Riders Passing Too Close?

[johnsmith222]

Hi guys.

I was wondering what your thoughts were on this as it has happened a couple of times in the 5 years I've been riding. I don't really get why people think it's acceptable.

I was late for uni today and I gunned it from the lights. There was a biker on a new looking GSXR behind me and I'm guessing he interpreted it as me trying to race him. In reality, the only thing I was racing was the clock.

I was riding along at maybe 50mph and approaching a car in front. I wanted to get a better view and I was considering overtaking. Although there are a couple of pinch points ahead and visibility isn't great due to the road bending to the left.

I checked my mirrors before I did my lifesaver. I didn't have time to do the lifesaver. The bike blasted past me at possibly around 80mph+ accelerating as hard as he could.

I have no problem with people riding fast or anything like that. My problem was that I felt I could have tapped him on the shoulder as he went past.

I'm guessing he perhaps thought I was trying to race him and he was doing it as a bit of a "look at me I'm faster" sort of thing.

I can understand riders passing cars reasonably close, because when it comes down to it, it's the rider that gets it. I have to say that it's not acceptable when it comes to passing other bikes a bawhair from them.

Nothing wrong with riding fast on the road. I just don't think it's acceptable doing it that close to me when you can take me out too.

Here's the thread where it happened before:

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=196500&view=next&sid=6d72df00fc0270bb269b333bb1033a85

This is only the second time I can remember it happening, but then again I don't get too many bikes on my commute.

I normally position myself out to the far right of my lane to get a better view, except on right hand bends where I'll put myself towards the left to do the same. Lucky I didn't just move to the right without checking my mirrors and was going to do a lifesaver.

[Pol Anorl]

this really bugs me when other bikers do this, bikers are a lot smaller than a car so why don't they fuck off into there own space rather than being right next to ya when overtaking, i always overtake a lot wider, some people just dont think, one gust of wind you would have both been off.
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[Tenko]

I've always thought other bikes are a greater hazard than anything else on the road.

[Shinigami]

that's because i'm on the road
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[sebastianw]

Happens to me all the time in London traffic, just have to accept it but it's very annoying when bikes/scooters get close enough to knock my mirrors. I prefer not to compete and usually arrive next to them at the next trafficlights anyway

[anthony_r6]

You say close enough to knock your mirrors off, but what bikers tend to be good at (for the most part) is getting through tight spaces. How many times have you looked at a gap between two cars, and questioned whether or not the bike would actually fit, then gone ahead and done it anyway?

If anything, this highlights the importance of the shoulder checks. There's no time restraint on it, because you don't manoeuvre until you know it's safe. If he did pass you while/before you were doing your life-saver, then you're safe.
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[Rogerborg]

Happens all the time. Head up the A82 on a sunny day at a reasonable speed making full use of your lane, and you'll be near deafened by a stream of Manny Midlifes giving it 12,000rpm two feet from your ear.

Not using all of the other side of the carriageway while overtaking is a sign of rampant faggotry, needless to say.
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