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| Thread ID: 88459 | 2008-03-28 02:51:00 | On Campbell Live tonite - "Motorcycle rules revved up" | johcar (6283) | PC World Chat |
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| 653520 | 2008-03-28 21:19:00 | The problem with cyclists is their think they are above the law. My brother is a keen one. He openly admits to running red lights because he says its safer then waiting for the green and having to contend with motorists, while I believe he might have a valid point, I give him a hard time about it:D | plod (107) | ||
| 653521 | 2008-03-28 21:27:00 | Have to admit I run reds occasionally too - usually in the early hours or late at night when their are no behemoths on the road to trigger the damn sensors for the lights! [ideal world]What is needed are handrails for cyclists at the lights with buttons that act like the pedestrian crossing buttons - but acting on the lights for through traffic... [/ideal world] I get grumpy with the guys I ride with if they crash a red just because they want to keep the pedals turning around - there's more than enough anti-cyclist aggro as it is without adding fuel to the fire!! |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 653522 | 2008-03-28 22:21:00 | I don't run reds ever because it gets cyclists a bad name, I learnt how to do track stands 25 years ago instead. Buttons for at night would be good though. |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 653523 | 2008-03-28 22:38:00 | From an email from TV3 promoting what items Campbell will be talking about tonite... How do you get onto that email list? Could not see it on the TV3 website. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 653524 | 2008-03-28 23:09:00 | Kiwibiker thread on this topic: . kiwibiker . co . nz/forums/showthread . php?t=70332" target="_blank">www . kiwibiker . co . nz An informative and entertaining read . |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 653525 | 2008-03-28 23:12:00 | How do you get onto that email list? Could not see it on the TV3 website. I got on it when I sent a complaint to them not long ago. Didn't even get asked if I wanted to be on it either. :groan: |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 653526 | 2008-03-29 00:25:00 | How do you get onto that email list? Could not see it on the TV3 website. I think it has something to do with registering on the Campbell Live page some time ago in a weak moment... |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 653527 | 2008-03-29 01:53:00 | motorbike and cyclists are to completly seperate items . even tho they both ride two wheels their attitudes are totally different . motorbikes seem to appeal to the young and reckless . the crash rate and insurance reflects that . imho young people with limited expericnce on the road (riding bikes on the farm is different) should not be riding motorbikes at all . cyclists are a law into themselves . frankly they are nuts . driving a slow moving vechile in traffic is dangerous reguardless of the vechile . you might as well just drive a lawnmower! i got love the comment of cars braking in front of them . well doh cars do have to stop . besides what are the brakes on bikes for? not to mention bike races being run without any signs or backup vechiles etc . there are about 40 cyclists which are very lucky to be alive after i came around a courner to find the road completly blocked by cyclists! darn shame these people give cyclists a bad name, i used to ride a fair bit myself years ago . |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 653528 | 2008-03-29 01:58:00 | motorbikes seem to appeal to the young and reckless. the crash rate and insurance reflects that. imho young people with limited expericnce on the road (riding bikes on the farm is different) should not be riding motorbikes at all. 70 percent of fatal motorcycle accidents are riders over 30. And the single best experience anyone can get at any stage of their life before hitting the road on a bike is time spent doing it on the dirt. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 653529 | 2008-03-29 02:54:00 | 70 percent of fatal motorcycle accidents are riders over 30. but whats the non fatel accidents stats ?? And the single best experience anyone can get at any stage of their life before hitting the road on a bike is time spent doing it on the dirt. absolutly. haveing a newbie trying to learn how to control the bike as well as manage all the normal road stuff is not good. bad enough with a car let alone a bike. riding a bike offroad helps with bike control but its still dosn't have the dangers normal road users have. much easier to learn the dangers first then ride the bike. just my 2¢ worth. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
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