Are we TOTALLY invisible?

[Headbanger]

Yes, you are totally invisible. Never forget it and always ride like it.

Thats going to make smashing off their wing mirrors so so sweet.

They will be like, "who the fuck was that, I can't see anybody"

And I'll be like "fuck you arsehola, I'm fuckin invisible"

Oh yeah

[Big Dave]

Thats going to make smashing off their wing mirrors so so sweet.

They will be like, "who the fuck was that, I can't see anybody"

And I'll be like "fuck you arsehola, I'm fuckin invisible"

Oh yeah

Yes - but you'll need the special 'Emperor Brand' invisibility riding suit to match.

I have one I can let you have for $500.

[p.dath]

I hate to mention this, but is the problem with every other road user - or something you are doing? Just seems a bit suspicous.

What do you do to make other road users aware of your presence? Something visual? Something noisy? Brightly coloured bike maybe?

[imdying]

I hate to mention this, but is the problem with every other road user - or something you are doing? Just seems a bit suspicous.

What do you do to make other road users aware of your presence? Something visual? Something noisy? Brightly coloured bike maybe?

They won't see anything if they're looking at their iPod or (insert distraction here) mate, you look after yourself as best you can and you'll be ok most of the time. The rest of the time, well, if you could control that, we'd all be on our knees worshipping you now wouldn't we

/edit: Don't be getting ideas either! :P

[Bren]

I hate to mention this, but is the problem with every other road user - or something you are doing? Just seems a bit suspicous.

What do you do to make other road users aware of your presence? Something visual? Something noisy? Brightly coloured bike maybe?

Oh, my bad.....I should have gone riding on a neon pink hog with tassles dangling off the handlebars whilst wearing a clown suit and big sz 24 shoes....Remind me to grab them out of the closet next time I go for a ride!

[Genie]

Hi Bren,

So pleased to read you got out for a ride.
How was it, despite the thoughtless dorks in their cars. Did you get in the zone and experience the pure bliss that is riding?
How rude that other people should be on the road when you are? Do that not know that the road is yours and they should get the fuk off it!!! Really how rude, and then to blast their way across your path without any consideration for you. Disgusting.
I'm rather pleased to read you got out there and played, your soul needed that.
I was informed by a rather clever young man that when I ride my bike I should tell myself that everyone else that is on the road wants to kill me and it order to stay alive I must be extra vigilant. I'm glad you are extra vigilant for that means you can ride again tomorrow.

Have a pleasant evening and dream of twisties.

Genie

[imdying]

Have a pleasant evening and dream of twisties.

I would, but I got married, so now I just dream of her curves

[Dave Lobster]

I don't believe any of this. The law was changed so we all ride round with our headlights on all the time. This makes us all visible, all of the time.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have wasted our money changing the law.

[Genie]

I don't believe any of this. The law was changed so we all ride round with our headlights on all the time. This makes us all visible, all of the time.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have wasted our money changing the law.

Seriously, I so hope you dont' believe what you just posted...oh I'm sure your taking the piss!
You just have to be, please tell me your post was riddled in sarcasm

[bones135]

Had a guy nearly cut me off on a Mt Maunganui roundabout this arvo....got through & looked down & saw my left indicator was on.....We can all be dumb asses at times...well i can anyways

[Urano]

Yes, you are totally invisible. Never forget it and always ride like it.

so true: 80% of bike accident caused by "oh sorry, didn't see you..."
actual statistic.
keep that in mind.

I've got twin headlights and two running lights... I'm not invisible.. they see me and just go anyway.

The law was changed so we all ride round with our headlights on all the time. This makes us all visible, all of the time.

it's not so easy. as i've said before, the main problem is the perception of the "point of light" appearance of a bike. it's way more difficult to understand speed and direction of a single light point than a couple, as you have on a car.
if, at evening, you look at a bike slowly overtaking a car queue on the other lane, you'll find very hard to understand where is it in every single moment: it seems just another car light...
beside that, your "running light" system, with the direction indicators always on, seem to me dangerous rather than useful...

if you have less "registration" problems than we have (by law we have no possibilities to change almost anything on the bike...) i'd really suggest to put a red or yellow or white strobo flashing light under the fairing of the bike.
i'd already have done it, if i could... (PS: is this period correct with the verbs? i often make a mess... )

I hate to mention this, but is the problem with every other road user - or something you are doing? Just seems a bit suspicous.
What do you do to make other road users aware of your presence? Something visual? Something noisy? Brightly coloured bike maybe?

right, and always useful.
white or bright colours helmets first of all: let them go with the last cool "replica" scheme, keep it plain but bright!
then bright bike colours too, if possible: it's strange to say, but my lime green kawasaki was spotted from distance, and recognized as something "fast" (even if it wasn't properly true...) cause most people know that is a racing colour. buy a black or gray bike, even if it's a zzr 1400, and you'll disappear in the fog...
then stay "large" on the intersection, don't stay right behind a car preceding you, use always the direction indicator, etc etc... we all know...

They won't see anything if they're looking at their iPod or (insert distraction here) mate

oh man! this is italians' favourite game!
they're able (well, no, they aren't) to drive while smoking, eating, drinkin, reading newspaper, writing sms (because you know, talkin at the phone is forbidden, so let's do something intelligent!...), arguing with the passenger, makin' up, cutting their nails, dressing up, combing hairs, making crosswords, and, actually one of the best i've ever seen, MAKIN PUZZLES...

no need to add anything else...

[Urano]

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[schrodingers cat]

Don't forget, winter=reduced visibility.

Winter = reduced temperature = reduced neural activity

[rjg]

It's so frustrating when people pull out in front of you, or try and change lanes on top of you. After having a few near misses from these people, I ride much more defensively and assume that no one can see me.

I also up-sized my horn and rest my thumb on it if I think someone is going to do something stupid.

[blackdog]

I can only assume from the OP that you were riding completely within the boundaries, were able to identify and negate any and all hazards, and got a TAG.

I say well managed, and a squirt in the rain.

Keep it up.