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Originally Posted by patentcad
(Post 9894411)
Just do us a favor, STFU and ride your bike.
Been a few years for me also when the teenage girls would cheer me on. Now it's just a wierd smirk for a middle aged soccer-mom. |
Originally Posted by coasting
(Post 9894658)
OP asked for brilliantly and witty. try again.
Just sayin'. |
Why do you want to insult basketball players?
Did you mean cadger? Are bums giving you a hard time? |
Friggin cagers.
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"Don't you hate pants? These things are driving me crazy!"
-H. Simpson |
Originally Posted by Sprocket Man
(Post 9893701)
Sorry if I'm spoiling the fun, but I once yelled an obscenity to a driver who almost hit me (it was his fault) and he went absolutely ballistic. He even drove the wrong way down a one way street to try to catch me - smashing a few parked cars in the process. I have no doubt that he would have killed me if I had stopped or he had caught me. Stay safe. You owe it to yourself and the people who care about you. Also, I think Americans are personally connected with their cars more than other nationalities. The cars covered in bumper stickers are supposedly the worst -- they see their car as an extension of their home and their persona and an attack on it is internalized.
Originally Posted by EventServices
(Post 9893705)
If you react to them, they get what they want.
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Originally Posted by Sprocket Man
(Post 9893701)
Be wary of signs of aggression, but don't engage. Don't yell, don't hit their car, don't stare them down, don't flip the bird. Don't smile and wave and don't say "Hi" (which is passive-aggressive and likely to make them even more upset).
You may not get that smug feeling of self-satisfaction by not doing these things, but it will help keep you safe. If you lash out in any way to a motorist, you are not teaching them a lesson. Do you really think that you'll flip them the bird then all of a sudden, they'll say, "You know, I should really start looking out for cyclists more."? No, you're making them upset, and solidifying their "us against them" type of thinking. If they get mad at you because you're the one at fault, give the driver a quick wave and say "sorry", then be on your way. Sorry if I'm spoiling the fun, but I once yelled an obscenity to a driver who almost hit me (it was his fault) and he went absolutely ballistic. He even drove the wrong way down a one way street to try to catch me - smashing a few parked cars in the process. I have no doubt that he would have killed me if I had stopped or he had caught me. Stay safe. You owe it to yourself and the people who care about you. Rob |
1 time this cager cam up and sad to me, "whooshhonunnywezey. then i said to him 'no -- you wuzzashohimeeyezaba". i got MAD (REAL mad) at cager. fun onbly got beter after that!!! got pumped and big riged that bad boy home in the 52 x12!!!! wuzzahh!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by celticfrost
(Post 9894865)
1 time this cager cam up and sad to me, "whooshhonunnywezey. then i said to him 'no -- you wuzzashohimeeyezaba". i got MAD (REAL mad) at cager. fun onbly got beter after that!!! got pumped and big riged that bad boy home in the 52 x12!!!! wuzzahh!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by patentcad
(Post 9894738)
Right.
Just sayin'. And that last line was pretty bad, but it was my favorite because it was SO bad. |
So "slow down a bit and share the road biggin', Wal-Mart will still be open when you get there" is NOT the right thing to say? That may explain the poor response when the guy in our group used that one after a long honk and 'get off the f***** road rant'. ;)
Mark |
Originally Posted by Sprocket Man
(Post 9893701)
Be wary of signs of aggression, but don't engage. Don't yell, don't hit their car, don't stare them down, don't flip the bird. Don't smile and wave and don't say "Hi" (which is passive-aggressive and likely to make them even more upset).
You may not get that smug feeling of self-satisfaction by not doing these things, but it will help keep you safe. If you lash out in any way to a motorist, you are not teaching them a lesson. Do you really think that you'll flip them the bird then all of a sudden, they'll say, "You know, I should really start looking out for cyclists more."? No, you're making them upset, and solidifying their "us against them" type of thinking. If they get mad at you because you're the one at fault, give the driver a quick wave and say "sorry", then be on your way. Sorry if I'm spoiling the fun, but I once yelled an obscenity to a driver who almost hit me (it was his fault) and he went absolutely ballistic. He even drove the wrong way down a one way street to try to catch me - smashing a few parked cars in the process. I have no doubt that he would have killed me if I had stopped or he had caught me. Stay safe. You owe it to yourself and the people who care about you. I did, at some point, realize that the finger doesn't do any good. These days I just try to ignore them and pretend they don't exist. A wave seems like bending over and taking it. |
I've never gotten a chance to use this one, especially since drivers never slow down while they yell and honk. But, if you're in a group on a lonely highway:
Driver: "blah blah blah" Cyclist: "You're in the minority today." |
Originally Posted by crhilton
(Post 9895160)
A witty light hearted retort isn't going to bring the **** down on you... It's a bit different than flipping them off, and just might win somebody with a sense of humor over.
Originally Posted by crhilton
(Post 9895160)
A wave seems like bending over and taking it.
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#1
I got harassed by a guy (with frosted hair) in a Miata one afternoon. When I caught him at the next light, I told him I thought it was nice that his boyfriend let him borrow the Miata on such a nice day! He said nothing...:roflmao2: #2 Another day, @2 in the afternoon, a plumbing truck buzzed me, so I shot him the bird. He slowed to jaw at me more and then told me to get a job. I explained that I was riding that I was riding a bike worth more than his truck, in the middle of a sunny spring day, while he was on his way to work on someone's toilet and that he should have studied harder. Again...nothing more was said... I may be a wholly average cyclist anymore, but I have my PRO card in smart-assery! |
Originally Posted by ted ward
(Post 9894843)
On a similar but less scary note, I once swatted an SUV's fender with an open palm to get his attention when he tried to, um, "share" a lane rolling up to a left turn light. The driver flipped out and came charging, hitting the back of my head with his forearm. His elderly father came running into the street seconds later screaming the same nonsense about damaging their car while the grandson hid in the car with a mortified look on his face. They were going to visit the driver's dying brother in the hospital. You never know what kind of messed up state of mind people will be in or how they will react.
Also, I think Americans are personally connected with their cars more than other nationalities. The cars covered in bumper stickers are supposedly the worst -- they see their car as an extension of their home and their persona and an attack on it is internalized. It deserves repeating. Really an excellent point - you really have no idea what is going on for someone in their car - while you are on a bike - doing exactly what you want to be doing at that moment. |
In Los Angeles, in some of the uppity neighborhoods I ride through, at certain drivers, a well-timed bird is so effective. And fun! Sometimes I point at my earbuds and shake my head indicating I can't hear them, which is true most of the time. Not that I'm frequently harassed by drivers, but because of the sheer numbers of people, mixed temperment, drug abuse and egos here, it does happen.
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All you preachers with the advice about not irritating or inciting cagers, GTFO.
I want to hear more humorous comebacks. Stop ruining the fun. |
Originally Posted by todd123
(Post 9895374)
Really an excellent point - you really have no idea what is going on for someone in their car - while you are on a bike - doing exactly what you want to be doing at that moment.
I can think of no better outcome than leaving a cager with doubts that they just mistreated someone they know.
Originally Posted by tubescreamerx
(Post 9895504)
All you preachers with the advice about not irritating or inciting cagers, GTFO.
I want to hear more humorous comebacks. Stop ruining the fun. |
Originally Posted by Sprocket Man
(Post 9895246)
So a driver is pissed at you and you think you're going to use your sense of humor to win him over with a "witty light hearted retort"? Really??:lol: Good luck with that, Frazier Crane.
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Get a DiNotte 400L, and be amazed at how much this crap diminishes to almost nil. It's an early-alerting device, a signal to even distracted drivers, and it gives them more time and distance to respond to you. It's not 100% effective but 98-99% is good. Like once every three-to-four months, I can live with that. I'll take that to three-to-four times a week, sometimes once or twice a ride, thank you very much.
For teenage girls, if you catch up, knock on their window, and when they roll it down, look down at their legs, and say, "You could be really sexy if you'd exercise. Why doncha ride a bike so you can look GOOD?" |
Originally Posted by Eclectus
(Post 9895527)
For teenage girls, if you catch up, knock on their window, and when they roll it down, look down at their legs, and say, "You could be really sexy if you'd exercise. Why doncha ride a bike so you can look GOOD?"
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Originally Posted by adriano
(Post 9894478)
how do you know for certain that these drivers play basketball?
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Well, I'll let you internet tough guys have your fun. Sorry that so many of you misunderstood my attempt to help as a sign of weakness.
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I think we all know (OK I'm giving too many people the benefit of the doubt) that responding in a negative way to a cager is counterproductive, but we all have at least one story to tell. Assuming we're out there riding as much as we say we are...
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