The Unwritten Rules of Riding

[Zed]

Inspired by comments & questions on another thread, I thought it appropriate to start this new thread concerning the rules of the road that are 'unwritten' to hopefully better our biker awareness and skills...

Unwritten rules are those things you learn through experience and are usually common sense appraoches to potential hazards that aren't necessarily written down in the road code, 'common courtesy' being a major one that many motorists in NZ don't seem to have learned!

There is an unwritten law to travel at 95kph on the open road, up until passing lanes where the acceptable speed limit is 150kph. (slightly exaggerated of course)

A large percent of drivers don't know the basic road rules. Just look at any intersection where the traffic lights have failed. Give way to the right rule is overridden by the "Give way to bigger vehicles" law.

Please feel free to add any rules that you consider 'unwritten' for the rest of the KB populous to benefit from.

[MSTRS:Me]

The breaking of cage wing mirrors is a valuable teaching tool for blind drivers.

[sAsLEX]

a house has a gargre in which to prak ones sprot bike

[Karma]

A wave or gentle nod is an acceptable greeting to a fellow motorcyclist when on the road. It's a brotherhood people.

[Eurodave]

What is the internationaly accepted signal for "cop ahead" on a motorcycle. Obviously in a cage they flash there headlights.
I have tried the extend one finger up and whirl your hand around up in the air to simulate a rotating police light. Either the other guy things I'm insane or he gets the picture. Thoughts??

Why not just flash your headlite?

[Zapf]

What is the internationaly accepted signal for "cop ahead" on a motorcycle. Obviously in a cage they flash there headlights.
I have tried the extend one finger up and whirl your hand around up in the air to simulate a rotating police light. Either the other guy things I'm insane or he gets the picture. Thoughts??

I think that is 1 of a few accepted methods... another one I have seen is knocking ones helmet with fist....

[Zapf]

The breaking of cage wing mirrors is a valuable teaching tool for blind drivers.

make sure you have a glove with hard armor.... wing mirrors are not soft by any means

or your can always run your titanium armored glove along the paint....

[Zapf]

- While in traffic... always allow yourself an escape route

- Take the initiative and be aggressively defensive

[FROSTY:Me]

ereyone and everything is dead set keen to KILL you
ride with that in mind and you'll live a long time

[Firefight]

membership of "Fight Club" is most defiantly sort after, however few have been granted the privilege to join this exclusive brotherhood.


F/F

[Highlander]

ereyone and everything is dead set keen to KILL you
ride with that in mind and you'll live a long time

Echoes of my old man teaching me to drive. Almost a word for word quote if my memory stretches back 20 odd years.

[sunhuntin]

white and green paint on the road is slippery when wet....always assume that means so is every other color on the road.

never ride faster than your angel can fly

[Hitcher]

What is the internationaly accepted signal for "cop ahead" on a motorcycle. Obviously in a cage they flash there headlights.
I have tried the extend one finger up and whirl your hand around up in the air to simulate a rotating police light. Either the other guy things I'm insane or he gets the picture. Thoughts??

I'm with the whirly finger thang...

[noyz]

A small “thank you” wave as you pass a cage who
Has made an effort to move over and let you go helps to
Reinforce good cage behaviour.

[SixPackBack]

Suggesting fellow riders are dangerous road companions without first hand experience is libellous, don't do it Zed!