Myths and Rebuttals

[BentMikey]

I've started calling double yellows "phonelines" because that's where most people seem to stop when they get a call.

I'd take the opposite view - I'll praise those who did bother to pull over when taking a call. Sure, you're right technically, but I think it's minor compared with the idiocy of driving whilst still on the phone.

 

[PBancroft]

I'd take the opposite view - I'll praise those who did bother to pull over when taking a call. Sure, you're right technically, but I think it's minor compared with the idiocy of driving whilst still on the phone.

Absolutely - however usually there is somewhere safer to pull over than exactly where you are the moment the phone rings, which is what a lot of people seem to do, and what ends them up on the phonelines.

I just can't believe that there are that many important conversations going on that either can't wait until the end of a journey, or can't wait a few minutes longer to be called back when somewhere safe.

 

[BentMikey]

Yup, that's what you or I would do...

 

[Maizie]

Absolutely - however usually there is somewhere safer to pull over than exactly where you are the moment the phone rings, which is what a lot of people seem to do, and what ends them up on the phonelines.

Heh heh, reminds me of one time my husband was coming home late, he pulled over in to a closed petrol station (in the village where I used to live) to let me know how far he'd got on the way home, what the traffic was like, how long he was likely to be, etc. He was followed in to the petrol station by a police car, who asked him just what he was doing stopping by a closed shop at this time of night. He said "Well, I've just pulled over so I can safely make a phone call" and the policeman was a bit lost for words, just had to say something like "Oh, well, that's very good of you sir" and went on his way. This was before phoning while driving was illegal, like that makes a difference...

 

[downfader]

Apart from a letter in the local paper this summer saying "...cyclists refuse to pay road tax.." so we've moved on to "refuse" LOL. I have since heard another myth - does this ring any bells?

Cyclist riding down a road has to screech on their brakes to avoid a collision with a car thats pulled out of side road. He shakes his fist and shouts a few choice words before the driver starts playing the "brakey game" in front of him

The cyclist then loses his rag and screams at the driver, who then suddenly reverses into the rider with an almighty crash breaking the back window and then drives off leaving the poor cyclist on the deck with passers by attending....





...the myth then continues that the police pull over a driver 3 miles (or whatever its changed to) away who denies any altercation with cyclists. "I hit a low branch on a tree and cut me hand on the glass freeing the broken wood". But the police soon realise the guy must be involved as theres a head in a helmet on his back seat.

Nice.

Have only heard this one verbally. Should have been told that for halloween.

 

[sheddy]

Cager: SMIDSY
Cyclist: So why are you driving with defective eyesight ?
Cager: I don't have defective eyesight
Cyclist: In that case why did you run me over? You shouldn't be driving with defective eyesight.

I think I saw this in the letters page in Cycling Weekly

 

[hackbike 666]

So today I stop at a red traffic signal at Stratford with peds to the left of me.

Ped pipes up "you are the first cyclist I have seen stop at the traffic lights" and I piped up "you are the first pedestrian I have seen stop at the lights".

I think it was funnier at the time,or perhaps not.

 

[scootaboi]

Some comprehensive rebuttals here:
http://theurbancyclist.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/why-do-so-many-people-hate-cyclists/

 

[J4CKO]

I am quite happy to pay "Road Tax", work out the Co2 per km output of a 1970 male on a Cannondale Bad Boy 700 (08 model), quite happy to pay based on the current scheme, based on CO2, I would imagine I am well within Band A and therefore have a VED figure of £0.

 

[SCSimlett]

Myths

'You dont pay road tax'
Rebuttal 'I know, but thanks for reminding me'

 

[SCSimlett]

Myths

My favourite and the car driver did laugh.

At the traffic lights (I had stopped) he said 'Buy yourself a car you retard'

My answer 'When I have saved up £50 I will buy two cars just like yours'

 

[hackbike 666]

Yet another crap remark from peds at lights ooh look a cyclist that stops,which gets right on my tits so I just grinned sheepishly.Should have said oooh look peds who actually cross when the man is at green but usually im crap at some sort of intelligent come back.

 

[thomas]

My favourite and the car driver did laugh.

At the traffic lights (I had stopped) he said 'Buy yourself a car you retard'

My answer 'When I have saved up £50 I will buy two cars just like yours'

I like that

 

[Downward]

'You dont pay road tax'
Rebuttal 'I know, but thanks for reminding me'

And I don't pay Car Insurance or for Petrol

Kerching !

(Although I do - About £1200 for Petrol, Insurance and VED per annum)

 

[dataretriever]

I generally get satisfaction by pure verbal abuse interlaced with bursts from the Airzound as in: "Why don't you just concentrate on driving / walking / thinking / your phonecall you stupid (airzound), moronic (airzound)."

Whilst not a particularly intellectual, witty, or cutting retort, it tends to shut them up and gives me a warm glow of satisfaction and is great for stress relief!