Scooter...this morning

[Clanger]

I followed a scooter this morniing (fully Modded up, mirrors, parka etc). And the guy was constantly looking in one of his 8 mirrors...seriously over checking! I kept a distance behind him due to his wobbliness, he didnt look road safe at all. But the biggest surprise was he kept doing life savers on a straight bit of road. I was a little worried for him, especially when he turned round looking at me just as a car drove across the road in front of him......he nearly didnt see it....it was sooo close to being an accident....

If he had stopped anywhere I could have spoken to him I would have....but he didnt - he kept on going wobblying up the road. An accident waiting to happen!
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[CoronaBoner]

hahaha
I have seen this aswell following a scooter, the guy could not keep a straight line and was looking in the mirrors way too much.
Must of been the sound of my bike that unsettled him!!

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[dodsi]

Not just scooters however. I have seen plenty of people on bikes who cannot ride them.

[divuk83]

Clanger, they were probably wondering what that big purple noisy thing coming up behind them was!

Dave

[tatters]

last week while l was having a go on my dads 1967 BSA A65 spitfire l pulled up behind a bloke dressed as a mod on 1960,s vespa with german plates, the bloke kept looking at me and looked shit scared as if the MODS Vs Rockers thing was still going on
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[yambabe]

At least he wasn't going round corners with his foot down (speedway style) like the last scooter I followed was!
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[Vespa]

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[JakeyC]

got me thinking how damn dangerous a cbt is, about 3-6 hours of riding then your on the road, with cars doing 30+ and you on a bike, it doesnt teach one enough at all about safety or hazard perception

[bish777]

Its amazing how you forget to look in the direction of travel when your worried about whats going on behind you.

Mirror checking and every 5 second lifesavers is a defnintie sign of no confidence, you only need to do ife savers when actually manuevering otherwise you are only taking away vital concentration in the most importtant aspect-the direction of travel.

Best way to learn this is to ride your bike without your mirrors-discourages idle checking and forces you to check properly when manueuvering.
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[Clanger]

[Clanger]

[the grim reaper]

I was following a scooter home through the lanes last night (I was in the car) and he had three back-end slides on a newly gravelled road. Didn't slow him down though, I do have the feeling that, for him, it's only a matter of time.

Cheers

Grim
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[biggerjohn]

Today on my way into London I saw quite few people that obviously where rusty or new to bike/scooters and more than a few people like me with pillion passengers they where unused to commuting with.

But we have to show life goes on and we will not let the bastard win.

I honestly expect to see more bikes about London now then ever before I just hope people pick up the needed skills, confidence and experience quickly and safely.