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27-12-2005, 12:51pm
I'd also encourage people to read research specific to anything to do with motorcycling.
One of the findings that I always remember that has done me some good, was from London where they shoved car drivers in front of a simulator at a 'T' junction.
It showed that car drivers don't read bike speed at all well. These guys wouldn't pull out in front of a car doing 30mph, but they DID when a bike was doing 40mph.
Also recommended the best way to tell if a car will do this you, is to watch their wheels and nothing else. If they start to move - prepare for evasive action.
Not to do with riding tips, but I also like the London stat that says if we could shift 10% of car drivers onto two wheels, travel flow would increase over 60%. That has to be a wake up call to City planners - like free parking for instance, or parking on pavements like in Vickytoria.
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One of the findings that I always remember that has done me some good, was from London where they shoved car drivers in front of a simulator at a 'T' junction.
It showed that car drivers don't read bike speed at all well. These guys wouldn't pull out in front of a car doing 30mph, but they DID when a bike was doing 40mph.
Also recommended the best way to tell if a car will do this you, is to watch their wheels and nothing else. If they start to move - prepare for evasive action.
Not to do with riding tips, but I also like the London stat that says if we could shift 10% of car drivers onto two wheels, travel flow would increase over 60%. That has to be a wake up call to City planners - like free parking for instance, or parking on pavements like in Vickytoria.
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