Originally posted by alberteinstein:
some, not most... many drivers think motorcyclists ride very
dangerously. However, you forgot all motorcyclists also dun wan to
die. Certain things that appear to you as being dangerous are not
viewed as dangerous to motorcyclists. If you also ride
motorcyclist, then you will know what i mean. From my pt of view,
squeezing in traffic at 60km/h is not dangerous. But squeezing at
100km/h is. If traffic is fast, most MC also wun squeeze. WHen they
do, it is because traffic has slowed too much.
Whatever MC do, car drivers just have to check make sure no MC is
coming up behind whenever you want to change lane. This is normal
safety taught by schools. Check rear and blindspot before changing
lane. Dun bother abt MC because they will weave around you such
that they will not bump you. [b]Accidents happens only because cars
suddenly change lane when the MC is coming up from behind and there
is no time to react. [/b]
I think it is difficult for a car-driver to know when to change
lanes safely if MCs are going to weave in and out right? Since we
are given and drawn lanes on the roads and highways, shouldn't the
MCs also stick by the One-Lane-One-Vehicle rule? I mean that is the
whole purpose of the lanes. Else it becomes like those countries
mentioned by a so-called self-knowing-Coffee-Drinking-Spug.
It is really getting worrying. Just last week alone, everyday,
there is either one MC and car, or MC and lorry accident that I saw
on the highways and roads. That is at least 7 MC related accidents
in one week.
