Yes, I'm aware motorbikes exist.
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Yes, I'm aware motorbikes exist.
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Have a read through Survival Skills, plenty of good info. If you look at any videos, judge for yourself what a rider could have done to improve their odds.
When riding, travel at an appropriate speed for the conditions, remember your following distances (it gives you time to react) and essentially, don't ride like a knob. When riding along multi-lane roads, especially when you're in the 1 lane that's clear of traffic and the others are bumper to bumper, check gaps especially around side roads. Have the cars left a space for a turning car to get through?
Don't expect cars to see you. If they pull out in front of trains and trucks, what chance do you have? As you're riding along, ask yourself: What can you see? What can't you see? What can you reasonably expect to happen?
300k+ in 10 years, I wouldn't give it up. Enjoy the learning process
Originally Posted by Jane Omorogbe from UK MSN on the KTM990SM
I must admit the motorcycle crash section on you tube keeps me entertained for hours. Its like a how NOT to ride bikes.
Im thinking a new stat should be the relationship between the type of rider that films himself doing dumb shit and crash ratio compared to other riders. If you surveyed you tube crashes it would look like 95% of crashes are rider stupidity error. Passing in built up areas seems to be a popular choice.
I have evolved as a KB member.Now nothing I say should be taken seriously.
Bus lanes are an interesting one.
I feel drivers expect to see just busses and fail to see the motorbikes.
Example.
I work in Ellerslie and travel up Gt South Rd to head towards the Greenlane on ramp.
There is a bus lane running up to Greenlane road, the traffic is just about always at a stand-still, so handy to cruise to the front of the queue and cut across to the right turn lane.
Anyway, I was behind a scooter at the preceding set of lights heading towards the bus lane, as the scooter was at the lights before me I just sat behind him as we hit the bus lane.
There are several roads on the left where cars come from and head in to, I tend to slow down at these intersections as it can be hard to see anything coming from the right.
Scooter guy didn't, nearly cost him.
Car turning into the side road from the right, missed the back of scooter guys bike by millimeters.
Worst part was I don’t think scooter guy saw the car either!?!?!?!?
Lesson: Cars expect busses not bikes, scooter guy needed to be more aware.
And yes, not all bus signs show motorcyclists. Not to mention transit lanes. Some do - most don't.
Of course we can't use "Bus Only" lanes.
What I meant was that it doesn't matter if it is legal to use them or not, they are called bus lanes therefore Joe Average driver is only going to expect buses in them. Assuming anything else is what gets people hurt.
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No you can't, you can't use a BUS ONLY LANE, I think you can use a BUS LANE (motorbikes and bicycles) and definitely use a T2 or T3 lanes (buses, Motorbikes, Bicycles and vehicles with 2 or 3 occupants).
For instance you can't turn left (ie. going south) off Esmonde Rd coming from Takapuna onto the BUS ONLY LANE which enters the motorway just before the normal vehicle entry lane.
sometimes I drive my missus's Suzuki SX4. It's got those new style double pillars between the windscreen and the driver's window, as have many vehicles now. They may form a stronger vehicle for the occupants, but man they are a big old blind spot!!! I get really nervous when riding around cars with big double pillars, because those drivers will likely not see you.
I know this because i nearly ran over a kid the other day, I swear I looked, but I didnt see him!!
lucky bastard
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