Telephone calls whilst riding

[simonm]

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[quote author=Tiberius Onklevaart link=topic=6968.msg65928#msg65928 date=1364483542]
Out of interest, when having passengers in the car, do we sit there in silence? Are they banned from uttering a word, lest they remove you from the zone?

I knew this one would come up - other car occupants are aware of what's happening at the same time as you are so if you were driving in a snowstorm then yes, they would be quiet and allow you to concentrate on the job in hand

However this is about why the hell are telephone conversations necessary whilst riding a motorcycle - not driving a car, so the point is moot.

What radio station and what kitchen utensils you listen to and play with are entirely up to you, neither requires a licence to do so and anyone entering your kitchen does so at their own risk, other road users do not have any choice and are entitled to the same standard of concentration and driving from everyone.
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So by your definition you never look at the scenery either  as it's not "the job in hand"?  What a boring life.  Riding is about being confident enough in your ability and the bike and your experience to actively enjoy the ride.  If that is looking at scenery, humming whilst listening to music or talking to a pillion, fellow rider or your mum in law.  I have bluetooth hands free in my car and since I've been driving for 15 years feel that I am capable of talking meaningless dross with my mum or wife whilst still being able to look at hazards, drive confidently and enjoy myself (apart from having to listen to the mum or wife)
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And you will carry on believing that you do not need 100% concentration until you have an accident, ever heard the saying pride goes before a fall?

Your ability is only part of what is required to keep you alive on the road, what if you meet someone just like you on the road one day who isn't fully concentrating?

With your attitude you may well end up one of those people that claims never to have had an accident in a hundred years of motoring but has never looked behind them to see what they caused either.

Take an advanced riding course and see what they have to say about it - and don't quote that they use intercoms to teach you, that's a learning tool and not over used during the lessons or used for idle chatter which takes your mind off riding.
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I'm glad I've got you here to tell me how to live my life.    There is nothing wrong with having an opinion until you believe that yours is right to the detriment of other peoples.  I don't profess to know everything but it would be nice to see understanding and humility of differing perspectives without telling people that they're wrong.


Even if I didn't listen to music my driving wouldn't be perfect. C'est la vie.  I suppose you'll be at the front of the queue telling the police officers that they have to stop every time they want to talk to dispatch.  I'm sure you'll find some justification to excuse them whilst stringing up the rest of us. 


You talk as if you're perfect, sometime you'll fall from the pedestal and realise that everyone, you included, is fallible and human and we make mistakes regardless of the extent of our training.