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chunkielad
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PostPosted: 02:55 - 22 Jul 2003    Post subject: It makes me ashamed to be a North Western car driver Reply with quote

Next time you pull behind a car, spare a thought for the poor driver. According to a new nationwide survey conducted by Bennetts the insurers, a third of all motorists are intimidated by riders.

Respondents cited the anonymity afforded by leathers and lids as the biggest cause for their upset.

Pensioners are the social group most likely to be put unnerved by a biker when they’re behind the wheel, 40 percent of the over-65s admitting they feel menaced.

Women are slightly more worried than men, with 32 per cent of respondents confessing to alarm when they see a bike in their mirrors.

There are regional differences, too. Drivers in the East Midlands are the least concerned 17 per cent of them recording some unease, while their counterparts in the North West go down as Britain’s wimps with 37 per cent.

And a whopping 69 per cent of drivers surveyed confessed it adversely affected their normal driving habits when a bike is behind or beside them.
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one1895
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PostPosted: 03:09 - 22 Jul 2003    Post subject: Reply with quote

It still makes me proud to be a biker though. Mr. Green

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PsychoHippy
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PostPosted: 03:37 - 22 Jul 2003    Post subject: Reply with quote

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40 percent of the over-65s admitting they feel menaced

It seems to me that this many over 65s shouldn't be behind the wheel in the first place! Evil or Very Mad
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Demonic69
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PostPosted: 09:51 - 22 Jul 2003    Post subject: Reply with quote

See, we are harder Very Happy If all the cagers out there could actually drive properly there'd be no problem!
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Lee
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PostPosted: 11:08 - 22 Jul 2003    Post subject: Reply with quote

PsychoHippy wrote:

It seems to me that this many over 65s shouldn't be behind the wheel in the first place! Evil or Very Mad

Grrrr.....dont get me started on this one Evil or Very Mad
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JimboJ
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PostPosted: 18:58 - 22 Jul 2003    Post subject: Reply with quote

Today i was timing myself to see how quick i could get home Very Happy

I cant remember being behind a car only on the other side of the road overtaking Very Happy

So i don't think I "Menaced" at all Very Happy Razz
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