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| Thread ID: 114128 | 2010-11-18 21:16:00 | Idiots on two wheels | Zippity (58) | PC World Chat |
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| 1154435 | 2010-11-18 21:16:00 | This morning at approximately 7.40am whilst I was driving down Ngauranga Gorge, I was overtaken by a mad cyclist who was travelling at least twice the speed of the surrounding motor vehicles - trucks, cars, trailer units etc :( The idiot was riding BETWEEN both lanes of traffic. No wonder cyclists are being bowled over like nine pins - and they wonder why they are being killed :( |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 1154436 | 2010-11-18 21:20:00 | And when he gets waxed the media will say, look another innocent cyclist has been killed by death by a horrible driver. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 1154437 | 2010-11-18 22:07:00 | Should have nudged him :P | nerd (109) | ||
| 1154438 | 2010-11-18 22:50:00 | Tamaki drive on the News lats night at the spot where the latest victim lost her life, was a bus rounding the corner and some DH cyclist was so far into the middle of the road I LOL'd...***, there was a cycle lane marked out on the footpath.. If these lot dont care about there lives, why should we! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1154439 | 2010-11-18 23:28:00 | This it. (tvnz.co.nz) :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1154440 | 2010-11-18 23:33:00 | I just watched that vid not being too familiar with Auckland. Seems to me stopping anyone parking there would be the easiest way to fix it. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1154441 | 2010-11-18 23:36:00 | I can see why people want to cycle along there, apart from the width the road is mint, and a great view. | Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1154442 | 2010-11-18 23:39:00 | You should see the speed that some motorcyclists reach when crossing the Auckland Harbour Bridge!! I've been doing 80K and indicating to change lane when motorcycles have flown past at 100+. At that speed they are likely to end up in the water or 'cheese grated' by the safety railing. Similar behaviour happens on the motorways at peak time. The angel will only ride on their shoulder for just so long, then she'll abandon ship and leave them to it! Good job too, no sympathy, the majority ride safely. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1154443 | 2010-11-18 23:48:00 | Tamaki drive on the News lats night at the spot where the latest victim lost her life, was a bus rounding the corner and some DH cyclist was so far into the middle of the road I LOL'd...***, there was a cycle lane marked out on the footpath.. If these lot dont care about there lives, why should we! Sol, I assume you're talking about the 'shared cycle path' that is marked on what is actually the original footpath that runs along the top of the sea wall from Mechanics Bay to Mission Bay and then from the other side of Mission Bay to St Heliers. I just watched the video in Trev's link - did you notice the motorcyclist overtaking on the left about 40 seconds in? And another one at the 2:31 mark? Idiots are not limited to bicycles. I assume the cyclist you mention is shown at the 60 second mark in that same video. If so, if he tried to use the 'cycle lane', at the speed he was riding on the road, the pedestrians and runners that use it would probably push him off into the road. Bikes easily travel at speeds in excess of 20km/h - far too fast for a shared-with-bipeds pathway (especially one as narrow as on the waterfront). The cyclist was "wide" because he was overtaking a parked car. Cyclists are allowed, and in fact encouraged by the new road rules, to pass parked vehicles by the average length of an open car door: 1.5 metres. As you are aware, this is the exact same spot that the English girl was killed a few days ago - by trying to avoid an opening car door. |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1154444 | 2010-11-19 00:24:00 | I hit a cyclist once. No helmet and he'd pulled out at New Lynn intersection - me on the green light, him on the red. But I do take care around bikes, pass them with loads of room and so on. And horses. |
pctek (84) | ||
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