^^^^^^^^^^^

Ahhh Karen Pini she was a real sort in the late 70's, from good old West Oz too, my old man was a fan, remember he had a signed pic of her in a bikini hanging up in his office.

Ah a great twist to and old classic .Love it

I ride a motorbike and a pushbike to work. All motorists should be made to do it. Nothing like walking in someone else's shoes to see the other side of the argument.

Australian drivers in their tin tops are the rudest most self indulged ignorant on the planet. Original post was made up cyclists do not overtake on the outside FFS. How did they disappear with wrecked bike??? Dented panels!!! done that you do not walk away. Good troll you got a bite. Fn sick and tired of being run off the road everyday, not once in a while.

Just give us a couple of feet that is all we ask.

Gorgo said...


Their hands are on the hoods so they can barely reach the brakes. Even if they could the brakes on road bikes are for slowing down, not stopping. Everyone has seen what happens on any road race when the pack tries to stop.

I reckon the scale speed these guys are doing is the equivalent of a car doing 130kph. ie. Racers on high performance machines going at race pace. That's hooning. They cannot stop for anything. They have killed people. They constantly terrorise people. I think their bikes should be impounded like any hoon.

wtf? you seriously have no idea do you?

I stopped riding bikes about 10 years ago, I got sick of the abuse, the half full choc milks in the face, cars bumping into me. I wasn't a pack rider just a commuter.

One trick motorist like to do is scream out as the drive past to scare ya. I'm usually deep in thought then a group will drive past and scream. One time a group drove past me holding a meal rod and tried to wack me. Just missed.

seriously ride to work a few times a week bob a job see the other side and I still gon't buy that story. Too busy looking for a parking spot than driving I reckon. No indicator or indicated at the last second. Plus female driver in SUV.

There was a fatality last week of a cyclist in Cottesloe.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/mp/13123160/cyclist-dies-in-hit-run-road-crash/


www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/man-charged-over-cottesloe-cyclist-hit-run-death/story-e6frg13u-1226294497814

Didn't even call emergency services.

Tune out now if you're alergic to harsh language!



I think this was posted on another thread here somewhere, can't remember where but worth a laugh to put it up again

No extra fees, but need to apply for a smaller version ( for free) of their car rego plate and can get multiples which can be used for the kids too.

The government would reap a fortune in red light camera offences alone!

^^^ WTF?
Oncomming traffic?

No one mentioned on comming traffic.

Australian road rules? Next time wear a helmet as per the rules and save yourself some brain injury.

bobajob said...

hilly said...

bobajob said...
You get run over when the brain gets out of gear.

Yep the car drivers usually if you look at the research. Not many car drivers hurt by cyclists, 9 times out of 10 cars fault.

And mostly stupidity on the cyclists part.
I'm 10 ft tall, full of caffien and bullet proof

a poor lad who was dragged a for a few hundred metres and left for dead Why aren't people outraged by this?

Can't believe the dude who's wife caused an accident but still believes the Ms's story...

okay bob,

let me try to paint a picture for you but this time i'll use words.

car that your wife is in, intending to turn right.

<please let me know if you don't get any of this>

she starts to turn right and gets hit in the front right quater panel.

this is oncoming traffic

<this could be anything - bikes, tractors, elephants>

as she has pulled out into oncoming traffic.... the LAW says her fault.

<end>

now as mentioned you have not given us anything except a third party account of an incident.

no facts about where your wife's car was, how wide the road was, you have only given us a rant to stir up the masses.

while i have had my head out of my ass this weekend i had a bit of a think about your proposal of registration for bikes.

it actually made me think about all the other things you need to register thanks to the nanny state we live in.

cars, boats, personal water craft (owners should be shot), motorbikes.

pretty much anything that people can hurt other people with.....

so here's the point.

your "bike registation idea" is solid and will gain backing ONLY if you also support luxury activity registration.

your grounds being a pack of knobs got hit on their bikes by your wife pulling out infront of them.

fine....

register your kites, there may be wind

register your boads, they float and may cause damage if un-attended

register your shoes, because you may run into someone and running shoes cost a premium

register your football, those things are hard

register your kids scooter, it's got wheels

register your kids bikes... same thing isn't it?

getting the point..... probably not but you cannot say i haven't tried.

p.s. those lycra clad morons are someone's kids, they are someone's partner, they are someone's parent.

what would your reaction be if someone turned their car into your kids while they were riding their bikes?

blame the cyclist????? have another think about it and get back to us.

yep i get that, there is clearly a reason for it, but Bob (remember was not there) couldn't tell us that.

so the only safe assumption we can make is his wife's car has pulled out into traffic.

i don't have all the facts just as much as bob dosn't. simply applying the law to what we have been told.

Yes- but Bobs wife has pulled out into traffic that would have been driving(riding) on the wrong side of the road- otherwise there is no way they could hit the r/h side of her car.

As much as I hate relying on assumptions- (and I really hate having to assume anything) from the info supplied we can work out the following.

she is turning right :I assume she was indicating.
:I assume she was in the r/h side of the r/h lane.
:she has waited for a gap in oncoming traffic before turning.

the bicycles have hit the r/h guard of her car- this would mean they have:
: tried to overtake a turning vehicle,
: been riding carelessly and not paying attention to thier surroundings,
:most likely crossed the dividing line (double lines?) meaning they are riding on the wrong side of the road,
:Left the scene of an accident (incident)

If the bike riders were the innocent parties, they would have hung around to claim damages to the bike (the bikes these fellas use can be worth thousands- and you dont find them in K Mart or Big W.)
The only reason for them leaving the scene is they know they were in the wrong, they didnt want to be busted for traffic offences and they know they can get away with it as they cant be easily identified.

as much as I hate relying on assumptions- I am siding with the car on this one.

If the bike rider is doing something illegal and breaking the road rules it's not fair on other road users, or themselves/their familes etc.

Personally being rider I try to look out for idiots but there's only so much you can do if they come flying out of nowhere. The same behaviour is seen for both peddle and motor powered bikes. Cutting in between lanes and overtaking when unsafe is irresponsible behaviour, a quick short cut may see your life cut short.

The riders should be apologising when they break the rules and get caught out rather than blame the other road users for not seeing them.

I dont particularly agree with rego. of bikes- (it would be a pain to administer and maintain the records) but if it works so well for cars, motorcycles, trucks, boats etc- why not bikes as well if it encourages responsible riding.

Its very simple really.

The machines you mention are all MOTORISED devices. All powered by internal combustion engines.

Compulsory fees and registration for simple, self propelled equipment is a very dark path to travel down. Have we not got enough government interference in life allready?

Where does it end. First bicycles, then scooters, Maybe skateboards, Why not pushers and prams.

Don't laugh. Your sailboard and surfboard might need a number too. Especially the kite.

Think about it. Lets not go there. I don't know about you guys but I'm just about bleeding from the arse from government taxes and charges as it is.