Road Safety Thread

[Boog]

Because this forum has world wide reach, and some of us are riding everyday. I thought it would be good to start a thread on general safety. Here we go with a message from the West Bury Constable:

Feel free to add any safety related message, video or poster.

 

[scot in exile]

The people who drive with everything hanging off the mirror should be put up against the wall and shot(not really) as the rozzer showed in the video it is easy for bikes and not just bikes to be invisible to other road users, while on the subject -remember and keep scanning as you are riding, you only have a 3deg view of true focus so keep scanning

 

[Mighty Mouse]

Expand your visual horizon. Most Cager drivers barely look past their front bumpers. Look out at least a quarter of a mile ahead of yourself. Constantly scan ahead and check the mirrors for drunk/speeding/inattentive morons approaching from the rear.

 

[Ygransom]

The people who drive with everything hanging off the mirror should be put up against the wall and shot(not really) as the rozzer showed in the video it is easy for bikes and not just bikes to be invisible to other road users, while on the subject -remember and keep scanning as you are riding, you only have a 3deg view of true focus so keep scanning

I drove my daughter in laws car last week, she has a CD, ribbons,etc hanging off her review mirror. After about 6 blocks I pulled over and took it all off, the constant movement and flashes was very distracting, don't know how she is aware of anything happening in the right front quadrant.

 

[Boog]

I played a game with my kids when they were young: who can count the most motorcycles. Then we went to one counts all the black bike, and another counts all the different colored bikes. I had heard this young teaching point helps them look out for motorcycles as they start their own driving.

 

[Dr.D]

My tip. Always go faster than everyone else on the road then all the danger is in front where you can see it.

 

[Joesmoe]

@Dr.D That is no panacea. I remember more than once in my early days using that approach (and I still do to some extent - a matter of survival in the traffic of northern Virginia) ass-u-ming I was the fastest, and pulling in front of or nearly into someone overtaking.

Even when faster than most, still no substitute for having one's head on a swivel.

 

[Jay]

If you know your ride and know the present road conditions all around yourself, you need not fear the result of 1,000 days of riding...

 

[Dr.D]

@Dr.D That is no panacea. I remember more than once in my early days using that approach (and I still do to some extent - a matter of survival in the traffic of northern Virginia) ass-u-ming I was the fastest, and pulling in front of or nearly into someone overtaking.

Even when faster than most, still no substitute for having one's head on a swivel.

I hear ya and it was mostly a joke. I’m always evaluating the road and other vehicles. To much speed is not really safe.

 

[scot in exile]

I hear ya and it was mostly a joke. I’m always evaluating the road and other vehicles. To much speed is not really safe.

Mel I just called 911 and asked for an ambulance for you as you must be choking on your words (To much speed is not really safe)