Hit by a motorbike last night
- Thread starter caesar
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Jake
New Member
a) surely a picture of a little byclcle when your sitting on some jock rocket would make you think
true but unlike some of todays riders who think they have to be at the front, sometimes i am happy to sit in the middle of a row of traffic if its safer.
its hard to enforce and there is not much we can do, unless we point out to the bikers that they should not be in the box. But i dont think i could cope with that many thumps each day
true but unlike some of todays riders who think they have to be at the front, sometimes i am happy to sit in the middle of a row of traffic if its safer.its hard to enforce and there is not much we can do, unless we point out to the bikers that they should not be in the box. But i dont think i could cope with that many thumps each day
A cheeky grab of his clutch would have given him a fright, or a well aimed toe-poke at his gear lever would cause him some inconvenience too.
I ride a motorbike but I give cyclists plenty of room (same in the car) it's all down to whether the individual rider is a bell end.
I ride a motorbike but I give cyclists plenty of room (same in the car) it's all down to whether the individual rider is a bell end.
Black Sheep
Guru
- Location
- Rammy
caesar said:
yeh, i noticed blackfriars bridge is a bit crappy when driving over it a few weeks back at 2am, thought the van was gonna get smashed by a taxi and not fit through a gap
As well as the police, worth reporting to TfL and LCC, both of whom are monitoring the motorbikes in bus lane exptl traffic order - links here:
http://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1295
http://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1295
A couple of things to bear in mind.
a)If you enter a ASL from anywhere apart from the feeder lane, or pass over the Advanced stop line yourself you are also breaking the law.
If a vehicle is already in it, then it has a legal right to be there.
Without a witness or an admission, you will be hard pushed to make it stick that they weren't already there.
Most motorcyclists try to filter to the front of the queue. This is as much a self preservation measure as that of trying to speed their passage through the traffic.
a)If you enter a ASL from anywhere apart from the feeder lane, or pass over the Advanced stop line yourself you are also breaking the law.
If a vehicle is already in it, then it has a legal right to be there.Without a witness or an admission, you will be hard pushed to make it stick that they weren't already there.
Most motorcyclists try to filter to the front of the queue. This is as much a self preservation measure as that of trying to speed their passage through the traffic.
very-near said:
Safe for them but not for me if they clip me while accelerating out of it! On junctions with multiple lanes where there is no right turn then I can see the logic in having an ASL for motorbikes and mopeds in the outer lanes, but they shouldn't be mixed.
Sprocket Dog
New Member
- Location
- Sidcup
very-near said:The biggest problem is you are talking about London traffic. I always find it so aggressive when driving or riding up there. No one wants to give an inch
Agreed. If I commute by bicycle I find it's cyclists that irk me, if I commute by motorcycle it's the motorcyclists that irk me. Don't know why, but it's something I've noticed over the past years.
hackbike 666
Guest
Seems like im lucky then.The only problem I had was when I used Lower Thames Street down from Tower Gateway was the motorcycles always used to use the cycle lane in heavy traffic.I tended to try and keep well out the way or let them pass if they were bugging behind me.They also tend to weave in and out of traffic and become like peds although slightly more visible.I don't tend to use that route as much anyway now as it's more trouble than it's worth.
tdr1nka
Taking the biscuit
- Location
- SE London, Bandit Country
Sorry to hear your story ceaser.
I do the majority of my riding in South London and this is how I've changed my drill viz Motorbikes in Bus Lanes.
Look behind you a lot more!
I figure the greatest risk is when traffic is at a halt or slow moving and so boxing in the Bus Lane, and as we know the average bus lane is not wide enough for a car to pass a cyclist safely.
I ride a meter or so out from the curb which blocks any 'cheeky' drivers, taxis etc, from overtaking but it also gives me time and space to pull over should a motorbike approach. Listen out for exhaust noise too.
I do the majority of my riding in South London and this is how I've changed my drill viz Motorbikes in Bus Lanes.
Look behind you a lot more!
I figure the greatest risk is when traffic is at a halt or slow moving and so boxing in the Bus Lane, and as we know the average bus lane is not wide enough for a car to pass a cyclist safely.
I ride a meter or so out from the curb which blocks any 'cheeky' drivers, taxis etc, from overtaking but it also gives me time and space to pull over should a motorbike approach. Listen out for exhaust noise too.
