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What is needed to stay alive on two wheels

  1. Anti-bike propaganda

    Yes, the VFR does 170kmh! And up a slight incline too.

    The photo here is of the back of a taxi. Almost every second taxi here has one of these stickers on the back, and they really piss me off. Roughly, it says:

    (Caution) Motorcycles!
    Two-wheeler accidents! Frequent/numerous

    And that's it - no particular mention as to the purpose of the sticker or any basis to the claim it presents. It seems that ...
  2. By-Q courier

    Check out this guys mirror helmet. Bike couriers are pretty common here, not quite as common on scooters like this though, I think non-scooter bike couriers are probably slightly more numerous. By the way my wife told my why I hardly ever see bike couriers riding cubs, when cubs are so common for other types of delivery - bike couriers ride their own bike. So that explains it, a cub is ok if your employer is providing it, but not to have as your own ...