Think Bike!

[Rusty]

Likewise too in the South ....A23 to Gatwick .... "Think Bike .. Think Biker" ..as I hack past in the outside lane !! .. always the safest place to be !

[100milesaway]

Same up here in the dales, and the A1 matrix signs trying to get the message through, and the local papers running stories that now we are coming into the biking season it may be a good idea to keep your eyes open, and be more aware that there are bikes about, and lots of em!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!And then Saturday morning a lass who I work with turning off the main Leyburn to Middleham road, a right turn into a side road, and ended up with a brand new Triumph tiger buried in the side of her car, and both the rider and his wife in the air ambulance. Fortunately news came through on Sunday that both were ok ( relatively) . And yes you guessed it she openly admitted to the police that she had not seen them. When I suggested to her that she had not looked PROPERLY. she said" but I did". !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!How do you combat that?

[Lonewolf]

I wouldn't like to be paying her insurance premiums for the next five to ten years. Thats going to cost her big style. On the plus side in future she's probably going to be very, very cautious at every junction she ever sees.

Never a good sign when the Air Ambulance is deployed. Hope the couple make a full and speedy recovery.

[Lonewolf]

Mogster, just ordered one of the vests. Very good service and friendly. The lady who dealt with me was commenting that they do not just deal with equestrian products/markets and that they are attempting to get through to the biking fraternity also. You can never be too visible in my opinion.

[Mogster]

Mogster, just ordered one of the vests. Very good service and friendly. The lady who dealt with me was commenting that they do not just deal with equestrian products/markets and that they are attempting to get through to the biking fraternity also. You can never be too visible in my opinion.

Yup agree with you there, gone are the days of being able to skulk about the open roads in 'sinister black'

the other thing that these vest have are .....'Pockets'! what a novel idea  the one thing that always annoys me about bike gear is sometimes they forget we have to carry 'stuff' about. I wouldn't nessercerly put a wallet or phone in them but they are ideal for popping ear plugs, keys ect in when ya pull over for fuel.

When i was at the bike show this year i chatted with the Oxford rep and asked him why there were no pockets on their hi viz vests...'Don't need them' he said........  ... so you don't ride a motorcycle then....'no' he says ..figures