Lot of sense talked in the above thread, though it niggles slightly once again to see the bikers are better because it hurts attitude. OK so it seems a good idea to get everyone on a bike to get another appreciation of the situation. It also would not hurt to see the viewpoint of others, so maybe we should also get the opportunity to drive PCV?s against a timetable and HGV?s with a tight multi drop schedule having had a 3am start. Tend to agree with DW on the good and bad in all camps view. Never had a bike licence and no intention of ever getting one so accept that my view may not be as objective as I would like to think it is.
Are we not forgetting there is one other situation where kids can get road sense and defensive skills at a very early age, namely riding a push bike. So what examples do we adults show them, riding on the pavements, going through red lights, no lights, wrong way up one ways, swapping from road to pedestrian mode at the drop of a cycle helmet?.. what helmet?
When questioned why; the answer is usually that the roads are too dangerous. Then when we are behind the wheel ourselves, if we do see someone on a bike how, as drivers, do we treat them? Are we patient? Do we wait until there is space to overtake leaving plenty of room for the odd wobble? I think you don?t need me to give you the answer on that one.
Is it any wonder then that kids also ride around with a bad attitude to others sharing the space, be it road or pavement, ignoring rules & regs, and ride on the limit. For most of them the nearest they have been to a driving situation is on the Playstation, hitting a tree does not hurt on Colin McRae Rally or whatever, so when they are let loose behind a real engine carnage ensues.
Instead of more regulation better training, cradle to grave, pedestrians, cyclists, bikers, drivers, PCV, HGV? That gets my vote.
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Stuart,
Ah but you perhaps didn't attach enough importance to the word perceive in my comment.
David
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Hello David,
Yes I did notice it and got the message, am sure you appreciate I was really aiming at the rest of the thread where the bikers best attitude was pretty much to the fore.
We all think that *we* are not the weakest link, and I just feel that, just as in so many other examples, it is a collective responsiblity thing.
Mind you in my examples of potential driver training situations for seeing what the others have to put up with, after I clicked post realised I had forgotten the tractor driver with load of hay situation.
Best regards,
Stuart
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