20-12-11, 12:48 AM
When I cycled I had 3rd party insurance. The thing about keeping safe when cycling are the exact same things about keeping safe when riding or driving. Expect the unexpected.
The problem is, quite a lot of cyclists don't bother arming themselves with information they need to navigate the roads safely, are rarely able to pre-empt hazards, and, due to ignorance, can't put themselves in the shoes of other road users.
Same with impatient car drivers getting pissy with bikers. If they had ever spent any time on a bike, then I am certain they would drive better, and understand what they criticise so much. People always attack what they don't understand.
With regard to cyclists, and I see this in London all time, their ignorance results in often tragic results. With headlines like 'Cyclist killed by lorry' makes you think that the lorry driver purposefully murdered the cyclist, although when reading on, you discover that the cyclist put himself in lorries blind spot and got caught.
I do feel significantly safer on a motorbike, than I did on a cycle.
The problem is, quite a lot of cyclists don't bother arming themselves with information they need to navigate the roads safely, are rarely able to pre-empt hazards, and, due to ignorance, can't put themselves in the shoes of other road users.
Same with impatient car drivers getting pissy with bikers. If they had ever spent any time on a bike, then I am certain they would drive better, and understand what they criticise so much. People always attack what they don't understand.
With regard to cyclists, and I see this in London all time, their ignorance results in often tragic results. With headlines like 'Cyclist killed by lorry' makes you think that the lorry driver purposefully murdered the cyclist, although when reading on, you discover that the cyclist put himself in lorries blind spot and got caught.
I do feel significantly safer on a motorbike, than I did on a cycle.