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Myths and Rebuttals

Discussion in 'Commuting' started by magnatom, 23 Jul 2008.

    martynjc1977 Member

    Location:
    HULL
    Please go back under your bridge/rock. You cant possibly believe that speeding is ok, when it's a factor in most road collisions involving a death. The speed limit is just that, a limit, not a target.

    BentMikey Rider of Seolferwulf

    Location:
    South London
    +1

    I suppose he might believe speeding is OK, but that would make him a James Blunt. And of course it's complete rubbish that hardly any motorvehicles jump red lights. On my commute, I see more doing it than cyclists. Fine all of them as far as I'm concerned.
  1. "Oi Baldy","get off the road".
    Answer- "This is not a bald head,it's a Solar Panel for a sex machine".:tongue:
    Mike.

    subaqua Senior Member

    Location:
    Leytonstone

    that is a myth :whistle:

    funnymummy A Dizzy M.A.B.I.L

    'Debating' with a friends husband at a BBQ about bikes/cyclists...

    Him "You should only ride on cycle paths"
    Me "How do I turn right then?"


    Him "You don't pay road tax"
    Me "Neither do you"
    Him "Yes I do"
    Me "No you don't - Google it"

    Him "Well, you don't have insurance"
    Me "Actualy, I do"

    The conversation then turned to enviromental issues, he claimed that his car was 'green' as....
    Him "My car does 40+mpg"
    Me *slaps legs* "These babies can double that, on a litre of H2O"


    He then raised the helmet/HiVis should be legal requirement, At this point his wife told him to stop being a pompous arse & STFU!

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    Ace Demon Member

    Myth: "You don't pay road tax so..."

    Rebuttal: "If you want to avoid tax too, take up cycling. Oh, you prefer paying tax?"

    julesdavis1965 New Member

    Location:
    maidstone kent

    julesdavis1965 New Member

    Location:
    maidstone kent
    i like " beauty fades, dumb is forever" judge judy sheindlin .

    thehairycycler New Member

    Did his wife take his shovel off of him and help him out that hole?

    and funnymummy its not fair to pick on those less fortunate than yourself :laugh:


    Driver - Get off the F'ing road
    Myself - This is a Road Bike it belong on roads what your in is a car which belong in a scrapyard!

    He was not ammused but I took on this idiot at the traffic lights next to the police station in town! rule one of warfare pick your battlefield :laugh:

    chris grace New Member


    Class,Pure Class.[IMG]

    Cubist Pennine hill dweller and willy-waver

    Location:
    Ovver 'thill
    Overweight apoplectic purply-faced-man. "Get out of the middle of the road!"

    Me "Give my regards to St Peter."
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    sabian92 Member

    Location:
    Runcorn
    I'm waiting for a woman to have a go at me to use this one:

    Least this is something I can ride with my legs shut!
  2. Oh no it isn't! ^_^:thumbsup:

    Arjimlad Bimbling along..

    Location:
    South Glos
    Fat driver "You should be on the cycle path"

    Me "You should be on an exercise bike"
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    Bassjunkieuk Member

    Location:
    London
    This isn't one I can claim personally myself but did read it on another forum, excellent response IMHO to one of those "classic" heckles:

    Driver: "Your wheel is going round"

    Rider: "So's your wife/missus/girlfriend"

    IIRC the story as told originally had the heckler in the car with mates so thought he was being rather clever until he got shot down in flames, much to the amusement of his mates :-)
    BentMikey likes this.
  3. I had some lass shout that at me the other day... the 'your wheels going round' part

    My initial reaction was literally just ... WTF?? Did someone seriously just heckle that at me... possibly the worst heckle ever, wish I had that response written above

    TonyEnjoyD Executive Member

    My disk brakes are squealing like cr*p at the mo and on my Thursday commute a group of teen schoolkids were blocking the cycle-path. "Scuse me" I shouts to be just let through.Just through and one lad shouts "your brakes are crap mate".
    I responded " yup - modelled on your face" to the amusements of his mates.
    Usually I only manage a mumbled Feck Orf!
  4. Comment: Your right to the road won't mean much if a lorry is bearing down on you.

    Rebuttal: The same applies to you.

    The comment assumes that motorists are invincible, whereas studies show that in practice they are no safer than cyclists on the road. In fact, the data suggests that over a lifetime, cycling is nearly twice as safe as driving.

    Manifietso Member

    Location:
    Coventry
    I would reply "you should be in the Netherlands" - where it is indeed law to use the cycle lane if there is one, and where indeed there is no need to consider doing otherwise!

    downfader Senior Member

    Location:
    'ampsheeeer
    citation needed... :headshake:

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