15-05-12, 07:43 PM | #51 |
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Back to the sat at the pub analogy, it could come across as pretty rude. Just you can't see that I'm in fact dealing with things on OWA whilst desperately trying to participate in the pub conversation!
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I did mutter a compliment into my lid ('good man,that's exactly what I would have....doh!') as they sailed past...and then grumbled for the next 30 seconds.
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Personally I don't get it, why bother 'risking' an overtake (even if doing a tried and trusted method but open to misinterpretation or mistakes) when you can normally just wait 30 seconds and there will be a safer, straighter opportunity.
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The whole point of picking up a nearside view and then transferring it to the offside is that it isn't a "blind" overtake. You are only riding into what you have seen, and know, to be clear. The reason many still call it blind (including the person between you and the lorry that you also overtook in the process...) is because they are not looking where you are so they have not seen what you have seen. Advanced riding is all about observation and using what you see to plan, it's not about taking chances with the unknown. Those that don't go unless they are 100% sure are spot on, but instead of just accepting you weren't sure why not ask yourself why?
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Most of it is just making sure you've got your eyes open to the hazards around you and you have the techniques to deal with them. There's some really common accidents, like the video above where the tractor turned right, where it happens because the rider didn't realise that the risk was there. Don't overtake when there's a entrance on the right is a very simple rule, which when followed, totally removes the risk of this accident happening. I think 99.9% of accidents which were not the riders 'fault' from an insurance, legal, or highway code perspective, could have been avoided by the rider, if the rider had realised he/she was in danger from that type of accident. |
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I agree with RH, it's all about the observation and planning
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Havent watched the vids tbh Col, my virgin broadband is shocking atm 30mb my backside.
I get the nearside view thing, but if behind a lorry, is it conceivable for something to be not in view in the nearside view but appear between you shifting your view from nearside to offside but still not visible in the offside view? (if that makes sense) Basically a momentary blind spot? Its a question btw, not a statement. |
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