Bubbly Scot
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On a busy Saturday afternoon I was driving in slow moving traffic with a small junction coming up on the right. A motorcycle came along the outside to overtake me, I could see him coming in the side mirror and thought I would pull in a little as he was across the centre line...on the wrong side of the road.
Thank GOD! I also checked my other side mirror as his companion decided to overtake me on the left hand side at the same time!!
I drove behind these two for a couple more miles and was extremely nervous of the one immediately in front of me. Mr Bubbly (who rode a bike in a previous life..aka, before having children) said he was very in-experienced.
Granted, at the few miles per hour I was doing (the bikes were moving a bit faster) I probably wasn't in much danger but my car was, as were the riders. I didn't list them in any particular order of importance
We're always being told to watch for motorcycles, take care around bikes and hearing how dangerous a motor bike can be but maybe more money should be spent on educating the motor cyclists who don't know or fail to observe the rules of the road and basic common sense.
Thank GOD! I also checked my other side mirror as his companion decided to overtake me on the left hand side at the same time!!
I drove behind these two for a couple more miles and was extremely nervous of the one immediately in front of me. Mr Bubbly (who rode a bike in a previous life..aka, before having children) said he was very in-experienced.
Granted, at the few miles per hour I was doing (the bikes were moving a bit faster) I probably wasn't in much danger but my car was, as were the riders. I didn't list them in any particular order of importance
We're always being told to watch for motorcycles, take care around bikes and hearing how dangerous a motor bike can be but maybe more money should be spent on educating the motor cyclists who don't know or fail to observe the rules of the road and basic common sense.