nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
I can sympathise with Accy as I know what the roads are like. Steep, twisty
The problem is that you're going downhill at a sensible speed, braking. As soon as you take your hand off the front brake to indicate right, you're reliant on just the back brake. At the same time you might be going round a bend. So you're steering with your left hand, braking with your left hand. What happens is you start to speed up
This is exactly what happens near me. I can't indicate too early, because there is another right turn and if I indicate too soon, then don't take it, the car driver behind me will then assume I'm going straight on. So I'm stuck with waiting, good look behind, quick indicate right while trying to steer and brake with my left, right hand back on the brake, slow down, turn right. I don't indicate again as my right hand is too busy braking
Of course I could get off the bike, walk down the hill etc which would be far safer. But I don't
The problem is that you're going downhill at a sensible speed, braking. As soon as you take your hand off the front brake to indicate right, you're reliant on just the back brake. At the same time you might be going round a bend. So you're steering with your left hand, braking with your left hand. What happens is you start to speed up
This is exactly what happens near me. I can't indicate too early, because there is another right turn and if I indicate too soon, then don't take it, the car driver behind me will then assume I'm going straight on. So I'm stuck with waiting, good look behind, quick indicate right while trying to steer and brake with my left, right hand back on the brake, slow down, turn right. I don't indicate again as my right hand is too busy braking
Of course I could get off the bike, walk down the hill etc which would be far safer. But I don't