Windscreen Wipers

[Chris]

I've never ridden/driven in London, although I have been to London and witnessed it. Having said that, I have driven during rush hour in a few other cities. Surely we could all use more experience/road sense. I'm sure your awerness and skills are very good and I believe that, because of that, you'd get quite a lot from my suggestion. There are ways we can all improve our roadcraft and experince plays a massive part of that.

I stand by my earlier statement that you can't "know" what it's like until you've done it for yourself. Like the people you take on the back of your bike, I do hope you don't try and make them feel the way you described just to prove a point to them, They will have a pre concieved expectation of what it's like to be on a bike but until they've done it then they can't really know, hence some of their reactions. I'm sure that they have modified their driving because of their experience eg, giving a biker more space etc.

I agree that others standards on the roads are very poor. Hence why we should all encourage others to improve their skills (even if they are at a high standard) 

I have always tried to drive as many different vehicles as possible and have found each and every experience very useful. Cars, vans, mini buses, car with trailer, pickups, quads and of course bikes. Each experience was different and from each experience it has influenced the way I have used the other vehicles.

Chris