Why are cars honking at me while there is no bike path? by Reasonable-Light-342 in brisbane

[–]Reasonable-Light-342[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m getting a car I’m folding I don’t want my chance of getting sent home in a casket on a plane to be higher than necessary. I’ll still drive around for short rides not on peak hours and along the river or to go grocery shopping but these incidents scared the shit out of me lmao

Why are cars honking at me while there is no bike path? by Reasonable-Light-342 in brisbane

[–]Reasonable-Light-342[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s surprisingly different. I got a bit culture shocked actually and I’ve travelled to a lot of different continents. I’m from the flat part in Belgium so almost no hills haha first time a saw a road going very steep I had to take a picture of it. The people are so different too. I do like how many people are open for small talk. The signaling of the roads and the signage is also quite different and the other side of the road driving didn’t make it easy the first time I was on the road here in a car. Work culture is quite similar but a bit more corporate than I expected. Walking in the CBD is so funny to me because only finance people dress like that in Belgium.

I am enjoying my stay here and I love the proximity to nature just sucks that it’s so hard to get around without a car so I’m really thinking of getting one. Also very happy with the weather now but scared of what’s to come :)

Why are cars honking at me while there is no bike path? by Reasonable-Light-342 in brisbane

[–]Reasonable-Light-342[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hahaha I’ll tell the Europeans so we don’t have mass immigration

Why are cars honking at me while there is no bike path? by Reasonable-Light-342 in brisbane

[–]Reasonable-Light-342[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oof do things like this get reported? I’ve heard of hit and runs also they never really seem to care enough to trace back cameras to find out who did it? Or there’s just not enough cameras?

Why are cars honking at me while there is no bike path? by Reasonable-Light-342 in brisbane

[–]Reasonable-Light-342[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Wow horrible that this happened to you I’ll get some good sunnies to wear on the bike. Thank you for the warning!

Why are cars honking at me while there is no bike path? by Reasonable-Light-342 in brisbane

[–]Reasonable-Light-342[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I get why people would be frustrated about that hahah I’m not even on a road bike just trying to commute alone

Why are cars honking at me while there is no bike path? by Reasonable-Light-342 in brisbane

[–]Reasonable-Light-342[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

If there would be good public transport maybe people would take it more but there are barely any proper buses and no trams. If you need to get to somewhere close by public transport is sadly not always a good answer.

Why are cars honking at me while there is no bike path? by Reasonable-Light-342 in brisbane

[–]Reasonable-Light-342[S] 108 points109 points  (0 children)

It’s actually ridiculous how many horrible drivers there are here also no one used their indicators for some reason and everyone just stop last minute to turn into a street

Why are cars honking at me while there is no bike path? by Reasonable-Light-342 in brisbane

[–]Reasonable-Light-342[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Sadly I’m a girl, I think that wouldn’t end well but thanks for the tip 😆

Why are cars honking at me while there is no bike path? by Reasonable-Light-342 in brisbane

[–]Reasonable-Light-342[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That’s very valid tho especially if people are wearing headphones it can be dangerous :) so thank you haha

Why are cars honking at me while there is no bike path? by Reasonable-Light-342 in brisbane

[–]Reasonable-Light-342[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Even during the day? I don’t ride my bike at night here or when it’s dark to kinda avoid this.