I didn't see you

[JerryBB]

Always sad to hear of this type of incident. Good that you were not badly hurt and the bike is not wrecked. Stay safe out there.

Regards,

Jerry BB.

 

[sinkankan]

Your statement of "It's his neighbourhood and he feels safe" reminded me of a quick trip with the wife. We left our driveway in the car and 30 yards from home I quizzed her about not looking as she rounded the tee junction. Her reply, " "I never look that way because theres no traffic, (a very quiet street)"
Well she got a 10 minute refresher course on basic driving skills, and I know for a fact two bike owners live up that "quiet" street. It's a lesson that was drilled into me at school, look left, look right, look left again, and has saved me from idiot drivers many a time.
And the comment about the driver looking at me and still driving into the path of a motorbike, has happened to me a few times. It beggars the question of, are these people actually trying to kill me intentionally or are they brain dead. Some people drive still thinking about wether they left the iron on, or in "automatic mode", double this danger with phones, texting, doing their makeup or eating breakfast, and it's a tragedy waiting to happen.
That's my rant!

 

[cjanderson_90]

Man its almost too dangerous to ride it seems! I almost get hit nearly daily, the worst being I had a green arrow at a major intersection. A lady blew through it in the oncoming lane. I laid on the horn and the throttle and her reaction was to lock up the brakes (thank goodness) and cover her face with her hands!(why!??!). I flipped her off and yelled something obscene and left. Im usually not an angry or mean person, but I feel like I have to be to bad drivers so they can "remember that time the angry biker yelled at them for doing something stupid".