. . . But it can be Reheated in the microwave of Evil.
Etc..
Now that's true classic banter.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Confirmation bias.
Many folk find the L plate demeaning, naff, that sort of thing. Like, they don't want to use one. So they start to see reasons why the L plate is a bad idea.
It's perfectly normal. I've had lots of people on courses tell me it makes things worse, and just as many tell me it makes no difference.
Yes. Karma is real.
As is Jesus' soft silky touch.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
There is always some smart arse trying to put someone else off(L plater), usually while showing off to their mates.
be aware of
-being overtaken and cut off on a STOP intersection-while you are waiting for a car to pass.
-while waiting at a stop or lights etc., someone pulling along side you or behind you(so close you could give them a shave) then revving the engine or tooting the horn or trying to drive into you.
-being invisible to most people on the road - that's just normal.
-L platers tend to get targeted - it makes you more aware, go and practice awareness of other road users and what they do. Most only are aware of what is in front of them and getting ahead(no not that)
-You will get cut off especially on motorway - very few cagers know what its like for the early learning on a mbike. Occasionally a truck will help you out.
-be aware of what you are comfortable with, ATTGATT and ride you own ride.
-if your getting hassled pull over or take another path - you don't need to be pushed into something that may result in something going wrong.
For every A'hole there are 10 riders who will help you out. There are also 10,000 cagers who don't care.
riding isn't for everyone, there are plenty of 'road blocks' to becoming a rider and then becoming proficient(I have a long way to go)
there is a big gap between a novice and an experienced rider-you will get there, just not in 5 minutes.
Practice, learn, train, ask others - it will happen.
but I think its worth the effort for the places you go, the people you meet, the conversations and the different points of view you would have never encountered.
It can also be a lonely place when your starting out on your own.
The L plate,
I found always attracted the 'scum'
It also usually afforded me some space to pull into a line of traffic, most people took some extra care (but not all)
As long as you don't act like a hoon, you should be good.
When you look back, it doesn't take that long to get the full license and be able to remove the L plate
Take it easy and ride you own ride
and Yes, I am a believer in Karma (it does happen, but you have to wait - it really is worth it sometimes to see the event happen)
READ AND UDESTAND
You might hear the phrase "Ride your own ride". Think about it every trip you make, ride for your own safety and within your own limits if others want to ride or drive recklessly or speed, let that be on them.
As your confidence on 2 wheels grows they should become less of a problem, but as long as you have an L plate it's like having a target on your back. Just let it be water off a ducks back, don't let them get to you, it'll only fk up your riding.
I've observed really shitty driving in many circumstances - bike and car, trailer, horse float, L plate or none (I have been riding only 3 years so had my L plates on in recent history). Just last weekend some tosser decided the one-lane roundabout was in fact two lanes, and went around my 2.5m wide behemoth trailer and vehicle to get ahead of me. Shrug. How you ride and how you react is more telling than what other road users may or may not do. A lot of the time they don't even think about YOU, they just think about THEM.
+1 to karma, while I'm at it.
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