Originally Posted by
rstdave
As much as i love bikes.....it's that type of attitude that sees alot of bikers on their ass after being hit by cars! As a couple have said, steady paced filtering so you don't have to sit in traffic is fine, but ultimately you are overtaking people which is always a risk when you're not using a seperate lane as such! Why on earth they think it's fine to filter at 60mph i don't know, it's so easy for them to sneak up on you without being seen. The thing that really pisses me off is when bikers overtake traffic when you're coming towards them, using your side of the road trying to force you off the road.....ultimately you're highly likely to come off worse when you come off your bike so why some people seem to wanna raise the stakes of it happening i don't know
your first line made me laugh, "its the attitude of bikers" "after being hit by a car" lol unfortuantly the majority of the time bikers get knocked off by car drivers is down to the following,
car drivers not paying any attention to whats going on around them
in a rush so not paying enough attention
or just being a shite driver.
Unfrotunatly people pass there driving test but that doesnt make them a good driver it just means they can tick the boxes and reverse around a corner, imo i think everyone should have to sit a cbt as part of there driving test which might make them appreciate and understand bikes on the road