used to be volvo`s ,I used to be haunted by a T5 estate with blacked out windows and DAM 666 as a reg,but now the myopic and blinkered seen to hanker for silver people carriers of many makes....but saab estates are REALLY scary too
Now it is the "Humvee" type of vehicle that all young mothers seem to drive, to keep their one 5 year old child safe on the school run.
These vehicles seem to have no mirrors or indicators and the position of the drivers seat must make it impossible for the driver to turn their head and have a quick look before they pull out!
Crunch!! What was that, she asks - can't be anything important - it's only got two wheels!
I also drive a jeep cherokee but as I live in the middle of nowhere that's allowed. Im 6ft 2 so can see very well when im in it. You don't need a big 4x4 if the only off road you're likely to tackle is the Kerb outside the school.
My biggest fear on the bike is Audis. They just seem to come at you from every corner
At this time of year for me its lambs that havn't yet developed the rudimentry road sense that at least some adult sheep (the survivers anyhow) pick up. Or maybe I've just spent too much time riding round the Yorkshire Dales this week!
Idiotic moped drivers who, after 10mins on their hairdryer, seem to think they have the skill to weave in and out of traffic, with their helmet perched on the back of their head, and certainly not giving space and respect to other 2-wheeled users of the road.
The "loony tune Power Rangers"
who carve up the traffic in a most dangerous and inconsiderate way
Not only do they piss motorists off ......
They get the rest of us a bad name
Because as soon as one em crashes (and they do.. often )
The MEDIA are all over the story like a bad rash
Which re-enforces the public perception that bikes are DANGEROUS
Like any form of transport, out on the open road, from horses and pushbikes to cars lorries and coaches
All are only as dangerous as the person in control of them
The sports bike riders should get to the race track
There, ALL the traffic is going in the same direction
They may get a shock too, by folk on smaller/older bikes riding all round them, much to their embarassment
If they must indulge in their mid-life crisis/second childhood
Take the bike to a track day or enter a race or two
If they are as good as they "think" they are
The mantle shelf will soon be full
If not, then unless they bin it in a spectacular way
the ride home should be a salutory reminder
That they are not the "dogs b**ll***s" on a bike
The legendary "MIKE THE BIKE" Hailwood famously said :-
"The throttle works BOTH ways"
From a man who won 14 TT's that is sage advice
Ride on
Ride free
Ride safe
Em
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