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Permalink Reply by ABbikerchick on February 2, 2012 at 10:40pm

I totally agree and have kicked a car.  Good thing for steel toe caps. I have also had my passenger knock on windows -- that gives them a wake up call as well.

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Jay2TheRescue (Moderator) on February 3, 2012 at 7:50am

I've been tempted to put spikes on my gloves so I can drag my knuckles down the side of the next Beamer that decides he can pass me in my own lane.  I don't know about knocking about windows though.  It might scare them, and they might swerve towards you.

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Permalink Reply by Ditch on February 3, 2012 at 8:05am

F***** A.....PEOPLE IN CAGES SUCK!!!!

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Permalink Reply by BigTex79 on February 3, 2012 at 10:30am

I've had people purposely park so they take up half of the parking spot I'm in.  They figure my bike doesn't take up the hole space so they can use the empty portion and keep people from hitting their car.  Last time that happened I asked the guy to move and he rudely told me his thoughts.  I wonder if he's bought a new rear wiper arm for his brand new Escalade yet; if not I know where he can find the original.

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Permalink Reply by Edgewalker54 on February 3, 2012 at 5:11pm

Well, here's something else to remember when we are driving our cages... I always try to remember the stuff folks do when I'm riding my bike... You know, stop too close to the bike when at a stop sign, crowd the bike when he's turning, turn left in front of an oncoming bike, follow too close in traffic, when the bike moves over to turn, don't slide up beside it.... All the things that piss us off when we're riding... I have caught myself doing these very things... and STOPPED DOING IT!

Be aware, be courteous, allow more following distance (I've had folks follow me too close and when they went around... had a Harley sticker in the back window), look more than once before turning and just in general, be good drivers! Care a little more, give a little more. You might save someone's life...

EdgeWalker

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Permalink Reply by Real Sniper on February 3, 2012 at 5:54pm

Need more info about your rant.  You say you were stopped "in your lane."  As in a traffic light, or stop sign?  Or were you stopped in the lane of travel?  If in the lane of travel you have no reason to be there.  If it won't run, push it off the travel portion of the roadway.  

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Jay2TheRescue (Moderator) on February 3, 2012 at 9:12pm

A Harley sticker on the back of the cage means nothing.  Most of them with Harley stickers on the back are wannabe's that don't actually own bikes.

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Permalink Reply by cabledude13 on February 3, 2012 at 9:44pm

Hope you feel better...you are right....just be careful kicking, if you catch their bumper, the dumbass may drag you 500 yards before they realize something is wrong!

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Permalink Reply by Solar Bill on February 4, 2012 at 9:49am

More than once, I've had someone pass me on a multi-lane road using part of my lane to make the pass. The lazy ass could have moved on over to his side of the dotted lines. It wasn't tough to do. But NO !!! He's gotta scare the crap outta me by having one side of his car in my lane as he passes. I certainly do wish I'd had those spiked gloves Jay mentioned.

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Permalink Reply by fuzzy on February 4, 2012 at 10:47am

You all know you can't do those things you would like to do to that inconsiderate cager. Damaging someones property can get in you trouble with the law. I know how you feel, I've been there but remember courtesy is contageous. Many cagers have had bad experiences with bikers and may be part of the reason they don't show us respect. What goes around comes around.

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Permalink Reply by Seamus on February 5, 2012 at 12:34am

I can honestly say I try my best to make things go smoothly for anyone near me, on foot, in a cage or on my Harley. I have also had my share of road rage over idiots who are either not paying attention or are just plain rude. But every now and again I screw up too. It's usually because I am tired or upset about something. I want to find a hole and crawl in it. When this happens, and I mean once in a year or two,  I tell myself to remember this incident when someone else does it. It sometimes feels like no one is driving or riding alert but really it is one person in a thousand that I share the road with and I know that sometimes it's me. It's a humbling feeling and I wish it lasted longer..... 

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Permalink Reply by WHEELS on February 5, 2012 at 9:17am

Should we all carry ball bearings with us, and yes I am getting really pissed off of getting run off the road ;one time after the bitch looked right at me and turned in my lane.

 

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