29-12-11, 10:58 AM
(29-12-11, 10:16 AM)pitternator link Wrote: FFS ! :eek ...makes awesome viewing seeing their roads...absolute bedlam! :lol
Ahh, it reminded me of my ride through Vietnam, the main coast road that runs north/south is the same sort of mayhem day and night. One thing that is hard to get used to on these sort of roads is that oncoming traffic has priority over motorcycles when overtaking. Imagine, you successfully overtake a slow moving lorry and the lane ahead is clear for half a mile then suddenly it fills up with a long line of lorrys/buses coming straight at you at 60mph, all you can do is move right over to the kerb where you have a couple of feet of space as they thunder past. Now imagine that all day, every time your lane is empty ahead, then imagine pouring monsoon rain, visibilty 40m and dchickens/cows/dogs/rats running around the road. And finally, imagine no choice but dog liver curry for dinner at the end of the day (not kidding)
Intereastingly, a system based riding technique doesn't work in asia, each and every second needs an instinct based decision. If you ride over there for a period of time, you can ride anywhere.