The mind of a moton; how does it work, if at all?

[gambatte]

"Hello AGAIN" with a friendly wave would have achieved that.



He's still likely to tell you to FO though

 

[Matty]

I was going to start an almost identical thread this very morning.

At a set of lights this morning, two lanes, left for left only, right for straight on. I'm filtering up inside of the queue of those waiting to go straight on slowly, nobody in left lane at all. Chap comes alongside me on right with left indicator on. Gets about half a car length in front then drops back. I look at him, not a dirty look, no gestures. I get a blast of the horn. Not even worth reacting to.

When I learnt to drive I thought the indicator meant 'it is my intention to move or turn left'. Now I realise it means 'you should thank your lucky stars I chose not to knock you out of my way, be grateful cyclist'.

 

[Thomk]

But I am curious, what is going through this moton's head? He's cut me up, I dont retaliate, and the fact he is stuck in a queue is nothing to do with me. Im probably reducing congestion for him by cycling! Why does he tell me to FO?

Don't you remember? In the not too distant past (or a long time ago), whilst minding his own business (or perhaps while watching television/Youtube), he saw YOU do something so stupid, so unutterably dangerous and selfish, so bikotic that he has never forgotten it. He has devoted his time since then (quite rightly) to teaching you a lesson you will never forget. YOU are a danger to normal, decent people like him and he won't rest until he has re-educated you and given you the intelligence and morals of an upstanding motorist like him.

BTW. don't bleat on that it wasn't YOU he saw those months/years ago. All cyclists look alike, act alike and have the same stinky attitude. You're all bikotic and shut up.

 

[Norm]

... he saw YOU do something so stupid, so unutterably dangerous and selfish, so bikotic that he has never forgotten it.

Nice try but, IMO, "cyclopathic" is better.

 

[BluesDave]

I actually seriously don't believe that the police, pcso's, traffic wardens etc don't have any idea how many motorists of all types of vehicles are using mobile phones whilst driving.

If we had more Bobbies on bicycles these numbers would be cut very quickly.

Frankly if you are driving a car whilst using a mobile phone you might as wll be driving with your eyese closed and one foot on the steering wheel whislt scratching your frontal furniture with the other one. In my opinion.

I can't think of anything more dangerous apart from smoking a cigar whilst lying in a bathful of warm petrol.

 

[Thomk]

Don't be slow. Everyone knows that a cyclopath is akin to an angel compared to a bikotic

 

[Norm]

Don't be slow. Everyone knows that a cyclopath is akin to an angel compared to a bikotic

You may have a point...

Cyclopath -

Bikotic -

 

[BentMikey]

Perhaps we could stop telling people not to say cager or moton? Some of you might not like it, sorry for that, but tough lucky.

 

[Jonathing]

I've narrowed it down to one of two possible motivations.

Jealousy: He's realised he chose poorly when buying his new vehicle, you've just demonstrated that a cheaper, cleaner bicycle is much more suited to the roads which he's using.

He feels he has failed: He was, as all motorists are, trying to kill as many cyclists as possible and realised he'd failed by letting you escape.

 

[Jezston]

Perhaps we could stop telling people not to say cager or moton? Some of you might not like it, sorry for that, but tough lucky.

 

[Nigeyy]

I think if you feel free to use the term "moron", then "moton" is certainly acceptable.

Or mongoloid.

Or spastic.

Or retard.

Personally I don't advocate using any of these.

+1...and +1 for all the other times you, I or others have asked this.

It's irrelevant that this particular chap drives, in the same way that its irrelevant how he dressed, what accent he had...what's next "Black Moton".

If he is a moron, then he is a moron, stop segregating drivers.

 

[BentMikey]

Let's not be building straw men now. Those are nothing like cager or moton.

 

[Jezston]

I think if you feel free to use the term "moron", then "moton" is certainly acceptable.

Or mongoloid.

Or spastic.

Or retard.

Personally I don't advocate using any of these.

... or 'imbecile' or 'cretin' ...

'Moron' originally meant dull or slow before it was appropriated as a medical term. That and the above two terms have long since lost their medical association, unlike 'retard' or 'spastic' which aren't words I tend to use lightly. Words change their meaning over time and with use and connotations get lost. For example, in US popular culture the term 'spastic' has long since lost the associations we still have with it in the UK and is considered a harmless term meaning frenetic or out of control.

 

[MissTillyFlop]

Could we please stop using the term 'moton'?

1. By focusing on the motorist aspect it dehumanises the target and perpetuates an "us and them" attitude between people riding bikes and people driving cars.

2. It's a bit of a rubbish sounding word. Why use the weird and clunky sounding 'moton' when 'moron' sounds better, or even other excellent words such as 'idiot', 'muppet', 'f***wit', 'd**khead',' c**tspaniel', 's***breakfast', 'tw*thammer', 'm***dlev***s', 'clethe*****s****', '****** *** ************** *** ****' or 'semprini'.

I've taken to shouting "Racist!" at drivers who nearly kill me. It really confuses them.

 

[MissTillyFlop]

... or 'imbecile' or 'cretin' ...

'Moron' originally meant dull or slow before it was appropriated as a medical term. That and the above two terms have long since lost their medical association, unlike 'retard' or 'spastic' which aren't words I tend to use lightly. Words change their meaning over time and with use and connotations get lost. For example, in US popular culture the term 'spastic' has long since lost the associations we still have with it in the UK and is considered a harmless term meaning frenetic or out of control.

Moron is also Welsh for carrot.

Maybe I should start taking it personally...