07-09-14, 03:30 PM
(07-09-14, 02:12 PM)noggythenog link Wrote: I had a close call when i was 19 and in my Nova......like every young Nova driver i was driving like a twat.......it is the law. :rolleyes
Anyway i was shifting on and a double foccin decker bus pulled out from a junction on me :eek .......i had no time to brake......& my brakes barely worked anyway......he was right across my side of the road & just crossing the centre line when i managed to swerve and just squeeze through the gap in front of him....from then on i assumed that anyone could do this to me.
So considering these things can happen between a bus and a car i don't really buy into high viz and lights saving my bacon.
That being said i still do the odd stupid thing....it's the risks we take.....bikes are fun.....boys will be boys......this bloke has enjoyed his short life and died for his passion......better than being 90 and having never done anything with yourself.........kinda like dole bums never really have many "legitimate" injuries coz they dont do foc all!.
RIP
Only takes a spot of rain and a hi-vis will make you much more visible to all around you, even more so to other bikers who don't have the privilege of windscreen wipers.
I also found that when i didn't wear my hi-vis i would get a completely different attitude towards me from other drivers for some odd reason, so now i wear it all the time.
It's a good quality one i use as well, not the usual road sweeper, velcro flappy type, so it's not a hindrance in any way.
http://www.ultimatebikegear.co.uk/produc...range.html
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