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Bri w · 10-08-10, 08:21 AM

I'm with YC on this one. I expect every car driver to be an idiot UNTIL they prove otherwise. Approaching a junction at which a car is waiting to pull out I try to make eye contact, I position myself with the assumption they haven't seen me and I may even adjust my speed (up or down) to give me the best chance of avoiding them if they do prove to be idiots.

And in the car I have part pulled out on a biker, about a foot, before I saw him. He wasn't pleased, and I was gutted. He's a neighbour, and has given me some serious stick down the pub with the lads. And on the bike I've pulled out without seeing a car, and it avoided me not the other way around.

I'm a better car driver for starting out on a bike for the reasons already stated by others in the thread.

30 yrs without an accident in the car, and 29 yrs since my last off on a bike.

10-08-10, 08:21 AM	#41
Bri w Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Turre, Almeria Posts: 668	Re: The mentality of car drivers - be afraid! I'm with YC on this one. I expect every car driver to be an idiot UNTIL they prove otherwise. Approaching a junction at which a car is waiting to pull out I try to make eye contact, I position myself with the assumption they haven't seen me and I may even adjust my speed (up or down) to give me the best chance of avoiding them if they do prove to be idiots. And in the car I have part pulled out on a biker, about a foot, before I saw him. He wasn't pleased, and I was gutted. He's a neighbour, and has given me some serious stick down the pub with the lads. And on the bike I've pulled out without seeing a car, and it avoided me not the other way around. I'm a better car driver for starting out on a bike for the reasons already stated by others in the thread. 30 yrs without an accident in the car, and 29 yrs since my last off on a bike. __________________ *"It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years."* Currently - Fighting the urge... seen a nice Triumph America Previously - Honda CB125, Honda CB400-4 & BSA B40, Moto Guzzi 850, Yamaha RD250, Suzuki GT380, Kawasaki Z1B, Kawasaki Z650, Honda VFR, Triumph Street Triple R.