Paranoia rules - Advice from Nick Ienatch and Cycle World

[pritch]

The following article is written in the USA so there are slight differences in culture. Cellphone use while driving is illegal here, so that just doesn't happen - right?
Previous comments on KB suggest we may not all agree with everything he writes, but it is all worth serious consideration.

http://www.cycleworld.com/how-to-survive-distracted-drivers-while-motorcycle-riding-tips

[Moi]

Thanks for sharing. :niceone:

[swbarnett]

They lost me at "ride with your high beam on most of the daylight hours". Right way to distract a driver from what's in front of them. Doing this you're just as likely to distract their attention from the bike in front of them than you are to get noticed.

[Honest Andy]

Yeah some good reminders on that, like always be in the correct gear. But high beam during the day is bloody annoying, used to be ok but not nowadays with the power and focus of modern headlights. And as for overtaking a vehicle that is too slow to go on a green light... wow, is this guy for real?

[Akzle]

has cellphonedriving being illegal actually stopped any cunt?
i see as much if not more now, than before it was illegal. and even politzei doing it.

as to it being the lead cause of distraction amongst cagefaggots...i think it's rather a scapegoat for general faggotry that faggots refuse to de-faggotify.

stupid: is how i rank that article. and americans.



" Stopping, steering, weaving, flashing lights, covering horn
buttons. All good skills, "
...rly???


enter rastus, stage left...

[caspernz]

Plenty of good advice in there, if you know how to sort it.

High beam in daylight hours? Must be from the Euro car driver with fog lights on 24/7 school of thought...:facepalm:

[swbarnett]

High beam in daylight hours? Must be from the Euro car driver with fog lights on 24/7 school of thought...:facepalm:
I stopped reading at that point. That point alone shows a complete lack of consideration for other drivers. Makes anything else said suspect if you don't already know the good from the bad.

[Voltaire]

Confessions of a Cager:2thumbsup


has cellphonedriving being illegal actually stopped any cunt?
i see as much if not more now, than before it was illegal. and even politzei doing it.

as to it being the lead cause of distraction amongst cagefaggots...i think it's rather a scapegoat for general faggotry that faggots refuse to de-faggotify.


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[EJK]

100% cassina bait thread.

[pritch]

They lost me at "ride with your high beam on most of the daylight hours". Right way to distract a driver from what's in front of them. Doing this you're just as likely to distract their attention from the bike in front of them than you are to get noticed.

I did mention that there are differences in culture. That was one, but it doesn't mean there's nothing of use in the article. Use what works for you, ignore what doesn't.

Ienatch suggests upgrading your horn, there are KBers who think that's silly, their loss.

Ignore a few of more of his ideas and you'll be up there (down there?) with Cassina.

[caspernz]

100% cassina bait thread.

I'll agree with you there my good man :banana:

[swbarnett]

I did mention that there are differences in culture. That was one, but it doesn't mean there's nothing of use in the article. Use what works for you, ignore what doesn't.
I'm not saying that there aren't some gems further down that I would agree with (I'm pretty sure there would be). I wouldn't know as I didn't read it. My point is that anyone that advocates high beam has no appreciation for how distracting, annoying and downright painful it can be for some of us to get a strong light right in the mirror. The only problem we have on our roads (in traffic) is a lack of courtesy towards other road users. Anyone that advocates lowering the level of courtesy loses credibility.

[george formby]

has cellphonedriving being illegal actually stopped any cunt?
i see as much if not more now, than before it was illegal. and even politzei doing it.

as to it being the lead cause of distraction amongst cagefaggots...i think it's rather a scapegoat for general faggotry that faggots refuse to de-faggotify.

stupid: is how i rank that article. and americans.



" Stopping, steering, weaving, flashing lights, covering horn
buttons. All good skills, "
...rly???


enter rastus, stage left...

You got me with that many faggots in a sentence - ish. I thought it was a bit hyperbollock, not the faggotisms.

When I started shaving (dousing my chin with milk and presenting it to the cat) it was called ; owning your space on the road.