FOR A CAUSE

[ForACause]

Hello

Last month on 7 February 2012, my friend Laurence Bickham was hit by a bus whilst riding his zx6r in Brighton. His girlfriend was on the back. Unfortunately, Laurence did not survive, but his girlfriend did. This is the feature in the Argus: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-16984152



His girlfriend, as well as all Laurences friends, are trying to get signatures for an online petition to put blind spot mirrors on buses and HGVs. Laurence was an avid supporter of MCN. I am hoping that as many people as possible can sign this petition. It takes a large amount of signatures (100,000) to get this campaign recognised so please sign up. The website is: https://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/31188



Thank you.

[WULFSTAN]

most hgvs have blind spot mirrors
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[Rogerborg]

Signed, for all the good it will do. The problem is getting them to look in the first place.
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[cloric_tzr]

im afraid i have to agreee im am sure lorries are generally fitted with blind spot mirrors, however i will sign and share via facey b
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i dumped my girlfriend the other day! she wouldnt act out one of my fantasy's. all i wanted her to do was come home from work, catch me fucking her sister and join in!!! miserable bitch!
My wifes so ugly, the only thing that goes down on her
Is the internet connection.

[dan_flash]

Signed it. Very harrowing story.

I'm doubtful the English-led government will give two shits, but I sincerely hope that the petition makes a difference.

I mean that.
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Yamaha XJ600S, Volvo v40.

[Shaft]

[Rogerborg]

It'll go nowhere, especially if it's being spammed as aggressively as it has been here.

But the worst case is that it costs maybe £50 per bus and HGV that doesn't already have full mirror coverage (i.e. a few miles' fuel) and turns the "I couldn't see you" excuse into the "I didn't see you" self incrimination.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[G]

Hi,

Please do not post multiple posts which are the same in different sections.

Might as well keep all the discussion to the one that has the most responses?
https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=241210

[dan_flash]

Coming back to this sober, I'll have to admit that this petition's a bad idea for the reasons given by Shaft and Roger.
95% chance it won't see the light of day, but even if it did it isn't likely to change the driving habits of motorcycles or buses/HGVs alike.
The diesel/oil that buses regularly shit out all over the road is more hazardous. Maybe should do something about that instead.
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Yamaha XJ600S, Volvo v40.

[Alpha-9]

A girl at work told me a HGV run her off the motorway destroying her ford KA, so it's not jsut motorcyclists that are affected, she had heard of this petition before aswell, so it's been done once before seemingly

Personally i just stay the fuck away from big trucks and treat them as a giant hazard, accident waiting to happen

Just take into account they cant see shit with your riding...they should really, changing lane when you don't know if someones next to you is dumbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
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