tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27584252.post8169437893865086978..comments2024-03-22T18:15:47.666+11:00Comments on Boy on a bike: Can cycling make you a better driver?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27584252.post-78609712504521620742013-12-01T16:23:52.614+11:002013-12-01T16:23:52.614+11:00"Always ride as if you had on a blazing glowi..."Always ride as if you had on a blazing glowing vest and a $500 bonus on your body" (I think that's Neal Stephenson). It's not paranioa, it's simple self-preservation. <br />Don't get me started on the stories...JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448124833598565813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27584252.post-9471122168497138682013-12-01T09:08:17.993+11:002013-12-01T09:08:17.993+11:00Regrettably as a motorist, I've reached the co...Regrettably as a motorist, I've reached the conclusion that for every good, sensible cyclist, there are at least two stupid ones. Some seem bent on suicide, riding along lanes by night without any lights and wearing what appears to be camouflage clothing! Only this morning, whilst out walking, I saw a cyclist squeeze alongside a huge supermarket artic at some traffic light. The driver was clearly signalling that he was turning left. When the traffic lights changed, he did so, and the cyclist was lucky that all he got was a bent wheel on his bike and a few grazes.<br />Hopefully cyclists in your part of the world are more sensible than around here!English Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271488641341955140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27584252.post-76991514283154592722013-12-01T08:21:12.050+11:002013-12-01T08:21:12.050+11:00I forgot to mention that I did a 2 day "stay ...I forgot to mention that I did a 2 day "stay upright" course when applying for my motorbike license. That was excellent - the theoretical stuff was spot on and the practical training was very good. That course was a big help to me when I took up cycling. Powered and unpowered cyclists share a common enemy - car drivers who are out to kill them all. I came out of that course believing everyone should do it before they can get a car license - and I still do.Boy on a bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452119541546978454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27584252.post-87655715150549241042013-11-30T16:39:29.762+11:002013-11-30T16:39:29.762+11:00As an extension to starting on bicycles, how about...As an extension to starting on bicycles, how about a specified time on a small motorbike to really get the idea before hitting the road on four wheels?<br /><br />In addition to the "moving' hazards, roads contaminated by oil or similar will put anything on two wheels down rather suddenly at times. Even the nice white paint used on Zebra crossings can induce "high-pucker" moments. Lycra and "style" don't help much when unseated.<br /><br />How does one deal with morons who creep up behind your two-wheeled conveyance at the traffic lights and start to nudge your back wheel?<br /><br />The "situational awareness" developed during early time on two wheels helped a lot when transitioning to four and six or more.<br /><br />As they say in the classics, "Stay Upright!"Brucenoreply@blogger.com