discrimination against bikes?

butterob · Spanner Monkey Joined: 10 May 2006 Karma :

i went to the cinema recently and saw and advert for the Think! campain.

There was a first person view of a bike that was driving pretty dangerously and takes a bend too fast and ends up on the wrong side of the road with a car from the other way hitting it! Thumbs Down

Are they trying to portray bikes as dangerous?

at the end it says 'Think, look out for bikes' a bit sarcastic! Confused

comments?

MarkJ · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Karma :

I'm sure bikes going into corners a bit too fast can cause a lot of car accidents, but wasn't there some starts that said for a given year something around 75% of bike accidents were found to be the car drivers fault? So surely there should be loads of ones aimed at car drivers and only a few at us? It just seems like it's easier to blame us sometimes, because we're the minority

But yes, the sarcastic comment does sound a bit crap Thumbs Down

I'll have to see it for myself though

butterob · Spanner Monkey Joined: 10 May 2006 Karma :

i think the ad sends out a bad vibe for everybody else.

It gives bikes a bad name, makes us all look like reckless drivers! Sad

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

About 2/3 of car bike accidents are the car drivers fault. But a very large number of bike accidents are single vehicle accidents.

All the best

Keith
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steveh · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Karma :

i like the one with a guy on a track and it changes into a road, over takes a car, and theres one oncoming, "its a road, not a race track" Thumbs Up

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SimonB · Brolly Dolly Joined: 23 Sep 2005 Karma :

The one with the car pulling out in front of the bike makes me cringe.
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Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

My grandad was bleating at me about that smidsy advert that the guy looked like he was doing a hell of a speed to not be seen.

Rolling Eyes

I tried explaining to him the zoning or whatever its called, and if you watch it all the second version he potters past PAINFULLY slow.
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mistergixer · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Karma :

The best advert for bike safety i ever saw was hanging in the Cat & Fiddle. It read simply:
If you ride like a knob, you'll die.
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tonyyzf · Brolly Dolly Joined: 13 May 2005 Karma :

The biggest problem with bike accidents is human error, whether by the rider or car drivers. The only way to minimise risk of accidents is to ride within your personal limits, treat everything and everyone else on the road as a potential danger, trust no-one but yourself, your life is in your hands.
An example- when approaching a junction, don't just expect the car to stay put, believe he is going to pull out or turn right in front of you, slow down, position yourself in a way to avoid it, watch the cars wheels, the first sign of movement will show here.
When overtaking a line of cars always look out for the one that doesn't want you to pass him and will pull out.
Don't cut blind corners or rush headlong into corners on a road you don't know.
Use as much road as possible(without crossing the white line) to maximise your vision of what's ahead.
Think about every situation you see in front of you, try to imagine the dangers that could arise, watch every car, pedestrian, bike, animal, whatever.
These are simple things which could avoid accidents, for more info try and get hold of a book called Roadcraft.
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