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CatmanV2

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Mate of mine was killed on his bike in wales. Another biker came over the blind summit of a hill on the wrong side, and hit him (on his bike).
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Always drive with care if its raining....its other people that cause accidents and generally they dont get a scratch
 
Parisien

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Bikes........so dangerous in any circumstance.....law needs to change....social attitudes even more so.....


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Parisien

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Unless you can prove it was totally the cyclists fault.....up on a manslaughter charge....


From preschool age kids taught the value of human life and its utter fragility when on the roads.........respect of those cycling and motorbike riders( all other road users).....the car/lorry/truck drivers need at all times to exercise extreme caution when they are sharing road with them


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CatmanV2

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Oh, I was talking motorbikes.
Anyway, I'm not going to start contentious discussions on my favourite forum :)

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rossyl

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A simplistic view - I think that the larger the vehicle on the road the more care the driver should demonstrate, unfortunately, I have found that to be the opposite.

E.g. Range Rover drivers hurtling around, and more scary are large trucks driving faster than I would drive a car on small narrow bendy roads.
 
hodroyd

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We had all better watch it then, especially when we get in to triple figures. I have not hit another vehicle for maybe 30+ years, but I have been hit by a number just minding my own business..??
 
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Ditto Rob....only ever been hit twice from behind.....once on my wedding day............later that evening mind you........lots of careless stupid people out there


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hodroyd

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Only the other week when we were heading down to the Midlands Italian car meet, a car in the middle lane on the M1, suddenly decided to cut across the fast lane as we were alongside in Lady Stig's motor, we were forced on to the rubble on the central reservation and finished up snaking around at 70mph, a total ar5ehole and you can't stop and give them a thrashing..!!
 
NickP

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Parisien said:
Ditto Rob....only ever been hit twice from behind.....once on my wedding day............later that evening mind you........lots of careless stupid people out there


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Being smashed up the rear on your wedding day, sounds like quite a story
 
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Not been hit, but did have a moment one night on the M6 when I saw a mix of red & white lights coming toward me just past a junction. Some muppet had missed their exit and was reversing back, but down the left lane...not even on the hard shoulder. Really have to wonder about some people and whether they should be in a vehicle other than restrained on the way to the institution.
 
CatmanV2

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Chrisbassett said:
Not been hit, but did have a moment one night on the M6 when I saw a mix of red & white lights coming toward me just past a junction. Some muppet had missed their exit and was reversing back, but down the left lane...not even on the hard shoulder. Really have to wonder about some people and whether they should be in a vehicle other than restrained on the way to the institution.
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I think that's quite a simple one to answer. 'No, there are some people who simply should not be allowed in control of a vehicle'

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Parisien

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NickP said:
Being smashed up the rear on your wedding day, sounds like quite a story
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Not really Nick....it happened tomorrow 30yrs ago.........wet dark evening..........the car two cars behind failed to stop, hit a guy with a trailer who then hit they car behind, the driver of which was a hostess in some nightclub, got out in a pair of ultra short tight white hotpants, don't think I noticed the dint in my bumper even.......;)


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hodroyd

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Frank,
Congratulations for tomorrow and same to Madamme P, did she see the hotpants too, or was that just your reward for being there..??
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