Hardcore Biker
Fellow Bike Riders:
When you are out enjoying the nice weather, riding your bike with your shiny new riding gear on, and I am not - instead having to be driving my behemouth POS work vehicle DON'T RIDE IN MY FUCKING BLIND SPOT.
I'd seen you coming and I knew you were still there cause I had my windows down and could hear your chain.
One day you'll get cleaned up and it will be all the 'cage' drivers fault for not seeing you.
TWAT
"I don't like it, and I'm sorry I ever had anything to do with it." -- Erwin Schrodinger talking about quantum mechanics.
Forum whore
You should have indicated and then given him a squeeze. He is more likely to learn from that than reading on here and not even realising you are talking about him.
Hardcore Biker
If you'd seen him and could hear him,and therefore knew he was there.
Wants the problem ?,,,,ok, pissed off you were at work an he wasn't,,I get it now
Hardcore Biker
Actually no I wasn't pissed off. My point is that I am very bike aware. It has been pointed out ad nauseum that most other road users aren't.Originally Posted by Road kill
If you'd seen him and could hear him,and therefore knew he was there.
Wants the problem ?,,,,ok, pissed off you were at work an he wasn't,,I get it now
Its not me he has to fear.
The point is a gentle reminder to all - don't put yourself in blind spots.
If you can't see the drivers face in their mirrors they can't see you.
Nice point about the indicate and move Berries - I don't know that I'm comfortable with intentionally giving someone a fright even if it is for their own good.
"I don't like it, and I'm sorry I ever had anything to do with it." -- Erwin Schrodinger talking about quantum mechanics.
Hardcore Biker
Some people need to learn how to look in the mirror first !
Got cut of twice by the same lady with in 1 Km
First she pull out from being parked on the side of the road (100kph zone) without indicator or looking (thank you ABS) then 500 m up the road she pulled into the passing lane that I was in (she was only traveling at 70kph) again cutting me off, there wasn't any car for her to overtake! I should have guested that she would do that
Embracing mediocrity
Well I know it wasn't me, there's nothing shiny about my gear or the bike I was riding today.
Riding cheap crappy old bikes badly since 1987
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Forum whore
Better to learn from a fright than it being your last lesson. I don't mind sitting in a cars blind spot, they pull out often enough when I am clearly visible that it makes no difference to me. I wouldn't spend long behind a bus or truck though. A lesson that I have always remembered was me going for a fang along the A93 in Scotland when I was a relative newbie. I caught up with a couple of cars and pulled out to overtake. As soon as I had committted to it the rear car started to indicate right and moved to the centreline. Woops. When I finally made the pass I turned and saw the driver giving me the finger, it was a bike riding work colleague who did it on purpose. The thought of that has saved me a couple of times when it has happened for real.
Forum whore
Meh if he/she was behind you whats the biff? If they run up ya arse and bin it it's not your problem. Unless you have a habit of chucking it into reverse for no reason.
Hardcore Biker
So why didn't you just say that without the bullshit ?
Anarchic Wild Child
Shit .. it's almost impossible to ride where a truck driver can alwasy see you. Most trucks only have wing mirrors - which mean you either sit out close to the white line or sit close to the left side of the road ... neither of which are good places to be ...
I tend to drift in and out so the driver always knows I'm there ...
"So if you meet me, have some sympathy, have some courtesy, have some taste ..."
mini meeeeeee
When traveling down to Wanganui and back last week I noticed a heap of billboards aimed at motorcyclists, including "don't ride in the blind spot" ones. I'd have thought riding in the blind spot wouldn't be the wisest of options because generally it means you're close enough to the vehicle in front of you that following distance is minimal --> increased potential for crap to happen.
Each to their own I guess, but I wouldn't do it as a matter of course. Riders bitch and moan enough about smidsys that deliberately putting yourself into that type of equation simply doesn't make sense.
I lahk to moove eet moove eet...
Katman to steveb64
Suffers from peterpan syndrome
...it could have been one of these guys!....its a new game similar to planking
...but ya only get one shot at it
When Life thows me a curve
...I lean into it!
Highway Biker
Riding in any vehicles blind spot is bound to cause shit. Yes they should check their blind spot before pulling out, but I reckon less than 1% of drivers actually do this.
Generally if I'm doing the same speed or passing a vehicle very slowly due to slow traffic in the fast lane, I will either leave a larger gap in front of me or giv er' some throttle to get out of the blind spot pronto. Every second spent in that blind spot is a second closer to death.
Aio ki te Aorangi
Get better mirrors
DICK...
Genuine question, well kinda... but how the hell can you tell that you're in the blind spot of a vehicle? We had a friends car whilst he was oota the country for a few weeks and it's one of the first cars I've driven with a glaringly obvious blind spot. How is a motorcyclist to know where the blindspot is for any given vehicle type?
I didn't think!!! I experimented!!!
Forum whore
I thought it was fairly obvious.Genuine question, well kinda
If you're behind a vehicle and can't see the driver's face in any of their mirrors there's a good chance that you're in their blind spot.
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