Think Bike!

[Mogster]

I see the 'Think Bike' advert is back on TV, and not a moment too soon!.. apparently it was very successful last year at reminding Drivers that we have awoken from our winter slumber and will be now be infesting the roads in greater numbers. Thing is, thems in a car get out of the habit of looking about for us over the winter and so in the spring it is doubley dangerous, mind you i find kicking off a wing mirror or two is a good reminder.

I say 'not soon enough' cos in the last 2 days i have been bloody well invisible! and yes i do wear a yellow vest!
thursday i had a mini bus full of coffin dodgers pull on to the roundabout in front of me, i pulled him over and 'educated him in the error of his ways!' 

And yesterday I had a Merc come across 3 lanes and nearly sideswipe me into into the Hatfield tunnel!!! mind you I had my 'Polite' jacket on and seeing as he couldn't read I fooled him into pulling off at the next junction, where i could vent my spleen at him at my leisure

[routemaster]

Although I like the concept of the advert, glad its back on TV,  but I think they could have done a better job of getting the message across

[Kwikasfuki]

How many coppers are there on this forum? 

[Lonewolf]

Almost Everybody! 

[Kwikasfuki]

Even though my bike is lit up like a xmas tree, there's always the odd idiot that must be absolutely blind

[patrick]

Even though my bike is lit up like a xmas tree, there's always the odd idiot that must be absolutely blind

so it does no harm to assume that everyone is blind and hasn't seen you

[ChrisB]

You probably confuse the buggers.
I still can't work out why such a thing as camouflage jackets for bikers exists. A bike came past me on a local b road recently and just disappeared into the background. I struggled to see him and I knew he was there! He was on a dark green Triumph, wearing camouflage jacket and jeans and a matt black helmet. Oh well you pays your money,

[Kwikasfuki]

so it does no harm to assume that everyone is blind and hasn't seen you

Aye, my view is they are all out to kill me

[Mogster]

If anyone wants one I get my 'Polite Notice, Think bike' from these nice peoples, they used to just do the horse ones but have now added a Think Bike one to the range.

http://www.equisafety.com/polite/en1150-polite-reflective-waistcoat

[Kwikasfuki]

Definately look like a copper wearing that

[Lonewolf]

I like that,    I think that would be prety effective, especially in Bradford.

[Rusty]

I thought this WAS a coppers forum  !!!   

[Mogster]

The vest that I have got come with a little card saying that it is fully endorsed by the Met...

I think this has something to do with the fact that whilst wearing it, one reduces the amount of people using a mobile phone whilst driving...... cos when you come up beside them on a big black GTR, they shit 'em selves and drop the thing in their lap, waggling a finger also helps  *snigger* ..Donc... this is a positive way of helping our wonderfull Police Force to keep the roads safer. 

ooh and you don't get tail-gated as much either 

[1ka]

If anyone wants one I get my 'Polite Notice, Think bike' from these nice peoples, they used to just do the horse ones but have now added a Think Bike one to the range.

http://www.equisafety.com/polite/en1150-polite-reflective-waistcoat

These are fantastic!   But I'd feel guilty wearing one and riding past drivers who'd slammed on and pulled over to let me past at ++legal speeds. 

[O.C.]

Returning to the  'Think Bike' campaign.

I have just been at the Scottish Bike show all weekend and it was interesting to note that every motorway matrix sign on both North and southbound carriageways carried various "Think Bike" safety messages

Good job I say, although I also think it will take a concerted campaign to drum the message home