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Posted without comment other than the photo of the widow says it all.
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hmm no sympathy for people like that, but some car drivers (yes I drive a car also) have absolutely no idea what is happening around them, I got cut up by a car moving from lane 1 to lane 2, and caused me to "ride along" the side of her car, pull up next to her and it's like a rabbit in the headlights "oh are you alright", and that was on wednesday this week!. i really think car drivers would learn a lot about LOOKING if they had to ride a motorbike for a few days.
It is a great shame that some people value a life so low that they will drive off from the scene, the ultimate act of selfishness, especially as the person they hit obviously stands a much greater chance of survival with immediate medical attention, not to mention the vastly increased chance of a consequential collision with the victim after the first if they are simply left lying in the road.
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>>I really think car drivers would learn a lot about LOOKING if they had to ride a motorbike for a few days.I really think some motorbike riders need to get their brain in gear.
I was a passenger last night and saved a biker from being pushed onto the pavement.
In very light traffic approaching a roundabout the two lanes became three with a left arrow on the nearside.
My driver wanting, to turn right , was in the middle lane and was staying in lane as he rounded the roundabout towards the exit, when the bike appeared on our nearside. I have absolutely no idea what on earth the biker was thinking as there was a clear lane on our offside.
My shout invoked making room for him.
It was a normal looking larger bike, just a brain dead on board.
I see so many "clever" bikers of all types that I am amazed at the survival rates.
Many bikers rapidly switching lanes expect car drivers to keep track of the them all the time.
Rant over.
As I have stated before. I always try to allow bikers to pass when possible and safe, then we are both more relaxed
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I am sorry gentlemen, this wont be popular but it runs like this.
I am a car driver. I am an ex biker at any stage soon to be a "mid life crisis born again biker riding far too much power to weight ratio than is healthy or sensible biker"
As a biker I have to accept, and ride like, no one can see me or will accept I am there.
Once you accept that then biking becomes sensible.,
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TourVanMan TM < Ex RF >
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Bike are invisible to drivers.
I still clearly remember the gentleman in the landrover sat waiting at a junction when I was on a main road with no traffic. You get a sixth sense for these things - he was looking straight at me, but just pulled out and turned right. Anticipating this I managed to stop safely. Even better was the cop on the bike who had his camera running (in the hope of catching me?) who did a U-turn and went after him. Six month ban for dangerous driving.
Martin
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absolutely spot on from my point of view........
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