Scary enough.??

A friend of mine killed a biker, just didn't see him. When he went to pick up his personal effects from the car, the wreck of the bike was with it, speedo stuck at 90mph.

 

I see 'SLOW' road marking that appears to be badly positioned too close to the hazard, and being on the down slope might not be visible until virtually on top of it, perhaps the reason for the skid marks?

The SLOW road marking appears to be aimed at those travelling in the same direction as the biker, not those heading towards them.

 

Bit like the postal strike - when was that - mid 60's?

I got a couple of letters, at Skool, which a taxi firm co-ordinated, but one enterprising Wag who "guaranteed to get your letter there" waiting until the end of the strike and then stuck a stamp on them and posted them!!

 

I'm tending to think there are loads of recreational bikers these days, they probably drive a white van all the week.
If car drivers were to carry on in the same way at weekends, I'm sure the law would clamp down on them pretty hard, and quickly, and rightly so.

However, bikers do seem to be able to flout the rules of the road and mostly get away with it.

Afterall mostly plod cant catch them, and they know it.

 

West Bay is a mecca for bikers, most of them think 30mph is just a suggestion

And you should hear the speeds they go up the A35 when they leave, usually followed by an ambulance a few minutes later

 

They will probably be more of a menace on the road than the bikes.
Expect us all to get over into a hedgerow to let them pass, whilst panicking that they are not looking good.

 

Trouble is that most of the "Barry Boyz" are doing it 24/7 in their pimped up Corsas and Subarus

That is so true.

Even if they did use it for nicking people it would only be the quickest (0 to 60 in 2.5 secs) and not the fastest (only does 155mph flat out, so a good supersport would outrun it). More gimmicks, less cop work again!

 

That car would be absolutely useless. By the time his pulled a rider up and got himself out of the car the biker would be off! The only vehicle that would catch a bike is another bike.

 

Guess what - the Plod around here have an unmarked Fireblade!! Stands out like a sore thumb if you know your bikes, but otherwise quite effective.

 

Last weekend (it's always at the weekend) I pulled out onto an A-road (only one lane in each direction) where there was no oncoming traffic in sight. Within a few minutes there were 6 bikes behind me, one by one they passed me as we went through a 30mph village until only one bike remained behind. One mile out of the village there's a mini-roundabout. The 5 bikes all waited for the 6th and then came behind me again. I watched as all 6 overtook me and 5 other cars in front of me. They then pulled in to a layby on the other side of the road where there was already a group of other bikes and a snack caravan. This week I measured the distance between the roundabout and the layby - just under a mile!

I too know somone involved in a fatal accident involving a bike overtaking on a blind section of the road, my friend didn't drive for over a year after and it wasn't his fault, he was just a witness.

I do not understand why weekend bikers do this, they are not only dangerous on the road but they give such a bad name to other bikers.