Cyclist aware drivers... are you one?

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

I'm so passionate about giving cyclists a metre clearance between them and my doors that I've welded a metre long 50x50 mm SHS to the left side of my bullbar, as a guide. :angel:

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Aah, a comment from the "Toyota" end of the gene pool!:wasntme: Remind me to give your locality a miss when I go cycle touring. :p

As both a cyclist and a driver I really really resent the tendency to lump ALL cyclists together in one simplistic group. I DEFY anyone to prove that dumb cyclists, dumb pedestrians or dumb drivers come from anywhere other than the same society. As for common courtesy and decency it seems to be missing across a wide variety of pursuits these days.

Anyway, I suggest everyone out on the road get themselves a dash/helmet cam and fill youtube with their near misses. I'm sure that all that outrage generated online will make the roads a worse place for everyone. In the meanwhile I'll enjoy my riding and driving where the traffic is light, there's too many boofheads out there.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

I'm so passionate about giving cyclists a metre clearance between them and my doors that I've welded a metre long 50x50 mm SHS to the left side of my bullbar, as a guide. :angel:

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Do you carry a broom and shovel? :wasntme:
Sorry I can help it :(

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Originally Posted by Chucaro

Do you carry a broom and shovel? :wasntme:
Sorry I can help it :(

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I saw a fellow with a broom and shovel out on the street last Sunday.
Hes was following a horse and buggy.

I try and do everything in my power to give cyclists as much room - and warning when in a heavy vehicle - as possible ... but sometimes cyclists don't do themselves any favours, particularly when they are riding in packs :mad:

Glad you are ok though. Probably a fright you could have done without! :o

Interesting that there's the anticyclist brigade, and there's the anti 4WD brigade.
And now we have the 4wders against the cyclists, it seems.
I cycle and I 4wd. I see the world from both perspectives.
A few dickheads from either side tarnish the reputations of the majorities.
Tolerance and respect, guys. Suggest we all apply a little.
My 2 cents worth.

In Queensland our transport minister has come out in support of cyclists empowering them to take rego plate numbers and report motorists for dangerous driving.Yet there is no way for the motorist to report the cyclist for dangerous cycling,is that fair?**** no!!!

When the idea was suggested that cyclist also have rego plates the reaction from the transport minister was to claim it was to costly and unneeded and the cycling lobby very happy with that call.That is a case of Government creating division.

Do i see some ****house bike riding yes,but no more than i see rubbish driving,Do i get ****ed off when cyclist take up a whole lane riding in a try-hard tour-de-townsville pack hell yes,but no more than a ****** trying to attach his bumper bar on my tow bar while tailgating.

Both sides are as bad as each other,i personally think motorist should have some way of reporting cyclist that are breaking the law and as cyclist have the same rights on the road as motorists then why should they not have to pay some form of fee.

And before people say i already pay rego on my car so why should i have to pay again,my way of thinking is anything that travels on the road and has all the rights as other road users should have to pay for the right just like any other vehicle.Pensioners pay to use mobility scooters which stay out of the way of traffic and are the only way those people can get around so why should the cyclists get away without paying.

And before anybody asks yes i do ride a bike when i am home from the mine,i ride my daughters to school and back everyday i am home and would be more than happy to display a rego plate on my bike and pay for the right to use the road. And i can't drive and hold a measuring tape out the window to maintain the required 1m distance when i drive past a mamil:(

I find it far easier just to be patient with all road users. I give cyclists respect and room. I used to ride a couple of hundred k's a week (believe it or not...:D) so I have always done this. I ride a motorbike a bit now, and I believe that has made me a better and more aware driver.

Life's too short to be bitching at each other all the time for our chosen form of transport. Chillax everyone.:)

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Originally Posted by disco man

Yet there is no way for the motorist to report the cyclist for dangerous cycling,is that fair?**** no!!!

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Spare me your outrage, when maaad cyclists kill their first 100 motorists Australia wide they can have rego plates on their backs. Till then take a deep breath and swear that you're better than them.

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Originally Posted by bee utey

Spare me your outrage, when maaad cyclists kill their first 100 motorists Australia wide they can have rego plates on their backs. Till then take a deep breath and swear that you're better than them.

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What outrage? Where did i even suggest mad cyclist killing people?or anybody killing anybody for that matter? When did i even mention i was better than anybody else?

I said both sides are as bad as each other,is that good enough for you?
If you can tell me a way a motorist can make a complaint against a cyclist without knowing who they are speak up.

Why are you making this personal? At no stage have i said i am better than anyone else you seem to think you are far better than me why is that?

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Originally Posted by disco man

What outrage? Where did i even suggest mad cyclist killing people?or anybody killing anybody for that matter? When did i even mention i was better than anybody else?

I said both sides are as bad as each other,is that good enough for you?
If you can tell me a way a motorist can make a complaint against a cyclist without knowing who they are speak up.

Why are you making this personal? At no stage have i said i am better than anyone else you seem to think you are far better than me why is that?

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The outrage?

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**** no!!!

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It's not an attack against you personally, just against the commonly held notion that cyclists need to be registered and reported for bad behaviour. What I'm saying is that your comment is exactly like the ones I read in posts all over the internet, and I'm tired of it. Look, If I spent my entire time on the road reporting the bad behaviour of ALL the cretinous users out there, I'd need a secretary, a permanent line to the police and a driver. It's not necessary. Leave the job to the police to deal with, they will eventually catch up with the miscreants if they get out of control.

What next, rego plates on pedestrians?:p

Cheers and have a drink.:)