Yellow cards for motorists endangering your life

EamonnL

Good idea

http://gizmodo.com/5714921/if-youre-a-cyclist-throw-this-magnet-at-the-next-car-who-endangers-your-life

Lumen

Yes, the roads will become much more harmonious once we start throwing stuff at each other.

Haleakala

Will drivers start fitting velcro bazookas to the top of their bonnets to fire polite textile text at idiotic ninja cyclists?

Don't think this is a good idea, there is probably more scope to lose control of your bike trying to fling a magnet on to the car thereby causing crash.

The worst bit is that someone has done this as a genuine suggestion.

Icyseanfitz

also magnets can be fairly heavy, what happens if you fling it a little too hard and it goes through a window?

Moreofthatjazz

i had a similar thought a few years back ... except instead of yellow cards it would be a moulded rubber dildo with a suction cup... judiciously plopped onto the offenders roof...

Jawgap

Not really,

.....you're in traffic.....

......idiot cuts you up in a dangerous fashion.....

......while still in traffic you have to fumble through your pockets to get the magnetic yellow card out....

....you have to detach it from your keys (while still controlling your bike in traffic)....

....once you have it in hand, you'll have to accelerate after said plonker.....

.....then slap it / throw it at their car.....

Several outcomes are possible....

Worst case - A&E doctor, while trying to revive you, wonders what the yellow thing in your hand is

Likely case - you miss the target and slap it on some poor unfortunate who is probably a decent driver and is rendered paranoid about their driving

Best case - you pop into Tesco for some shopping and wonder why your credit cards won't work

anthonyvbyrne

Lumen wrote: »

Yes, the roads will become much more harmonious once we start throwing stuff at each other.

That is it in a nutshel. Imagine you throw one at a fella in a honda civic, He's just had a few cans of Cyder and a line of coke. How is he going to react to some eejit on a bike throwing stuff at his car ?

Not worth the risk. I dont mean to generalise about honda civic drivers, could be a mitsubisi, or a subaru, or a toyota 'twincam' type ... You all know who i mean.

Lumen

anthonyvbyrne wrote: »

Not worth the risk. I dont mean to generalise about honda civic drivers, could be a mitsubisi, or a subaru, or a toyota 'twincam' type ... You all know who i mean.

Horses?

Moreofthatjazz

^and that right there is where the dingus would come in handy...

ednwireland

Jawgap wrote: »

Best case - you pop into Tesco for some shopping and wonder why your credit cards won't work

if your not dead how do you know they were endangering your life ?

muckwarrior

So in a situation where your life has supposedly been put at risk you're supposed to have the time and composure to find one of these things and place it on the offender's car?

Rarely have I heard a more stupid idea.

anthonyvbyrne

Lumen wrote: »

Horses?

Yep ! Their owners to be precise.