Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

Everyone is dangerous. I ride as though no-one knows I'm there, and as if everyone is going to pull out on me.

People in cars don't see me, people on motorcycles think / know they are better riders and try and get past me even if its not safe to do so, boy racers are just dangerous, white van man is always up your bum, taxi man will U-turn in front of you, mum on school run is tending to kids / make up / whatever, business man in BMW is reading meeting notes (I have actually seen this on my way to college, back on the days of my scooter riding), and the list goes on

The best people are bus drivers and drivers of large lorries (HGV's). They know they are large, they know they are slow, they know that they can kill everyone else. So they look about.

Matt