> > From: keith_w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/10/07 Fri AM 10:47:42 GMT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: OT: matching shoulders <g> > > P. J. Alling wrote: > > > You really got to be more careful. > > He's been riding professionally for a long time. I think he knows traffic > better than most of us! > > > Get a Bell for crisakes, it will > > help protect you from the speeding cars... > > No, it really won't. I hope you said that tongue in cheek, but without a > smiley or other indication, I assume you might have been serious. > > As a long time motorcycle rider (since 1950) I can assure you, on two wheels > you become almost invisible on the road. > It's an old joke among long term riders, that when involved in a car/bike > accident, and the car driver is asked [rather stupidly in my humble opinion] > "How could you possibly hit him! He was right in front of you." > "I didn't see him." > "How many little children have you run over? They are *much* smaller than a > motorcycle and rider." > > Facts are, bikes *are* practically invisible to the rest of the motoring > public, and a cyclist has to be at 110% attention at all times. As Frank is > an > excellent example of, even then you stand a very much higher incidence of > having a traffic accident than a motorcar.
That's not true for experienced, careful riders. In the UK, they have a much lower incidence of accidents. When they do have one, they are sometimes able to reduce the effects by the actions they are able to take before the collision occurs. > > Mend quickly, Frank. You have my empathy! I've been *so* close, so many > times... I can see the whole picture. It IS dangerous out there. > > > Be well, keith > > > frank theriault wrote: > > > >> well, today started with a bang! > >> > [...] > > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
