I went out for a quick ride into Brisbane yesterday as I'd left a few documents I was working on at work.
Everything was going fine until I tried to merge from Coronation Drive onto North Quay. It's not the best intersection in the world..two lanes on the left wanting to merge right, one lane on the right wanting to merge left..a real pain.
Just as I was going through the merge section, an IDIOT in a wanna-be 4WD decided he wanted to merge to the right. He didn't look and almost ran over the top of me. I beeped my horn but he kept coming, so I did what I haven't had to do for a while..one left boot in the door. He soon noticed I was there and swerved left, almost hitting the car next to him. Dirty look from me and off I went. No damage to me, but I'm sure when he sees his door he'll remember to use his mirrors from now on.
I don't deliberately go out to kick car doors, but, when it's a case of do it, or get crushed, it's something you have to do.
I arrived at work in one piece, picked up what I needed and then headed back home.
Thinking the major scare for the day was over, I casually cruised back home via the Ipswich Motorway. Just my luck, the wanna-be 4WD IDIOTS were out in force. Cruising along, minding my own business, when ANOTHER 4WD (talking on his mobile phone, OF COURSE) decided his lane was too small so he started drifting into my lane. Same routine as before..horn blast, no response, another blast and he kept coming. This time, my right boot got a workout..slammed boot into door, still taking no notice.
Sick of this, and not wanting to die, I decided I needed to get his attention and get him off his phone, so I did what anyone who'd almost been run over by an ignorant W@#$ER would do, I dropped back behind him, accelerated quickly, and as I passed, made sure I'd get his attention by tapping his rear vision mirror...yeah that got his attention. Phone went down and he went back in his lane.
I tailed him for a few minutes, letting him know I was still there. When I was sure he'd learnt his lesson, I pulled up beside him, raised the front of my helmet, pointed at my eyes and mouthed a few well chosen words. I think the message got through well and clear.. when he gets home and sees the side of his 4WD, he'll probably keep is eyes open for bikes in the future.
Both of these incidents occurred in areas covered by video cameras, so I might receive a visit from the boys/girls in blue. If I do, I'll happily chat with them about the incidents and maybe, after viewing the video, they'll take it easy on me...maybe, maybe not.
I'm usually a calm person, but sometimes, you have to get aggressive if you want to stay alive. If both of these IDIOTS learn something from this, and maybe mention what happened to their friends, the roads might be a little safer for those of us who prefer to travel on two wheels...we can only hope.
Thursty
Location:Brisbane
