25-07-13, 06:50 AM
60+ million people; 35million road vehicles- with the biggest percentage in Greater London/SE England. As a Londoner(by birth) & a Midlander by circumstance I am very glad I don't have to commute by any means of transport anymore. I am one lucky f****r who can ride for pleasure nowadays-mostly heading west of Brum for the joys of Welsh roads. As a retiree(& ex long distance cage,van & truck driver & two-wheel rider-including cycles & reluctant pedestrian!)) I can see the difficulties each group of road users has to face. Sadly its impossible to remove the selfish thoughtless incompetent & downright dangerous road "sharers"-but as motorcyclists we are at least aware of the dangers out there & guess we need to be entirely selfish regarding self-preservation. Theres no hard & fast rules that cover every scenario. Just have to apply commonsense! :eek