Roadrunner78
Senior Member
- Location
- Scotland
How defensively do you ride?
I am sick to death of drivers not giving hoot about be on my bike.. close passes, passes a few yards before roundabouts, passes just before pinch points, "hello my arm is out i want to turn off, why wont you all let me?" Etc etc the usual stuff.
I learned a bit of defensive riding from this forum. I use to ride in the gutter but now im pushing it further than primary, as in if its not safe to pass you aint getting past!
Eg, Pinch point im out in advance positioned just before center of my lane. Just before roundabouts, the same. Obviously if the driver is racing up behind me i let them go, sometimes it feels like they would drive straight through you! That kind of idea.
The end result is me arriving at my destination calm and with more of the upper hand. Each example should be read with good road sense as a push bike is no match to a car in a stand off i know. But how defensive is your riding?
Good example. Not my vid tho.
View: http://www.youtube.com/user/kmcyc#p/u/102/64Z59DzUwyA
I am sick to death of drivers not giving hoot about be on my bike.. close passes, passes a few yards before roundabouts, passes just before pinch points, "hello my arm is out i want to turn off, why wont you all let me?" Etc etc the usual stuff.
I learned a bit of defensive riding from this forum. I use to ride in the gutter but now im pushing it further than primary, as in if its not safe to pass you aint getting past!
Eg, Pinch point im out in advance positioned just before center of my lane. Just before roundabouts, the same. Obviously if the driver is racing up behind me i let them go, sometimes it feels like they would drive straight through you! That kind of idea.
The end result is me arriving at my destination calm and with more of the upper hand. Each example should be read with good road sense as a push bike is no match to a car in a stand off i know. But how defensive is your riding?
Good example. Not my vid tho.
View: http://www.youtube.com/user/kmcyc#p/u/102/64Z59DzUwyA