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4th February 2009, 08:39 AM
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Hi Andy
Would agree with you on that.. Being an exbiker (If there is such a thing as an ex) Had a serious accident when a prat on a mobile phone did a U turn right in front of me. Yup said " Sorry mate didn't see you" Didn't help me much with my leg up round my earole....  In France, where I live now they are a lot more aware of bikes. Because just about everyone starts off on a moped. You'll find most French drivers will pull over to give the bike more room. In the UK they are just as lightly to try to run you off the road..... Speaking from nearly 40 years biking experience. David 
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#12
4th February 2009, 08:50 AM
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smiles, i think once a biker always a biker,
glad you were ok after the mobile phone idiot driver, i also think people who ride a bike & also drive a car make better drivers in lots of ways, more alert, judge distances better judge road surface condition more closely etc etc. i,ve been a biker since 16yrs old, ( i,m 45 now) worked my way up from small bikes to large bikes, took car test two weeks after passing bike test when was 17. thankfully never had a major accident on the road whilst riding, tho had a few on race circuits   i used to race for a team.happy motoring. andy
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#13
4th February 2009, 09:25 AM
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Exactly.... never stop being a biker.. Just cant ride much nowdays. After the accident I was left with perminant pins and plates holding my knee together, and spinal injuries. Registered disabled. Thats why I built my 7 Like riding my bike, but I don't fall over at the traffic lights And I got a BLUE card, so I don't pay for parking...  David
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#14
4th February 2009, 09:37 AM
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ouch, sorry didn,t realise your accident was such a serious one,
smiles, i remember taking the bike test...... ride around a housing estate & made to do emergency stop right on top of a bus stop????? diesel soaked it was, i stayed upright & tester said to me afterwards " if you can stay in control of the bike sliding on diesel then you can obviously ride well enough, you,ve passed young man" tho the happy feeling was soon crushed as i got pulled in by police five mins after leaving test center, was rushing ( speeding) home to collect spare helmet to go & pick the girlfriend up  copper couldn,t believe i,d passed my test minutes earlier, it was a new bike so all safe etc, i,d ripped the L plates off at test ctr, he gave me a grilling but let me off girlfriend wouldn,t go on the back of bike till next day andy
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#15
4th February 2009, 10:48 AM
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Totally agree with both of you...
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#16
4th February 2009, 07:29 PM
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Josh no offence but I see the cretins everyday and had some tosser tonight try to overtake me on the right side when I was indicating right to turn into the garage at work,the little r sole said "you were indicating left " sharp dissapeared when I opened his door.
I also agree with the bike suggestion and a little jaunt in a large vehicle ie artic would certainly give them a little different view and maybe things would be different. Further to the prevous rant,said 17 year old cretin cannot grip the idea that he is going to get banned for two years. the drivers side inner wing is crumpled to the door post and he said he was doing 30 mph (my ar5e) Life in the fast lane.....
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