Pretend like you are invisible

Codge · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 16 May 2015 Karma :

....because YOU ARE.

say a couple of american clips on this idea, part of a safety initiative there.

it is advice you hear people give but it takes a bit of getting your head round to put into practice don't you think? Sounds sensible so i'll give it a go.
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DrDonnyBrago · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Karma :

All the time?

From experience, it gets a bit awkward if you wander into the women's loos pretending to be invisible.

thx1138 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Karma :

Sitting here in my hotel squinting at my tiny smart phone, thought it said invincible, which confused me Embarassed

Codge · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 16 May 2015 Karma :

Codge · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 16 May 2015 Karma :

no invincible is what we think we are, well when younger anyways Very Happy

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c_dug · Super Spammer Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

Not sure if I'm lucky or just doing something right (I'm inclined to think the latter) but I don't remember a single incident where a person has pulled across the front of me from a junction in 9 years of riding.

I don't wear Hi-Vis or anything like that either, and the majority of my riding is in London or it's suburbs.

I'm not suggesting it doesn't happen, but if it happens to somebody so often that they need to actively change their riding mindset I'd expect there are other factors at play and that darwinism will ensure that soon enough they'll stop experiencing issues while riding altogether.

Watch me get splatted next time I'm out on the bike now Laughing

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Codge · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 16 May 2015 Karma :

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Is this not something that is self evident?
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rubyhorse2 · Traffic Copper Joined: 03 Mar 2015 Karma :

i think making yourself SEEN is the key to riding safely.

i do everything i can to make sure everyone knows i am there, whether this is correct road positioning or an nice loud exhaust, i think its kept me safe all these years.

Nemo · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 30 Apr 2010 Karma :

On the way to work this morning, going down the dual carriageway in the second lane, traffic moving around 50mph in both lanes.

I was next to a car pretty much at the drivers window (and for those that have seen my bike will vouch it isn't quiet), it decided to drift into my lane, needless to say she got a nice size 10 dent in the door, literally scared me shitless as I had no where to go.

So yeah, must be invisible.
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I pretend that I'm inconceivable.
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PLONKed until he contributes something beyond the realms of colin1's observations.
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grr666 · Super Spammer Joined: 16 Jun 2014 Karma :

Part of it is that we have so few bikers in the UK compared to other parts of the world, that the car drivers don't
look out for us because we're so uncommon. I'm in France at the moment and its getting on for 50/50
here, I'm driving here and they certainly keep you on your toes, so many scooters and mopeds and often
ridden quite gung ho. Last year I visited Malaysia and it was the same there, with as many as 5 on-board too.
Our limo driver who drove us to our resort said that on average in Malaysia there are 14 biker deaths a day Shocked

It's just a complete free for all over there though, here in France there seems to be more regulation and funnily
enough one of the very first things I saw after we picked up our car at Nice airport was a big training pad like
we have at home, Sat in the traffic I got a chance to watch someone do the slalom and it seemed quite fast
compared to ours but the cones were spaced wider and not in a straight line. Lots of bikes on the pad though.
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