Cagers, please wait!

Mantzy · Spanner Monkey Joined: 30 May 2004 Karma :

Why is that all cagers decide when I'm behind them that it'd be a good idea to clean their windscreens. Do they wait for me to be behind them? Could they not have waited the few seconds it'd take me to get along side them? So far in the last 2 weeks its happened 5 times! So i end up with water seaping into my balaclave, they end up with a pathetically cleaned windscreen and have me angry at them. What did it achieve?

Grrr...rant over
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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

They can see better? Very Happy

Why are you sitting behind cars anyway? Razz

zephyrgirl · Spanner Monkey Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Karma :

This is so true!

It's bad enough in winter, but this summer I was waiting at traffic lights & unable to filter to the front, when the old codger in the Micra in front decided it would be the perfect time to wash the screen.

The jets were perfectly aligned so that all water shot directly over the roof of the vehicle and sprayed over me. My visor was up and I got a faceful!

Much beeping of my feeble horn and shouted profanities just resulted in no reaction whatsoever. And off he pottered totally oblivious to all and sundry.

At least it was a warm summers day I suppose & not 70+mph on a motorway in the winter!
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

The simple reason is that:

a) They haven't seen you, largley because they don't feel the need to look.

and

b) It would not even occur to them had they seen you that washing their windows would cause annoyance.

furthermore

c) They couldn't give a shit even if it did occur to them.
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Davo · Davo To The Rescue! Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Karma :

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

It *is* funny.

EuropeanNC30R... · Gay Hairdresser Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Karma :

I wonder who the car driver is here Laughing

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Whenever it happens to me I make a point of exaggeratedly acting drenched. Usually amuses the people around me, if not always the person that did it. If I had somewhere to stow it, I'd carry a small umbrella just so I could put it up for comedic effect. Smile

Barker-CBR 600 · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 20 Nov 2004 Karma :

Or a water pistol to shoot back Wink

I seen Nova bois with setups to shoot sideways (not seen one while i been on a bike). Dunno whether they bought it or just bent something the wrong way.

Was quite funny though, sitting at a roundabout with lights and watching them spray the car to next to them (at first i thought they had water pistols from the windows, but windows were shut as was door!)

90% of car drivers i would imagine dont know about it, since the roof keeps them cosy and dry, and they never stood outside their car while its been squirted.
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mchaggis · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

It's funny until people start spraying paint stripper/ brake fluid about. Then it's just criminal damage.
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Barker-CBR 600 · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 20 Nov 2004 Karma :

Yeah i seen the odd paintball flying around the streets, once off a public bus!? Question

Oddesnt thing ever aimed at me (or in my direction) was riding on the one road into my village next to a golf course.. to see a bloody golf ball bouncing down the other side of the road next to me!

And it was really bouncing, at least my height on bike first couple of bounces!

Back on topic.

Not a whole lot can be done about it, maybe ride slightly offset on cars (which i imagine you would do anyway to hog the lane) to avoid the worst of it.. and simply put the rest down to bad luck.
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mrchips · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Mar 2004 Karma :

I know of someone who took the washer jets of an Army Landrover and put them into the dash. Then linked it up to the flasher relay so every time the indicator flashed the driver got squirted.
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Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

This old chestnut.

If my screen is dirty, I'll clean it. Some of the screenwash will go over my car and hit whatever is behind me.

Don't like it? Don't care. Leave the correct distance and you should be ok.

Mr.Everready · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Mar 2003 Karma :

Villers · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Karma :

can be handy if you got a load of crap on your visor too! Wink

Mantzy · Spanner Monkey Joined: 30 May 2004 Karma :

I don't generally mind it if it's on the motorway, it's more at the lower speeds when the distance between vehicles is closer, especially on the 40mph dual carriageway part i go on on the way to work.

Oh, and yes, it happened again today! Used the water to clean the cack off my visor. Best of a bad situation.

It doesn't really annoy me that much to be honest, depends on what mood i'm in. And I got paid today. Thumbs Up

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