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    Yes, I'm aware motorbikes exist.

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    Quote Originally Posted by haydes55 View Post
    Yes, I'm aware motorbikes exist.

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    I'm waiting for someone to ask the OP for a selfie with bike...

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    Quote Originally Posted by AelfMorts View Post
    What I want to learn is whether or not there are ways to help people wise up..
    ahhhh the naivety, rather refreshing really, obviously haven't been round long enough to become cynical.
    could spend hours messing round trying to re-educate the muppets or you could spend those hours more harmoniously riding your bike, your choice.

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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?

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by caspernz View Post
    The IP address probably comes back to an ACC funded research project...
    Or Ashley Madison?
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    Bus lanes

    Quote Originally Posted by AelfMorts View Post
    Clearly not old enough Something else he said before the cops corrected him was that I shouldn't have been riding in the bus lane in Auckland. I think a simple solution to at least remind people that we are allowed to be there (and are there) is to include motorcyclist on those bus lane signs in the city..........
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pontiac_Tonz View Post
    Bus lanes are an interesting one.

    I feel drivers expect to see just busses and fail to see the motorbikes.
    Yes, there's a clue in the name whatever the legalities of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Berries View Post
    Yes, there's a clue in the name whatever the legalities of it.
    We're allowed to use them in Christchurch. City Council says so.
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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Pontiac_Tonz View Post
    Of course we can't use "Bus Only" lanes.
    Yes we can around Auckland. Do some reading.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Swoop View Post
    Yes we can around Auckland. Do some reading.
    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.

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    car visibility

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by liljegren View Post
    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!!
    I hear ya - those A pillars are a mahoooosive blind spot - it really requires driver discipline to move your head to clear the blind spot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDemonLord View Post
    I hear ya - those A pillars are a mahoooosive blind spot - it really requires driver discipline to move your head to clear the blind spot.
    Work just bought me a new work van a couple months back. The A pillars can hide a hatchback at an intersection. The old van was much better. Apparently this is safer if I roll over. Safer for 2% of crashes but more likely to cause a crash... Stupid

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