Peck order

[amirm]

Went on a 120 km ride yesterday. The route was mostly on country roads in ACT. It was pretty quiet given it was Sunday morning. Although it started as a bunch ride, very soon I found myself riding with only one fellow rider. So we rode mostly two abreast squeezing to left as much as possible.

I faced three really close calls by a Harly rider and her girlfriend, a sport motorbiker and a huge Patrol towing a huge horse trailer. All meant that they were not happy with sharing the road. Behaviours of all three were equally rude. It's really interesting when morons consider themselves as smart! More interesting was the two motorbike riders' action as they had plenty of room, and cyclists were posed no inconvenience to them.

Now the question is: When riding, we seem to be at the bottom of the peck order. How many of us exert their status when not riding?

I personally don't let morons at the wheels get away while I'm driving. But this seems to ruin my driving pleasure, and so I tend not to drive recently. This way, I sit again at the bottom of the peck order. Now that's my conundrum. What's yours?

 

[flyingdutch]

Always amuses me how friends at a BBQ will complain how trucks harrass and force them off the road.

"Just like riding a bike when youre driving a car".
I said on the weekend.
"oh, but I dont do that", she said.

"Her kid pipes up, "Yes you do mum. Whatabout that man you almost hit yesterday".

"Oh, god Im sorry" she said
"dont be sorry to me, just try to avoid having to apologise to that guy's family next time".

Now, that's a BBQ-stopper!!!

 

[Bikesoiler]

Originally posted by amirm
<snip> So we rode mostly two abreast squeezing to left as much as possible.

I faced three really close calls by a Harly rider and her girlfriend, a sport motorbiker and a huge Patrol towing a huge horse trailer. All meant that they were not happy with sharing the road. Behaviours of all three were equally rude. It's really interesting when morons consider themselves as smart! More interesting was the two motorbike riders' action as they had plenty of room, and cyclists were posed no inconvenience to them.

Now the question is: When riding, we seem to be at the bottom of the peck order. How many of us exert their status when not riding?

I personally don't let morons at the wheels get away while I'm driving. But this seems to ruin my driving pleasure, and so I tend not to drive recently. This way, I sit again at the bottom of the peck order. Now that's my conundrum. What's yours?

Hmmm.. I don't think I exert any status while driving. I like to drive so that my part in traffic has no negative effect on others, ie keep left unless overtaking, care when merging etc. Lead by example. Pitty some drivers just don't get it.

Like yesterday, Sunday 29th. Rode out to Kinglake. Twice had abuse & threats from cars. What is it with St Andrews? 2 white holdens, P plates & 3 young male occupants. The second car even locked it's brakes in front of me while the passenger hung out the window yelling abuse. Neither car seemed keen to stop & 'discuss' the issue.

 

[Jock]

I don't understand your post or see your point.
Jock
"amirm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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| Went on a 120 km ride yesterday. The route was mostly on country roads in ACT. It was pretty quiet
| given it was Sunday morning. Although it started as a bunch ride, very soon I found myself riding
| with only one fellow rider. So we rode mostly two abreast squeezing to left as much as possible.
|
| I faced three really close calls by a Harly rider and her girlfriend, a sport motorbiker and a
| huge Patrol towing a huge horse trailer. All meant that they were not happy with sharing the road.
| Behaviours of all three were equally rude. It's really interesting when morons consider themselves
| as smart! More interesting was the two motorbike riders' action as they had plenty of room, and
| cyclists were posed no inconvenience to them.
|
| Now the question is: When riding, we seem to be at the bottom of the peck order. How many of us
| exert their status when not riding?
|
| I personally don't let morons at the wheels get away while I'm driving. But this seems to ruin my
| driving pleasure, and so I tend not to drive recently. This way, I sit again at the bottom of the
| peck order. Now that's my conundrum. What's yours?
|
|
|
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|
|

 

[Zebee Johnstone]

In aus.bicycle on Mon, 01 Mar 2004 01:10:00 GMT
amirm <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Now the question is: When riding, we seem to be at the bottom of the peck order. How many of us
> exert their status when not riding?
>

World;'s full of idiots. Question is... how many people did the right thing? If every single vehicle
that passed you did the wrong thing, then re-appraise how you were riding...

There will always be people who reckon they are more important than you are, it's life.

If they endanger you, then report them. Doubt the cops will care much but if enough do it, and there
are multiple reports, then who knows?

Zebee

 

[D&M Johnston]

I'll bet she was driving either a Volvo (first car that comes to mind) , or a 4WD (usual senario)!!

DJ "flyingdutch" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Always amuses me how friends at a BBQ will complain how trucks harrass and force them off
> the road.
>
> "Just like riding a bike when youre driving a car". I said on the weekend. "oh, but I dont do
> that", she said.
>
> "Her kid pipes up, "Yes you do mum. Whatabout that man you almost hit yesterday".
>
> "Oh, god Im sorry" she said "dont be sorry to me, just try to avoid having to apologise to that
> guy's family next time".
>
> Now, that's a BBQ-stopper!!!
>
>
>
> --

 

[NickZX6R]

amirm <[email protected]> wrote:
> Went on a 120 km ride yesterday. The route was mostly on country roads in ACT. It was pretty quiet
> given it was Sunday morning. Although it started as a bunch ride, very soon I found myself riding
> with only one fellow rider. So we rode mostly two abreast squeezing to left as much as possible.

> I faced three really close calls by a Harly rider and her girlfriend, a sport motorbiker and a
> huge Patrol towing a huge horse trailer. All meant that they were not happy with sharing the road.
> Behaviours of all three were equally rude. It's really interesting when morons consider themselves
> as smart! More interesting was the two motorbike riders' action as they had plenty of room, and
> cyclists were posed no inconvenience to them.

> Now the question is: When riding, we seem to be at the bottom of the peck order. How many of us
> exert their status when not riding?

> I personally don't let morons at the wheels get away while I'm driving. But this seems to ruin my
> driving pleasure, and so I tend not to drive recently. This way, I sit again at the bottom of the
> peck order. Now that's my conundrum. What's yours?

Well I ride a roadie and an MTB and a motorcycle, and occasionally I drive a car. Quite
often I walk.

The only pecking order is non_morons->morons.

Except that the morons are too thick to see it

--
Nick

 

[Andrew Swan]

Bikesoiler wrote:
> Hmmm.. I don't think I exert any status while driving. I like to drive so that my part in traffic
> has no negative effect on others, ie keep left unless overtaking, care when merging etc. Lead by
> example. Pitty some drivers just don't get it.

As my psychologist g/f said recently, "there's no point modelling good behaviour to idiots". For
modelling to work, the person being modelled to has to have some level of intrinsic respect or
admiration for the one doing the modelling.

&roo

 

[Spider1977]

Originally posted by amirm

I personally don't let morons at the wheels get away while I'm driving.

What does that mean? Do you chase them and abuse them? What does that achieve?

"Don't argue with fools, they have more experience."

 

[stucey]

Originally posted by Spider1977
"Don't argue with fools, they have more experience."

More experience at what? Argueing?

I think the saying is:


"Never argue with an idiot, they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience"


But hey.

 

[flyingdutch]

Originally posted by D&M Johnston
I'll bet she was driving either a Volvo (first car that comes to mind) , or a 4WD (usual senario)!!
> --

HaHa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and the winner is......

VOLVO

(driving the kids to school, of course. but that's another thread...)

 

[Hitchy]

As my psychologist g/f said recently, "there's no point modelling good behaviour to idiots". For
modelling to work, the person being modelled to has to have some level of intrinsic respect or
admiration for the one doing the modelling.

&roo [/B]

G'day,

Andrew, can you ask the psychologist GF why I rode to work this morning?. Its 36c outside & now I'm faced with a 50km commute home...into the northerly!(& i knew this before setting out this morning!)..........gotta get some head doctorin'

cheers,

Hitchy

 

[flyingdutch]

Originally posted by Hitchy
G'day,

Andrew, can you ask the psychologist GF why I rode to work this morning?. Its 36c outside & now I'm faced with a 50km commute home...into the northerly!(& i knew this before setting out this morning!)..........gotta get some head doctorin'

cheers,

Hitchy

glad Im gonna be sitting there watching the Hawthorn crits this arvo.

The hot commute, eh?
I always put in a harde rone in the mornings if its gonna be hot and try ('try' meaning not getting sucked in to chasing down that guy up ahead) and spin easily home