I helped out...a car driver !!

[Cillit-BANG]

Running a few errands on the bike this morning I was gradually overtaking a long row of cars and I noticed a car with it's filler cap wide open. The girl driving kindly moved over in the road to help me overtake, so I closed it for her on my way past and gave her a thumbs up

Not really sure if she even knew what I had done but I felt good for doing it. Having never done anything similar before I didn't even know if I would be able to reach

Nothing more, nothing less. I'll get back to work...

[st3v3]

I recently told a taxi driver his door was partly open, he shut it and gave me thumbs up, does give you a good feeling to help out another road user.
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[steveh]

told some chav that he had no rear lights on, just shrugged at me and wheelspan off.


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[cestrian]

Spotted a biker at the side of the road (A55) at about 1am so doubled-back for a chat. He was really glad of the company.

[TheDonUK]

I have slapped shut quite a few petrol flaps, most give you a big thumbs up, some never notice...

[ColdInsomnia]

I always give drivers a thumbs up if they move over to allow me to overtake.

I find myself a very fair person... If someone drives well and courteously then I'll give them a thumbs up or a toot of the horn.

If someone drives like an asshole then they get a lot of abuse that they probably can't hear, and I get a lot of spittle over my visor
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[ApriliaLad]

Was a van behind me when out for a ride one day, and this van had followed me around this corner and left his indacators on all the way up this long round, so i pointed at my indicators and he knew what i ment and he flashed me to say thank you

[Ariel Badger]

I pulled a white Merc over and pointed out that there was a dreadfull noise and what apeared to be blood coming from his boot. He told me it was getting sorted asap, but I did get a nice warm feeling in my tummy.
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[mr.z]

I find people tend to be either confused or frightened then greatfull..

Once stopped to help a guy move his car (corsa with an exploded gearbox!), a whole row of traffic behind and not one of the cunts could be bothered to get off their stupid arses and help

Stopped for a guy on an old bsa something, he said he was riding along and then the bike began smoking like crazy 0_o apparently something electrical had cooked itself! being a bsa he had a full set of imperial tools, which didn't fit the metric battery

Unless I'm in a real bad hurry I'll always stop if somebody is looking distressed by a car/bike whatever, even if i just pull along side and flip up the lid to check they're ok, it not like its a major inconvenience..


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[Walloper]

A taxi driver pulled out on me once without warning.
I flipped him the bird and called him a %uckin' pri%k.
It felt good to doing that.
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[short1uk]

If some one moves for me to let me past I either shake my leg at them nod or give them a thumbs up.

Being a biker defo makes me more aware in my car. In the morning car park known to most at the M56 or M6 I will always move to the white line if not on it to let the bikes past.

I have how ever seen some tit in front of me in would you believe it a BMW (knew that was coming didnt you! oh and are BMW's made with out indicators cause no fuker in a BMW uses em??? ) just sit there and not move despite there being enough room for a small bus down his right side. So I then drive till my bumper is nearly kissing his and rev a little. I just dont get it he cant go no where so why stop the bike going past?

I also find myself nodding at bikers when I am in my car most nod back too which is cool. And occasionally I see pedestrians nodding at me when I am on my bike I just nod back at them.

As mentioned above I have stopped to let some one out a side road too and sone anus behind me in a car has over taken me so the chap wanting to pull out cant wtf is that about!

C

[ApriliaLad]

A little change of subject here. Lmao at the cars in town. At night all these poxy cars see you on a bike and put there foot down. Poxy corsa's, which are all done up wih neons on the bottom, they think it looks good but it dont. They drive around like they would actually stand a chance against motorbikes. Like with my mate, sitting up the traffic lights this bloke in this saxo pulls up the side of him, beeps to say do you want to race. 4 people in the car, 2 blokes and 2 girls, they think this bike is an 50cc, what they dont know its an massive and megga tuned 250. Front comes up in most gears. So he geos slow and there laughing at him and all this larky, he takes it from 3rd to 2nd and he just flys off and you should of seen these saxo's people faces, it was soooooo funny

[JAMSXR]

I always to drivers who move, i appreciate that they are aware of bikes. Its good when road users help each other out, was out on a burn with the SE lot at the weekend, we were on our way to Brighton down the motorway going at a fair old rate when i car starts its hazards, we slow down a little to see a patrol car ahead. I will always warn on coming traffic of an approaching speed trap.
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[Cog Head]

just dropped the GF off at college, on the way i was waiting in some traffic, and a guy befind me started beeping at me, i looked round n he pointed at me indicator and put his n to let me know, he got a and a nod as he went the opposite way
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[Pte1643]

Years ago, when I had my RGV (the older model with a can on each side), I was on my way home from work at some silly speed.
This car was following quite close behind. I didn't know if he was up for a game or what, but he didn't attempt to overtake, or intimidate, but if I pulled out to overtake another car, he'd do the same... Mirroring my every move .

Anyway, we got to the end of this bloody long dead straight bit of road (A47 Acle Straight in Norfolk, if anyone knows it) and both stopped for the roundabout at the end.
He "Bibbed" his horn at me.
I looked across (Thinking... "What the fuck does this twat want").

He then told me that my left hand can was loose.

Top bloke, I wasn't even aware.

[Jamie S]

how did he know it was lose ?

[Mr.Everready]

I imagine that he saw it loose. If a can isn't rigid in place it's quite easy too see.
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[sandino]

First time my bike died (battery), i was stuck, only perhaps the 4th-5th time i rode it. I was sitting there trying to kick it over, this guy walks past with a dog sort of looking. He came back about 15 minutes later and asked me if i was ok, said he had a bike himself, told me i was going to have to bump it and explained what i had to do. You cant say people are all bad when there are a few people willing to help about.
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[Pte1643]

[Polarbear]

[Jamie S]

mate are you serious ? i think he was JOKING

[Polarbear]