Thanks for NEARLY KILLING ME, Bitch!

[Lace Neil Singer]

This happened on my way back from work. I was riding my motorbike down the road, minding my own business, obeying the rules of the road when this bitch suddenly pulled out of a side turning. I had to do some emergency swerving to stop the car hitting my bike, and slamming my brakes on once I was clear. I just lost it, screaming at the bitch, who'd gotten out of her car.

She just gormlessly stared at me, then said, "I didn't see you." "You didn't even look!" I replied. "You just shot out of that turning without even stopping. Next time, you could kill someone, and then you'll be sorry. You could have killed me!"

I know it seems over the top to yell so much to some people, but honestly; if you ride a motorbike, then you'll understand. I've already had some dickhead send me off my bike cuz they were too thick to obey the rules of the road. I obey them; it's not difficult, and it might stop you being guilty of vehicular manslaughter.

[Depot Denizen]

Been there a few times. Nearly gotten creamed by people pulling out or worse - blowing through red lights when I'm pulling out on a green.

[Ponder]

A few years ago, when I was riding my pushbike to work, a car that was stationary at the junction of a side street decided to turn right just as I was passing, taking me from the bike and breaking my clavicle. A short while later a taxi pulled out of a side street in front of a mate who was riding a motobike. He slammed into the taxi breaking both wrists.

I know exactly where you're coming from and shouting her down is not an unnatural thing to do.

[Ponder]

Another time I was dressed from head to toe in orange high visibility waterproofing, and a taxi almost ran straight into the side of me. He claimed he didn't see me, I told him to take an eye test.

[Lace Neil Singer]

When I was knocked off my motorbike by the pillock who was trying to overtake me (and epically FAILED in doing so) I was wearing a flourescent yellow high viz. If he didn't see me, he must have been blind. -.-

[tollbaby]

I always try to be aware and give motorcycles a lot of space, as I know a lot of other drivers like to crowd and intimidate them Makes me sad for humanity that people discriminate on what type of vehicle you drive. Bikers who zip in and out of traffic at high speed are few and far between (I saw two Darwin contenders and their girlfriends doing that at 150km/hour the other day - on a road where the speed limit was 70k/h - in RUSH HOUR traffic. *sigh*)

[Lace Neil Singer]

You mean the crotch rocketeers? I despise them just as much as car drivers do, believe me. Them and the idiots who ride bikes in t-shirts and shorts, and no gloves. -.- The road doesn't get any softer just cuz it's summer!

[wolfie]

It's not just motorbikes that some morons can't see. I've had to take evasive action on a number of occasions when someone cut me off (in one case, changing from on-ramp to travelled lane at WAY below the speed limit, so I had to go to the passing lane (fortunately empty), then they pulled into the passing lane before getting anywhere near highway speed).

What was I driving that they couldn't see? An 18 wheeler with 20 tons of cargo.

[bainsidhe]

I have to say I like the Vespas, they make me do a little girl squeal and I'd like to have one. But I'm terrified of city drivers while enclosed in my car, no way I'm risking it on a vespa.