That would have been a better approach, I agree. Is it possible to change polls once they're underway?Originally Posted by bogan
Car drivers cause most bike crashes
Biike riders cause most crashes
Dodgy roads cause most crashes
All of the above cause crashes and there is no leading cause
dodgy is as dodgy does
That would have been a better approach, I agree. Is it possible to change polls once they're underway?
Don't blame me, I voted Green.
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don't think so, cos you'd have to delete all the old choices, get a mod to delete this thread and start over perhaps?
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Forum whore
Fuck me, I thought you said you were in marketing!
FUN LOVIN CRIMINAL
like reinventing the wheel :slap:
PEOPLE cause crashes period & the majority of contributing factors involved in any crash have a human hand somewhere along the line.
Hardcore Biker
Women are the cause of most accidents.
"You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely."
OK, so who's next?
As a fairly high crash rate rider, I personally stand at about 50/50 on the car vs bike thing.....don't think I've ever had a crash from dodgy roads, close a few times, but can't remember ever crashing from it.
Out of interest though, I don't believe any of the accidents involving another vehicle were caused by me, and they usually involved a big white van picking me up, where all the others I could usually ride away from.
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Car drivers, risks should be mitigated by experienced riders.
Bad roads, are a challenge and welcomed compared to tarmac cruises.
Riders, I've seen some absolute retards on two wheels lately.
my 2.00775 cents worth.
Hardcore Biker
How can a road cause a crash...it is an inanimate object. The crash is caused by the rider not riding to the conditions appropriate to that road. Nothing else.
Many many years ago, I trained as a defensive driving instructor (1986). That course taught several useful techniques for "accident" avoidance.
1. Drive (ride) at a speed that you can stop within the length of lane visible to you on a 2 lane road, and 1/2 the length of lane visible on a single lane road.
This simple tool should allow anyone to react to changing road condition, unforseen obstacles.
In the riders seat
I think you're forgetting they would actually have to be paying attention and looking for them
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
Hardcore Biker
Well of course...far easier to blame the road.....
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the MFSC have caused a few
Self lubricating tool.....
So did your mothers...
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Bored Room
Other developed countries also have:
compulsory third party insurance
sliding scale of vehicle registration....more power= higher cost.
no cheap jap imports
harder licence testing
more speed cameras
etc......
Ask your MP to campaign for these so more money can be spent on improved roads
DeMyer's Laws - an argument that consists primarily of rambling quotes isn't worth bothering with.
L-Plate Rider
Dont fully follow how "cheap jap imports" cause more accidents..methinks hitting a Mazda Familia vs a local assembled Ford Laser would hurt about the same. (f=m.a and all) I think a major improvement would come from "eductaing" the number of riders who think a snow jacket and work boots let alone jandals make great riding attire...
Forum whore
Trouble is, no amount of decent riding gear avoids accidents either.
Having what's between the ears switched on at all times is likely to have more of an effect.
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