On the few occasions I'm talking about I was riding directly beside the other vehicle, at the same or virtually the same speed due to pressure of surrounding traffic, when the driver looked me in the eye and began to move into me.
First run-in with a no-look lane changer
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On the few occasions I'm talking about I was riding directly beside the other vehicle, at the same or virtually the same speed due to pressure of surrounding traffic, when the driver looked me in the eye and began to move into me.
This. On my G2 the tester was aaaaalmost going to let me finish without a parallel park but we found space on a street. People NEED to know how to do this. Now I see where the bad drivers come from.
I saw a woman in a Versa trying to get into a space downtown, took 3 minutes, 2 light cycles and she eventually gave up...did it in about 30 seconds in my Lancer...facepalmed.
starboy869
Well-known member
Not being a dick. If you saw him coming and you knew what he was going to do. Why didn't you do anything other than 'road rage' him? Just because your ego?
I wonder why bikers get hit sometimes.
I wonder why bikers get hit sometimes.
nToxEk8d
Well-known member
OP. Happy to know you didn't get hurt. A similar situation happened to me the other day. As a new rider, but not new to the streets, I was stopped behind a few cars at a stop light. As the lights changed they started to move. As I was shifting to second, a car waiting to turn right into my direction looked straight at me, and decided there was enough room to slowly pull out ahead of me. Luckily I had already assessed his intentions and barely avoided running into him. I blared the horn and he sped off.
As much as I agree with everything that has been said, I , like Bedrock, have been on the streets too long. In another incident, my family and I drove to a local restaurant last Thursday night. We parked the car across from the restaurant and began crossing the street when another driver decided we were taking too long to cross and he brushed by us, almost making contact, as he slotted his vehicle in the handicapped spot. It took everything in my power to stop myself from breaking his head. And then some. Then I had to prevent my 21 year old son from taking action. We were safe after all. However, this type of behavior is becoming more and more common. Selfishness, entitlement, arrogance or whatever. Whether you are walking, riding or driving has nothing to do with it. These idiots are everywhere!
As much as I agree with everything that has been said, I , like Bedrock, have been on the streets too long. In another incident, my family and I drove to a local restaurant last Thursday night. We parked the car across from the restaurant and began crossing the street when another driver decided we were taking too long to cross and he brushed by us, almost making contact, as he slotted his vehicle in the handicapped spot. It took everything in my power to stop myself from breaking his head. And then some. Then I had to prevent my 21 year old son from taking action. We were safe after all. However, this type of behavior is becoming more and more common. Selfishness, entitlement, arrogance or whatever. Whether you are walking, riding or driving has nothing to do with it. These idiots are everywhere!
No handicapped placard? Phone it in 
Hey guys, thanks for the well wishes and advice.
I agree there's something to be learned from this and I also believe that 99% of all accidents are preventable. Still... we make mistakes and no one's consistently perfect. Just last night I was on my way back from Chicago with 8 hours of road behind me. I signalled right and slowly began to merge while checking my blind spot (instead of checking first). I didn't cross lines but there was a bike there and I promptly aborted. Maybe not the best example but a momentary lapse nonetheless.
I'm an experienced and observant driver whether in a car or on a bike. I observe and predict what's going on in traffic well ahead of me and I'm very good at reading road behaviour. But doing so doesn't guarantee safety. What it does is allow me to assess the probability of what I think could happen. Once I determine it's reasonably safe to initiate my move I pull the trigger. This is where anything can happen. Once you're in the thick of it and in close proximity to other vehicles, your window of time to react can be reduced to nearly nil. Thankfully, I did have a millisecond to react and swerved right to minimize the impact. If the driver had pulled in more quickly I wouldn't have had time to do anything except brace for impact. I think I could have avoided this by staying in the right tire track as I passed in order to allow me more time to react.
I believe it was an honest mistake on the part of the driver. No intention to harm me. So after my initial outburst I calmed down. No real harm done so no reason to inflate the issue. I could have made his life difficult or took the opportunity to profit from it (dude was $hittin' bricks) but I chose not to because I'm not a ****** bag. It was my hope that the driver not only learned to be more attentive on the road but to also not be a ****** bag if he finds himself on the other end of the stick at some point down the road.
I agree there's something to be learned from this and I also believe that 99% of all accidents are preventable. Still... we make mistakes and no one's consistently perfect. Just last night I was on my way back from Chicago with 8 hours of road behind me. I signalled right and slowly began to merge while checking my blind spot (instead of checking first). I didn't cross lines but there was a bike there and I promptly aborted. Maybe not the best example but a momentary lapse nonetheless.
I'm an experienced and observant driver whether in a car or on a bike. I observe and predict what's going on in traffic well ahead of me and I'm very good at reading road behaviour. But doing so doesn't guarantee safety. What it does is allow me to assess the probability of what I think could happen. Once I determine it's reasonably safe to initiate my move I pull the trigger. This is where anything can happen. Once you're in the thick of it and in close proximity to other vehicles, your window of time to react can be reduced to nearly nil. Thankfully, I did have a millisecond to react and swerved right to minimize the impact. If the driver had pulled in more quickly I wouldn't have had time to do anything except brace for impact. I think I could have avoided this by staying in the right tire track as I passed in order to allow me more time to react.
I believe it was an honest mistake on the part of the driver. No intention to harm me. So after my initial outburst I calmed down. No real harm done so no reason to inflate the issue. I could have made his life difficult or took the opportunity to profit from it (dude was $hittin' bricks) but I chose not to because I'm not a ****** bag. It was my hope that the driver not only learned to be more attentive on the road but to also not be a ****** bag if he finds himself on the other end of the stick at some point down the road.
btambandit6
Member
Glad you are O.K.
Unfortunately, a good big percentage of cagers, don't check their blind spots...even driving my car, crap heads cut me off, not checking.
On my bike, it's even harder to see you.
Anyway, you didn't sustain bodily harm...that is a good thing.
Unfortunately, a good big percentage of cagers, don't check their blind spots...even driving my car, crap heads cut me off, not checking.
On my bike, it's even harder to see you.
Anyway, you didn't sustain bodily harm...that is a good thing.
nToxEk8d
Well-known member
Aside from road rage related incidents, I don't think anyone does this intentionally. However, there are those among us that would rather inconvenient other drivers, than be inconvenienced themselves. I am speaking of those who would cut through 3 lanes on the highway to make their exit, or hold-up several drivers as they attempt this maneuver, than getting off at the next exit and turning around. Those that refuse to get in a long line for the on ramp but cut in at the front of the line thus effecting two/three lanes of traffic. Those that weave in/out of all 3 lanes on the highway to get a few cars ahead. Etc, etc, etc... And how many of us have been behind a vehicle for a length of time, then when we decide to pass that vehicle, it pulls out and cuts you off without a blink of the signal.
Agreed. One guy recently tried to cut me off while I was riding next to parked cars to bypass a long left-turn lineup. No mistaking it for anything else since there was absolutely no room for a car to attempt any kind of maneuver there but he did it anyway. Consequences could've been ugly. They're a minority but they're out there.
The guy that swiped me though was clearly just being inattentive.
