Constructive advice to government

[R-Soul]

By the way, be careful suggesting on KB that you might make some training apparatus to attach to a bike to inspire confidence in the learner, as I recently tried this and got resoundly bashed by racers and other experienced users alike, much to many Mentors' mirth.

I mentioned it because I read about it recently and thought what a great idea it was. It is offered by Keith code at the CSBKS, and in fact he even has a US patent on the machine (but not in NZ- at least none that I could find). So there you have all the instructions to make one laid out. The mechanism holds the bike up (kind of like on trainer wheels) when back or front wheel grip is lost in cornering, so you are not scared to push grip to its ultimate limit.

It makes no sense to me why each time you learn what the ultimate levels of grip on a bike are, the experience should be accompanied by pain and a massive dent to the wallet. A few sessions on such a machine would also teach riders JUST how far they can actually go. So that, while they probably will never actually ride at these levels, the one time they go into a corner too fast, they wont freeze and go off the outside.

[R-Soul]

Here the machines are:


http://www.superbikeschool.com/machinery/

[The Stranger:Me]

Well thats why we want the right to sue back from the ACC!

Be careful what you wish for.
Last time I sued someone it cost me many tens of thousands of dollars, up front. You got that kicking around?
If you can sue others, should they be able to sue you?

[R-Soul]

Be careful what you wish for.
Last time I sued someone it cost me many tens of thousands of dollars, up front. You got that kicking around?
If you can sue others, should they be able to sue you?

Only if they pay increased ACC levies...

Yeah I am not actually a big fan of sueing anybody. I was hoping that something could get cagers to wakeup and smell the coffee. But it probably won't as they are ALSO unconsciously incompetent.

[Tink]

This is perfect example of unconsciously incompetent - Do you not realise that being able to turn or swerve quickly in that situation is CRITICAL? and that if, as a rider, it had been hardwired in, your first reaction would have been to swerve to give way by using the bars.

Your suggestion of "just using common sense" just does not cut it. And you seem to have no desire whatsoever to improve your situation? Ridiculous!

Common sense does NOT help you fgure out situations where bike control is counter intuitive - training and instruction does.

I understand... but...our beautiful young Amber is gone.. a learner .. a lover of petrol sports.... your daddy is to you still AND WILL be always No 1

[R-Soul]

I understand... but...our beautiful young Amber is gone.. a learner .. a lover of petrol sports.... your daddy is to you still AND WILL be always No 1

Sorry... didn't mean to be a jerk...

[R-Soul]

Geez that was a conversation stopper huh? But it seems a waste to let a nice constructive thread like this go to waste. Any other ideas on constructive advice for the gubbermint?