*RANT* Idiots and car doors

[Nope.]

Right, Every morning I ride past a junior school when all the parents are dropping off their sprogs and they seem to have a real knack of opening their doors right infront of me. I tend to cross the white line to give enough clearance but if theres on coming traffic I cant (Obviously) and the other day just this happens.

Im riding along, at around 25mph and suddenly right infront of me some bitch opens the door of her pink suzuki 4X4 like 5 meters infront of me, I slammed the anchors on and planted my feet on the ground and managed to avoid hitting it. Bring on blasting the horn, shouting at her and her looking blankly at me as if its my fault! By this time, a crowd of parents and kids were watching from outside the school so I told her too look what she was doing and rode off. (If the kids and parents hadn't been around, I probably would have told her exactly where to go)

But the thing is, this kind of stuff happens all the time, what reaction do you guys have to it? Do you just ignore it and carry on or do you do what I do and have a go at the driver? When a bus pulled out of a junction in front of me a couple months ago I got on the bus and had a real go at the guy. Needless to say the two old ladys on the bus looked rather worried . But seriously, I would obviously never actually hit the person however I do have rather a bad temper

So what do you guys do in SMIDSY situations (Short of running their car over with a tank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Gqmfa7qog )?

Awaits 'Cool story Bro's'
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Former: Derbi GP1 50, Sachs XTC 125, Suzuki GSXR 400 GK73A, Kawasaki ZX7R, Suzuki DR250, Yamaha RD350
Current: 2011 Yamaha XT660Z Ténéré, 2003 Yamaha YZR-R1 5PW (In Build), 2009 Kawasaki ZZR1400

[Rossi Wanna be]

You ride a GSXR, so I would advise you to ride everyday instead of just in the sun.

Shit like this happens all the time. If I had made a thread for every time this happens, the forum would be full of them.

Learn to accept shit happens you are less visible due to your size, and at that time of morning people are either in a rush or half asleep.

Man up.

[MinhDinh]

Well, things happen.

I nearly got hit head on today. I turned left into a road and a car came face on. I swerved left and braked in shock. His lane was obviously the left one but he took the right lane, even though there is an island. I was very pissed off afterwards!

Although when you think of it, thigs happen!
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[Rossi Wanna be]

[Nope.]

Let me set this straight.

My commuter is a Derbi GP1, yes its a scooter, but it gets me around town just fine. This is what I ride daily, its bright orange and florescent green so its kind of hard to miss.

The GSXR is a project bike at the moment, but once I pass my full test it will become my every day ride, I dont own a car (Well, not a road legal one anyway) and the bike is my only method of transport. I just happen to like GSXR's. Yes, it will be ridden in winter as well.
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Former: Derbi GP1 50, Sachs XTC 125, Suzuki GSXR 400 GK73A, Kawasaki ZX7R, Suzuki DR250, Yamaha RD350
Current: 2011 Yamaha XT660Z Ténéré, 2003 Yamaha YZR-R1 5PW (In Build), 2009 Kawasaki ZZR1400

[Rossi Wanna be]

[Nope.]

[Rossi Wanna be]

Because idiots like you woukd get wound up about my post's.

The reason for this account is to try and stop weekend warriors like you making mundane threads about things which real rides exoerience on a normal day to day ride.

[Teflon-Mike]

[binge]

Get a louder exhaust, and ride with your lights on.

My YZF450 is anti-socially loud. It actually pisses people off it's so loud.

But! I've never been pulled out on.



Ben

[itsdave]

[Teflon-Mike]

[MinhDinh]

[mysterious_rider]

[P.]

[pinkyfloyd]

That Rossi Wannabe is a plonker.

I ride all weathers and have had people pull out in front of me and had doors open in front of me from SMIDSY's. It happens and its a fact of life. Doesnt make it any less scary than a "weekend warrior" experiencing it. It makes my arse pucker every time it happens.

As for his comments about the GSXR and then the ped boi one. Would hate to be so narrow minded that I stick to 1 brand of bike and hate everything else.
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Teflon-Mike:I think I agree with just about all Pinky has said.

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[Poseidon]

When someone does something stupid and nearly causes an accident, I'm infinitely polite about the whole thing. I raise my hand in a no-harm no-foul sort of gesture followed by a gentle wave of my hand in a "please complete you manoeuvre as you are blocking my path" sort of way.

My theory being that firstly, they made a mistake. Humans are prone to this fault, it can't be helped. Yes, if they removed their heads from their backsides it may help ease the problem, but if they haven't done it by this late stage in life, they're not likely to do it in the near future.

And secondly, they made the mistake, they are in the wrong. If you act like a complete moron and start shouting at them, in their eyes, you are now in the wrong for your adverse reaction to their minor indiscretion (despite the likely risk of injury/death to you they'll still see it as minor if there's no blood leaked from skull onto the pavement). This entitles them to have a go back at you and tell all their mates about how all bikers are aggressive. If you rise above it, they feel like a complete berk and have absolutely no ammo to turn the situation back onto you. Watching them trying to disappear into their seats as you wave them through after nearly killing you is far better than trying to make them understand just how much of a moron they really are!

Remember people:
Never argue with idiots... They'll only drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience!
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2002 Ducati Monster S4 (currently restoring)

[Dilyan]

My ways of dealing with the situation vary really. From the good old head shaking, the f-rant, the "birdie" .. or as simple as just stopping and crossing my arms (meaning to say: I expected you to do that, I was prepared for it, I planned how to deal with it, now Im just looking at you letting you realise how stupid you look right now ... and yeah, you get the point. It really depends how much time I have. In a rainy day a guy pulled in front of me from a T-junc, doing a right turn, so I had to go facing the on coming traffic. If he didn't stop at the last possible moment, I would not have passed him and I would be flying over his bonnet. I could only turn my head around check that he was OK at least. I think he was more frightened than me at that point.
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[anthony_r6]

I nearly came off my bike yesterday at a large roundabout. A school-bus in the middle lane tried to turn it at the last minute, trying to get into a road that a small transit van was coming out off. The both just stopped in the lane, seemingly blocking each other. I was doing 40 on it and this happened right in front of me and I didn't have time to stop, so I went round the back of the Transit, and just as I got passed it, the bus shot forward. I looked round as I passed it and he was up in my face, it just missed my back end.

I was a little stunned, too close for comfort. I kept cool, but soon after, I nearly ran into the back of a small van at a traffic light because I wasn't concentrating on it's stopping, I braked hard.

People do stupid things all the time, more so when they think you will squeeze through the gap they leave because you're on a bike and smaller, but that doesn't make it okay, and you've the right to be livid every single time it happens.
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[heehaw]

I think it's an offence to dangerously open car doors, my mum was on her push bike and it happened.

And there is nothing wrong with complaining about stuff, that's what being British is all about!
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[crowe]

I have a similar problem when i commute to work and the traffic is slow. All the forward planning in the world can't prepare you for a kid/door/milf suddenly being in your path.

What frustrates me the most is the lack of consideration for their own children. It's bad enough to put a grown biker in harms way but to allow young childrens to get out the car 'traffic side' is just irresponsible.

Meh, things happen though
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[itsdave]

riding through london from ele and castle with a BMW driver trying to go up my ass. slowed down to try and get him to back off a bit no luck tried to speed up he just got closer so tried the two finger salute he got dangerous trying to over take me so i pinned the throttle and got out of there good times in london
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