Irrespective of which country I'm in I see so many idiots blasting past traffic on bikes and then 100 yards further on their bike is wedged into the side of a car that was pulling out through the traffic. I ride but only in the US and UK (Never in Turkey) and take the view that I'll only overtake if necessary and take my time getting from A - B, but then my bikes have never been "crotch rockets" (Currently a Kawasaki Versys http://www.versys.co.uk/ ). It is proven though that bike riders make safer car drivers as their spacial awareness is more developed, the vast majority are still idiots on bikes but safer in cars.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 May 2008 16:12 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OT] Smart car gets top crash rating >Just to play Devil's advocate here - couldn't the same be said about >motorcycles? I have to agree with you, I'd love to have one, but not on a road full of nutcases. I have a friend whose wife is an ER nurse. She made him agree not to ride the bike when she was working. As far as the riders being aholes... that's part of it too. I've been cruising at 75-80 and some kid on a crotchrocket goes flying by. That's the kind that end up as grease spots on the road. A guy I used to work with came into abrupt contact at 70-80 with a stopped 18 wheeler. Alcohol had something do with that one too, so some of the problems here are self inflicted. They give you a test for your license, unfortunately it's not an intelligence test. Keep in mind that the most common last words of a redneck are "Hey everybody, watch this!" -- Larry Miller _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
