well done for keeping ya cool mate, bit shit he opened the door though. bike will never win vs truck so best to ignore him. How long until the light went green?
It was a good 30 seconds till the light went green. I was shittin myself a little bit, i have to admit. I thought he would try and run me down while i was waiting there.fitzy said:well done for keeping ya cool mate, bit shit he opened the door though. bike will never win vs truck so best to ignore him. How long until the light went green?
Better to be in the position of wishing you did, than in the position of wishing you didn't.nicko said:I was thinking of getting of the bike and putting some carbon fiber knuckles in between his teeth or punching out his headlights. I wish now that i did, but at the time the bike was sitting in a vulnerable position to get run over by some rubber higher than the bike itself, so i decided not to go ahead with it.
Nah mate, I just took off to get out of his way. I looked in the rear vision mirror but he was to far behind me at that point. I recon he was on speed or something, he was going fucking mental.[hr]Aduro said:cool story lad.
No really what the fuck is with that? :S
Doubt i would have risked my little cibby getttin monster truck rolled over either but would def have the shits, enough fuckwits on the road let alone 24Tonne fuckwits.
If he had knocked you off your bike you could have at least dragged him out of the truck justifiably and scored new fairings to.
You get a plate number or anything?
Damn you, beat me to it. YEah that dont overtake turning vehicle is there for a reason. He took up two lanes because he wanted space then some moron on an eggbeater with wheels tries to kill himself by undertaking the truck.Stavros said:The sticker that says 'DO NOT OVERTAKE TURNING VEHICLE' is there for a reason. Articulated vehicles take up a lot of road when they are turning.
I am sure he didn't want to pick bits of you out from between his duals just as much as you didn't want to be roadkill. That doesn't excuse the abuse or the attitude, but consider for a second that he knows that he needs a lot of road to make the turn and he sees the road as his to use, just as you do. There are two sides to every story. See the truckie's side for a second and give them room when they need it.
I completely understand what you guys are talking about. And i considered this before i made the move. When i did it, the light had only just turned red, and i know that it takes about a minute for the turn light to go green again. Hence why i did what i did. I understand his point of view, but his reaction was completely out of line, and therefore i have no sympathy for him. A simple toot of the horn would have sufficed.Hessian said:Damn you, beat me to it. YEah that dont overtake turning vehicle is there for a reason. He took up two lanes because he wanted space then some moron on an eggbeater with wheels tries to kill himself by undertaking the truck.Stavros said:The sticker that says 'DO NOT OVERTAKE TURNING VEHICLE' is there for a reason. Articulated vehicles take up a lot of road when they are turning.
I am sure he didn't want to pick bits of you out from between his duals just as much as you didn't want to be roadkill. That doesn't excuse the abuse or the attitude, but consider for a second that he knows that he needs a lot of road to make the turn and he sees the road as his to use, just as you do. There are two sides to every story. See the truckie's side for a second and give them room when they need it.
The bloke could have been just off his L's or under a lot of stress moving the B double etc. He probably shouldnt have opened the door tho
The truck was stationary at the time. And i had plenty of time to make my way in front of him. I'm not insisting that i was completely in the right, im just saying that the conditions were right to pull of the maneuver safely.Blazzer said:Im sorry but did you not see the "DO NOT OVERTAKE TURNING VEHICLE" signs along the back? he is taking up both lanes for a reason he needs them both to turn. and once you have made you way to the front, depending on the truck you probably in one of the many massive blind spots. and what if you stalled? the B trailer would of flattened you.
granted he shouldn't have opened the door but i would of told you your a fuckwitt too.
obviously not.... you're getting a flaming here 'cos you did something very stupid. And to see that you had the time to consider the situation before making the move and ending up worse for it... just shows that you made the wrong decision.nicko said:The truck was stationary at the time. And i had plenty of time to make my way in front of him.I'm not insisting that i was completely in the right, im just saying that the conditions were right to pull of the maneuver safely.
I know, i expected a bit of a flaming, and in hind sight, i was in the wrong.isRR said:obviously not.... you're getting a flaming here 'cos you did something very stupid. And to see that you had the time to consider the situation before making the move and ending up worse for it... just shows that you made the wrong decision.nicko said:The truck was stationary at the time. And i had plenty of time to make my way in front of him.I'm not insisting that i was completely in the right, im just saying that the conditions were right to pull of the maneuver safely.
Bank this in your experience file and learn from it... consider yourself very luck that you came off with only a mouthful from the truckie and a flaming from the forums.
In 1986 my driving instructor told me this quote and it's stuck with me ever since: "Familiarity breeds conceit". He said this after I turned into my parents street and accelerated more than I had in streets I was unfamiliar with.nicko said:I travel this road ALL the time. This is why i made the decision i did. I know the intersection pretty well. I cant say i'd do it in an area i wasn't familiar with.