Not for cyclists

"Officer, officer, we're about to do something highly legal but completely dangerous. You should watch."

Not big, not clever, but f*ckin' funny. (Starts at 15 seconds)

Thats a great clip

Go to the bottom of the clip to the left and click on the first preveiw bit, its the same clip but works. I had the same prob..

Thanks doggie.

That was madness!

It's the fact that so many cyclists ride with a huge sense of arrogance. They run red lights, don't stop at stop signs and basically ignore all the road rules that don't suit them. Then they complain that we don't give them enough respect as road users. They also tend to love riding on highways despite there being a dedicated cycling path off the road right next to them...holding up traffic in the process. Oh and let's not forget the douchbag lyrca **** that ride in packs of 30, 4 abreast going 20 km an hour in a 70 zone.

But the worst of all has to be how they really think they're all doing the world a favour. You're not.

Do you think they all (cyclists) have jet skis?[}:)]

I spend hours and hours and hours on my bike.
Some weeks i do around 400kms.
I ride on Bike paths, in Bike lanes and on Highways( i try to avoid). I also ride in a peleton every Sat.
I obey road rules.

In the peleton we are two abreast at most. Our av. speed is around 30-34 so sometimes much faster. we leave at 6am on a Sat so there is little traffic. On the highway legs there are 2 lanes of traffic (leech highway, Canning Highway, Riverside drive and manning road) so plenty of room for dickhead drivers in a hurry to do their weekend cashies.

How difficult is it for drivers to perhaps wait an extra 20 seconds maybe 1 minute at most to pull out and go around?

Until you ride a bike or ride in a peleton you will never get it.

Was just thinking. I spent 5 years riding around central london daily with only 1 drama where i got knocked off by a tripping driver. In Perth i have been spat on shouted at had stuff thrown at me and abused. Wierd.

It's your driving that's the problem otherwise all motorists would think the same

Similar thing for me, I spent years cycling to work in London with no dramas.
I lasted 2 weeks in Sydney, I was knocked over by a bus and thrown across a lane. Thankfully no injuries but I stopped then and there, I realised that Sydney drivers really didn't notice or take care for cyclists.

cycling is good

its great for your heart and mental well being (which means that you are then nice to people - even on seabreeze)

there is a 74 % chance that its good for the environment

You aren't hauling 1.5 tons of metal around with you just to go to the shops

Most drivers are pretty cool but have had half eaten maccas chucked at me for no reason. There is def a bad culture on the roads here in perth -you dont need to be on a bike to see it - you see it as a driver.

Hoons + 4wds hogging the right hand lane 15 kmh below the speed limit = cars zig zagging everywhere

Love my car too -its great for road trips its a big old vs II Commodore wagon ( 2 bikes fit in it nicely) - but try and get on the bike whenever possible

As a keen recreational cyclist I agree with GreenPat and Poor Relative...

After three (3) accidents involving cars that resulted in trips to casualty and time in hospital, I now keep to the cycle paths and/or surburban roads...

The clip was amazing - but the guy was a dickhead with no forethought for the safety of himself or others. He even admits to being a long term dickhead...

I was actually lucky enough to meet some of the Coast longboarding crew back in 2008 although I felt about 20 years too old. You'd be surprised how safety conscious they are at times, and how reckless they can be at other times.

This is a Saturday meetup. Note that everyone has a helmet on, the rule is "No Helmet, you go home"



And this is one of their vans. My dream ride!

At least he didn't try to claim to be a long dick termhead.

as a downhill skater i can say that is not a normal occurrence! haha the australian community is incredibly safety conscious to the degree at which the senior riders in each city regulate the hills that people skate to ensure that people are skating within their limits!

in aus we have a much harder time than cyclists because we are legally not aloud to ride roads with a marked dividing line or medium strip or any road with a speed limit of over 50 (essentially all the decent safe roads).

in SA we have a real problem because we essentially do not have anywhere legal to skate and people who don't understand the sport don't even bother trying to understand the sport and are pretty much calling for an outright ban!

we don't wanna skate illegally we just don't have a choice! haha

sorry for the rant! the sport just means allot to me!

I love riding my bike. But hands down Perth is a crap place to be a cyclist. Other cities like Canberra beat it hands down for dedicated cycle paths which link suburbs Unis and the CBD.

After many near misses with very ignorant and rude drivers, I now only take mine out onto the cycle path down the river. Not worth getting knocked over and getting killed.

Well I can't exactly argue against that

Although...I still think cyclist should have to pay to register their bike if they want the same rights as the rest of us. I have to pay a rego on all my cars to be allowed to use them on the road. I still cannot see why a cyclist is any different? But I'm happy to be informed.

OH and cool vid ^^
Can't say I'm a fan of the music from Blood Diamond being in it...being in Australia and all