Carpediem wrote:Don't care what all the in depth tests show, going out without lights (non flashing though)would for me like not wearing a crash helmet,it's now become a habit.
As for tests the saying goes there's lies ,damned lies and statistics.
I still maintain that most motorists give lit bikes a slightly wider berth,apart from the odd skip wagons and those 16 wheelers carrying landfill waste etc..they seem to always be on a mission to get where they're going as fast as possible and let nothing or nobody get in their way, and they probably wouldn't even know they had hit you ..I have to admit they really scare me.
On my local 2 lane 40mph B roads me doing maybe 18mph if I see or hear one of these coming up behind me I often think of moving out into the middle of the road when it narrows and I know they're going to get close to pass me, and move back where the road widens again,but I can never quite muster up the courage to do it for fear of being mowed down.
What do you other folks do in these situations??
I do not ride on the road because the great majority of motons habitually ignore the law, not just drivers of big vehicles