Beware! Bikers

[Shaun]

I yesterday noticed that the local council have put up some quite large bright yellow signs saying 'Beware! Bikers' up in the local area, I'm quite surprised by that, personally I thought they never cared.

Or are they just warning car driverws that bikers are about again so you better becareful or they might eat your children?

[Whosthedaddy]

My local council is running a radio campaign to promote bike safety + free CDROM
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[bazza]

[stryker]

I've seen them on the A38.... personally having used that road every day I think there should be signs reading "BEWARE - truckers" and "BEWARE - mirror ignoring lane changing assholes".
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[firefox]

[damnas]

Haha! It's so true, small women driving big ass cars.

It just shouldn't be allowed!
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[Whosthedaddy]

[Wooly R6]

i have seen these and i was confused!!!

does it mean for car drivers to watch out for bikers because it may be popular with bikes

or

bikers beware this is a dangerous road??
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[Whosthedaddy]

The radio advert says something along the lines of '....before you do something stupid, think of your family, children, friends....ride safe'

It is aimed at both car and bike riders. They are trying to emphasise safety for bikes through better understanding and observations of bikers on the road for car drivers.

Something like that anyway
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[stryker]

Bikesafe is very nice and yes I think a lot of accidents could be avoided if the biker was on the ball but FFS why should the biker have to be on the ball trying to avoid the mistakes of others and their shite driving skills?

I just feel that campaign is looking in all the wrong places to fix the problems.... if only the driving test had as must emphasis on being aware of bikers as the bike test did about being aware of pedle bikes and mopeds.
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[Whosthedaddy]

[Itchy]

theres been tons of those signs everywhere around mancs , mostly

a picture of a bike and a question

"to die for?"

[Whosthedaddy]

ZX9R or tornado f4? then yes
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[GearboxGeezer]

One of my pals from work who comes from poland reckons %75 of the drivers in the UK would not have passed there driving test system.

He said its alot harder, like you have to drive along a wiggly line and if your a couple of centermeters out of it BANG, u fail. As well as other stuff.

They make the tests to easy, if you cant drive a car %100 properly, then why the fuck are they allowed on the road endangering childrens lives?

They should also make it harder as itll cut the number of cars down, since there so worried about global warming but dont have the balls to limit cars then this is the next logical step?

AND I think everyone should have to take a re test every 5 years, just a quick 1-2 hour session which costs somthing small like £20.

[mr.z]

errr 75% of the drivers on the road wouldn't pass again here either


If they want to aim it at bikes the should put up "RIDE LIKE A NOB AND YOU'LL DIE" on posters..
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[Whosthedaddy]

I'd fail my car test for sure, I've picked so many bad habits
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[spinglass]

[RI_HA]

[SoND]

[Marcg868]

I nearly got took out an hour ago by one of the 4x4 wankers, i was there in my lane, he's in the other lane, so im there pootling about and what does he do with out looking or even indicating starts to drift into my lane,, he failed to notice he was i shit you not a penis lengh (6 inches) away from my front tire, he got an nice blast of the horn, we get to the lights and he calls me a wanker

How am i in the fucking wrong, drifting into my lane, no mirror or indication and its my fault. Fucking hell ! And ive now notice, its not just riding a small bike it happens to me on, was on mates ZXR400 today and still get people driving up my arse and the above twat end.

4x4's should be banned, there is no need for them, and for people who have 5 kids, send them on the fucking bus or get the lazy little bastards to walk to school, a 2/3 miles walk to school did me know harm.
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[Whosthedaddy]

[Marcg868]

I wasnt on about mine i was on about average. Maybe ill show you my love rod sometime
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[Whosthedaddy]

[Marcg868]

As if! im not that foul. I dont show my penis to strange old men
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[minesweeper]

bike safety to dick size, impressive change of subject lads!