12-12-11, 08:12 PM
(12-12-11, 09:46 AM)pitternator link Wrote: Personally if I do speed, its on my own, on roads I at least know well, and its entirely at my own risk.
Yes, and...?
The mistake I made that I detailed in the OP was my own fault, not because I was trying to do something someone else had done, but because I wasn't concentrating on what *I* was doing. As you're always told "Ride your own ride, you are responsible for all your own riding decisions".
It was a stupid loss of concentration, fortunately I got away with it and I certainly won't do it again.
Quote:I do think that passing the IAM can give you a feeling of smugness and invulnerability ..after all, how can accidents happen now I am so well trained ??.... trouble is, they may still do so.
As opposed to all the other people on the road who simply think "I've passed my driving test/ bike test, so I know everything I need to know..."?
At least with advanced training you've got a better idea of the risks involved.