Bubbly Scot
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When cycling along the inside of a lane of slow-moving traffic, I frequently find that motorbikes travelling along the outside of the lane cause cars to pull over to the left, either intentionally or subliminally, and block my path.
Is it not people's general experience that motorbike drivers regularly way exceed the speed limit though?
Almost without fail, on an open stretch of road, if there is a bike rider, IME they will overtake 3 or 4 cars at once and travel at speeds of the order of 30 - 50% over the limit.
Sounds bad I know, but it is certainly my experience in the vast majority of cases.
A friend of mine is a biker and he openly admits to me that the thrill of it, for him, is in the speed. He thinks it's okay to speed as long as he's alone on the road and to that end he would get up extra early say on a saturday or sunday and go for a ride. He thinks as he is only endangering himself ( in his eyes) that that's okay. In all other respects he is a top bloke but I disagree with him fundamentally on that.
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And that's why in the medical field they are known as "Donors"!
changing lanes in slow-moving traffic without looking for the biker
On hundreds of accasions I have indicated correctly, checked all my mirrors several times and just as I am about to move, a motorcycle appears out of nowhere scaring the life out of me.
Maybe they were wearing their invisbility cloak, when I'm on my bike it seems I have one
Mirrors don't show everything.
Did you check your blindspot?
Maybe they were wearing their invisbility cloak, when I'm on my bike it seems I have one
Mirrors don't show everything.
Did you check your blindspot?
The most dangerous place for a biker is alongside someones back wheel. As they can switch lanes they most likely won't see you.
Strangely enough bus drivers are far more predictable and do this check even though I'd imagine a bus is more difficult to manage then a car.
But then they are far more trained then most car drivers. And most problems come down to lack of training.
A reason they were planning to introduce CBT (Compulsory basic training) for all bike riders. Though why announce a scheme for 2% of road users and ignore everyone else, I'm not sure why??
Lol, I'm sure you are a good driver but bikes do not appear from nowhere.
The most dangerous place for a biker is alongside someones back wheel.
I can really appreciate what happened to you and how frightening the situation was. I have been so frightened by some motorcyclists that I have said to my husband as they sped past at incredible speed that if we come across them laid out in a crash at the next bend that I will just pass on without helping them and that the loss of their genetic material will only be of benefit. Yes, OF COURSE , not all are like that , but they have frightened me badly and thank God so far , I haven't seen any of them in crashes , but some of them with their absolutely reckless cycling make me very angry!!
Maybe they were wearing their invisbility cloak, when I'm on my bike it seems I have one
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