Society & Culture Things in life you just don't understand - Part 6

[Off The Couch]

The worst…
Those indicating to change lanes but then are too scared to move unless there’s a semi trailer length between them and the car in the lane they are crossing in to

Just flipping change lanes

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

my favs when the left lane ends but its a dotted line, so the person coming over actually has to give way and you dont slow down to let them in and then you get abused if they get in behind you or pull up beside at a set of lights

its then fun explaining if theres no dotted line and it just ends then the person in front has the right of way, but if its a dotted line....you have to give way you ****ing moron as you're changing lanes and you had ****ing ages to actually get across as there is signs for about 600 meters yet you wanted to wait till the last 4 meters.

if you dont know how to drive you should prob catch a bus

Literally had this argument with my son this evening. First long drive as a passenger in the two years since he got his Ps and he was consistently holding his line/speed. Three times he could (should) have either lifted or moved to the central lane to allow others to easily merge onto the highway. Each time the merging car had to slow significantly to fall in behind - dramatically increasing their speed differential to the flowing traffic. (The last car didn't - clearly assuming we would back off - and nearly caused an accident when they just turned into the lane (when we were still beside them).

I actually went to show him the road rule about zipper merging and....I was wrong. As far as I was concerned, the car in front ALWAYS had right of way. Apparently changed around 20 years ago in Tasmania, but I've only ever seen P platers being this obnoxious. Turns out they're taught that way because it's actually the law (that's wrong).

 

[GreyCrow]

If they can you should move to the right lane and leave your lane free for merging

Its not a law but it is courtesy and common sense

There are no winners in the morgue

 

[Frank Bunn]

Horses and riders get trained though

There's no real reason to change something like that

People seem to get on bicycles and motorbikes on the left side too. No horses and swords involved.

I'm still calling it as something I just don't understand.

 

[Gralin]

People seem to get on bicycles and motorbikes on the left side too. No horses and swords involved.

I'm still calling it as something I just don't understand.

I'd suggest kick stands play a part with bikes

and all of this goes back to more people being right handed than left handed

 

[Jatz]

I'd suggest kick stands play a part with bikes

and all of this goes back to more people being right handed than left handed

Kick stand plays the entire part with bikes.

Trying to mount a motorbike on the opposite side of the kick stand would be hilarious.

 

[Gralin]

Kick stand plays the entire part with bikes.

Trying to mount a motorbike on the opposite side of the kick stand would be hilarious.

 

[Frank Bunn]

Kick stand plays the entire part with bikes.

Trying to mount a motorbike on the opposite side of the kick stand would be hilarious.

Why are motorbike kick stands on the left?

Most bicycles don't have kickstands.

 

[Jatz]

Why are motorbike kick stands on the left?

Most bicycles don't have kickstands.

Most bicycles don't weigh a couple of hundred kilos.

As for the left, no idea.

 

[Pistol Night]

Why are motorbike kick stands on the left?

Most bicycles don't have kickstands.

Because your kickstarter is on the right

 

[Gralin]

Because your kickstarter is on the right

because things get built with right handed people in mind generally

but apparently its a mystery

 

[the_interloper]

Why are motorbike kick stands on the left?

Most bicycles don't have kickstands.

BECAUSE THEY'RE WOKE

 

[Pistol Night]

BECAUSE THEY'RE WOKE

Bikes with kickstarters are RWNJ

 

[Frank Bunn]

because things get built with right handed people in mind generally

but apparently its a mystery

Do left handed people get on their bicycles from the right?

 

[Gralin]

BECAUSE THEY'RE WOKE

 

[Gralin]

Do left handed people get on their bicycles from the right?

 

[Frank Bunn]

So far we've heard that people get on horses because of their swords and that bicycles are built for right handed people. I guess a meme battle will help us understand the phenomenon.

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[Dogs_R_Us]

Do left handed people get on their bicycles from the right?

My brother is right-handed but a left-handed batsman and golfer. My sister is left-handed and birthday cards she sends always come out of the envelope upside down

 

[Val Keating]

People that don’t clean their campsite and worse, people that throw bottles into the water. Same people probably go on about how nice it is while they’re there, meanwhile someone going for a foot can have half their heel cut off from hitting a bottle.

 

[Gralin]

So far we've heard that people get on horses because of their swords and that bicycles are built for right handed people. I guess a meme battle will help us understand the phenomenon.

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I don't think anything is going to help you given we were talking about Kickstarters on motorbikes

 

[GROTTO]

This is as vile and as disgusting as it gets........

 

[PoppedCorn]

Whatever the letter of the law, if someone needs to merge into a lane and you hold your speed to prevent them getting over, you’re the arseh*le, no two ways about. What’s the goal, to force the lane that needs to merge into a busy freeway to come to a complete stop?

if theres someone beside you in the other lane and people behind you you cant really do anything

im not talking im the only car on the road here im talking peak traffic on slowly signed roads

if on the freeway you always flick over to the right so they can come out

not everyones a ****wit

 

[magpie_marty]

I have been confused why people go out side and gawk at a tradie in the street.

 

[the_interloper]

Really shits… ah fits this thread. The caravan park owner told me someone was loading the washing machine the other day and found a turd in there!

 

[GROTTO]

Really shits… ah fits this thread. The caravan park owner told me someone was loading the washing machine the other day and found a turd in there!

Let him know it could be much worse.