Does having both car and bike license make you a better car

My first thought on this was a resounding yes, however.............

I aquired my bike license first (independence, cool, blah, blah, blah) and my car license 3 years later. At first I felt more aware of road conditions, positioning, life saver, etc...........

Recently though my wife made a comment that made me think. On a journey were she was a passsenger she commented, "you drive the car as if you are on your bike and it scares me sometimes". I don't do anything, I think particularly bad however she commented, "you accelerate really quickly", "you break later and later into corners", "you carry too much corner speed for my comfort" and "sometimes you think this car will fit through the same gaps your bike will" I hate to admit it but she's not wrong (note how I didn't say she was right). Also over the past few days as the weather conditions have got worse I've been using the car and..............I have been quite thoughtless about the how the driving conditions have changed. If I'd been using my bike I'd be making all kinds of allowances but I'm not.

It's just a thought and I was curious what everyone else has to say on the matter.

I had my car licence for 4 years before I got my bike licence. I'm now more alert as to what's going on when I'm driving and I'm much more courteous to riders. I was never discourteous anyway but now I move well out of the way to let them by etc.

I read some stats on this a while back (admittedly it was in America, as opposed to the UK). People with both sorts of licences were statistically safer in both modes of transport than their single-licenced counterparts. I imagine it's because your more likely to be empathic towards other road users.

i'm a ****ing nightmare on both. i've lost count of the number of vans i've written off.

I'm not one to tempt fate but I'd say I'm more observant as a result of being a biker.

Daughter says I've worse road rage in the car
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To quote the Hamster, "I am a driving God!"

Thank you, I'm here all week.

Originally Posted by xlewdx

you carry too much corner speed

Is that the way your wife talks? Fantastic! Is she Vicky Butler-Henderson?

Anyway, I'm a crap driver. Soon as I get in the cage I'm disconnected from what's happening outside and more interested in the radio/fiddling with the temperature etc same as most cage pilots.

Originally Posted by xlewdx

you drive the car as if you are on your bike". , "you accelerate really quickly", "you break later and later into corners", "you carry too much corner speed for my comfort" and "sometimes you think this car will fit through the same gaps your bike will"

Are we married to the same person

I had cage license for 10 years before i got my proper license . I have to say all of the above has been said to be with exception to

Originally Posted by xlewdx

"you carry too much corner speed for my comfort"

It was more like for F**k sake slow down round the damn corners

But as a rule i think my awareness is much better and i am always on the look out for bikes in my mirrors etc and will pull over to let bikes past.
All that said I have more road rage in the car than on the bike. On the bike i tend to express my dissatisfaction by a tweak of the throttle and a show of superior speed

Yes after doing the bike test I was alot more aware of what goes on on the road you could call it thinking outside the box/cage.