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Originally Posted by Pedrosa
Oddly this phenomenon is not very common here in Spain. I think maybe people have more respect for bikes. However I must add that the road accident figures here are apalling as for example last weekend saw 35 road deaths, with 11 of those being motorcyclists. That is a disproportionately high percentage when considering the overall number of bikes to cars.
We are going to be having our bike privileges curtailed before long for sure. On the safety front, from 2010 all new biks will have to have ABS fitted as standard.
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I know of some people in Portugal who take to racing hardcore on motorways. Videos it and everything. They do 160+ in small hatchbacks, although as far as im aware, your very limited what you can do to cars there. Has to be bodywork and not engine related when it comes to modifications. Other countries have the same rules.
Over here, if you were racing at 160+ and videoing it, you wouldn't be free for very long.
Cruises have died off (not the local neds at a McDonalds), proper shows are full of chavs and wannabies, but there is still a significant crowed properly into cars.
The sensible ones are realising that its fast becoming too dangerous on the roads, and are taking it to track days instead.