would be at the people riding on these roads.

Difference is that those asshole bikers are taking their own lives into their hands.  Chances are in a collision, you in your cage will be safe and sound.  Annoyed, but safe, whereas they will be road pizza.

Aggressive cagers are FAR worse than aggressive bikers as far as the collision is concerned.

[ducatiz]

find dictionary boy and pass him up on the right, near a fire hydrant

oh, and bring a blowtorch and a pair of pliers

fixed