11-09-15, 02:44 PM
I'm not surprised there was a fatal there, I pass it every day. I have to confess, I heard about it the day it happened and they said a biker in his 50's my first thought was "please not Dazza".
The prob with that junction is you have overhanging trees just to the right changing contrast of light so car drivers who are looking for very small gaps in which to pull out have a slightly harder job than normal.
If I see a car at that junction and I'm on the bike I slow down and move the bike from side to make myself seen.
That's one things that's really stuck with me from biker down road skills. Question, what are drivers looking for when pulling out of junctions? The answer is GAPS, not vehicles, plus the average driver looks for about half a second in each direction. That's not a lot of time to take in information as to what's coming down the road!
The prob with that junction is you have overhanging trees just to the right changing contrast of light so car drivers who are looking for very small gaps in which to pull out have a slightly harder job than normal.
If I see a car at that junction and I'm on the bike I slow down and move the bike from side to make myself seen.
That's one things that's really stuck with me from biker down road skills. Question, what are drivers looking for when pulling out of junctions? The answer is GAPS, not vehicles, plus the average driver looks for about half a second in each direction. That's not a lot of time to take in information as to what's coming down the road!
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