Which takes more concentration, bike or car?

[Biker Biggles]

Id say both require equal(and full) concentration but you can get away with less in a car because it will remain upright and safe as long as you dont hit anything.

IMO the car purely because you get used to the bike then you start driving a car like a bike and it isnt going to happen, but once you get used to both it isnt an issue, its only at first really

But obviously you need to concentrate on both

[STRAMASHER]

Bike. No question. Maybe one of the reasons it is so addictive. The more you put in the more you get out.

It may be cos its a new skill you are learning and as with bike riding the more you do it the more you use the skill the more proficient you will become and in turn relax.

The steering thing could be the type of motah you are driving. Our Fiat Bravo then a Seat Ibiza were poor at speed on the motorway due to there being hardly any resistance at the steering. Now have a Mazda3 and that is lovely and planted at speed and in high winds with its "heavier" steering.

I sat my car test (again) a few years ago and "learned" in an Astra and could not belive the resistance in the steering. Not pleasant in town but on motorways a blessing.

Bike.

I think one of the problems with this discussion is what sort of driving are you talking about?

For example, commute on the way to work, or we talking about country lane, progressive and fun driving/riding.

I find bike riding relaxing and enjoyable and so easier to concentrate. How do you measure yoru concentration? Whether you're able to listen to music whilst on the go? whether you can talk?

Driving a car and riding a bike both require concentration only you don't have to balance a car and not affected by weather to the same extent as on a bike

Originally Posted by STRAMASHER

Bike. No question. Maybe one of the reasons it is so addictive. The more you put in the more you get out.

It may be cos its a new skill you are learning and as with bike riding the more you do it the more you use the skill the more proficient you will become and in turn relax.

The steering thing could be the type of motah you are driving. Our Fiat Bravo then a Seat Ibiza were poor at speed on the motorway due to there being hardly any resistance at the steering. Now have a Mazda3 and that is lovely and planted at speed and in high winds with its "heavier" steering.

I sat my car test (again) a few years ago and "learned" in an Astra and could not belive the resistance in the steering. Not pleasant in town but on motorways a blessing.

Im learning in an astra g

Originally Posted by EssexDave

I think one of the problems with this discussion is what sort of driving are you talking about?

For example, commute on the way to work, or we talking about country lane, progressive and fun driving/riding.

I find bike riding relaxing and enjoyable and so easier to concentrate. How do you measure yoru concentration? Whether you're able to listen to music whilst on the go? whether you can talk?

The one in my first post, just the driving/riding aspect on say a dual carriageway. Infact it was the same on country A road at 60mph, with the bike you have more road to play with, a car has like 12 inch each side, you have to be more precise and really be on the ball.

On a bike i can do 60mph round the corners and have the whole width of the road to aim for. In a car its 10 x more scary because theres less room, i clipped the grass once lol.

Originally Posted by beabert

Im learning in an astra g



The one in my first post, just the driving/riding aspect on say a dual carriageway. Infact it was the same on country A road at 60mph, with the bike you have more road to play with, a car has like 12 inch each side, you have to be more precise and really be on the ball.

On a bike i can do 60mph round the corners and have the whole width of the road to aim for. In a car its 10 x more scary because theres less room, i clipped the grass once lol.

This is because you're not used to the car, i could take a corner in a car with pin point accuracy at a speed far greater than i could on a bike.
It becomes 2nd nature, without even thinking about it.
I could hold my own against most average people around corners at speed, couldnt do that on a bike, a granny on a scooter could leave me lol.
Had a play with a X5 on snake pass last weekend in my 110hp diesel golf, came up close to my trumpet i moved over a bit to let him pass but he didnt, so gave it some and left him, never driven that road before, loads of tight corners, he would come up close on approach then i would be 100 yds in front by the time he got round, muppet trying to drive that thing like a car.
Point to this little story, once competent, experienced etc, even unfamiliar tight roads offer no problems.

Originally Posted by thulfi

Well I learnt to drive before I learnt to ride.

Being cuccooned up in that cage, as oppose to the stakes of being exposed on two wheels with the best protection offered being a helmet and some cow skin, my concentration is defineteley much higher when riding a bike...the stakes for me are much higher, simples!

Although since I've learnt to ride, my concentration whilst driving has defo improved. Still does not compare to the focus I have when riding, although one should ultimately be at 100% concentration regardless of the vehicles they are controlling.

+1

[Mej]

i would say bike, but it is true it doent take much more than a lapse of concentration at high speed to end very badly, where as on the bike i am alot more focused, but i think riding a bike has definetly made me a better car driver.