Lawrie9 wrote:Making eye contact with motorists and motor cyclists is vital for cyclists and therefore tinted windows and crash helmets must be outlawed.
cyclists therefore should be banned from wearing sun-glasses.
Lawrie9 wrote:Making eye contact with motorists and motor cyclists is vital for cyclists and therefore tinted windows and crash helmets must be outlawed.
Pete Owens wrote:I would always recommend overtaking as the default option.
Pete Owens wrote:There are a few idiots about - and your white van man seems to be among them. But, it is extremely rare for drivers to deliberataly run folk over
gilesjuk wrote:I don't think I've ever been passed by a motorcyclist in a 60MPH zone who has been doing less than 50MPH. Often exceeding 60MPH.There are two main groups of riders that interventions should be focussed on.
The first is young and inexperienced riders of smaller capacity machines such as
scooters, and the second is older, more experienced riders of higher capacity
machines. Both the skills and attitudes of these riders need to be addressed.
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Motorcyclists have an especially poor safety record when compared to other road
user groups. Their killed and serious injury (KSI) rate in the UK, per million vehicle
kilometres, is approximately twice that of pedal cyclists and over 16 times that of
car drivers and passengers. Motorcyclists make up less than 1% of vehicle traffic but
their riders suffer 14% of total deaths and serious injuries on Britain’s roads (DETR,
2000).
So to me it seems Motorcyclists on high powered bikes overtake too much, too fast and try to go around corners too fast.
thirdcrank wrote:I understand that some posher cars are fitted with the technology to slow the car if it is too close to the one in front - something else that would upset the 'driver's judgment' lobby.
Mick F wrote:These are peculiarly British in recipe and design, and I often wonder about their origins.
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chris667 wrote:NOOO!
If it's a new saddle, don't tighten it until you absolutely have to. I put a half turn on my first Brooks B17 about 5 years after I bought it. Once you reach the end of that bolt, it's a new saddle.
gilesjuk wrote: So many of them get killed through their own stupidity (ie. adrenalin fuelled speeding)