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Pratt by name ...
That's pretty much what all experienced bikers do. And yes, it can be hard work!...is that bikers should look-out for any car around them, assume it will deliberately try and ram them, then always ride like they are trying to avoid being rammed by the other car.
That would be hard work... but I just don't really see what other self-preservation advice I could give.
My only observation is that I was surprised because even in the clip the bike is simply not visible until the very last minute.
Obviously the car was in the wrong lane, but it makes you wonder if bikers appreciate just how invisible they are?
I am not suggesting that the biker had any options here that could have prevented this crash (other than deciding to stay home that day...), but I'm thinking that the only advice I can give - based on life experience that comes with age, not on bike riding experience - is that bikers should look-out for any car around them, assume it will deliberately try and ram them, then always ride like they are trying to avoid being rammed by the other car.
That would be hard work... but I just don't really see what other self-preservation advice I could give.
Most do, not least because nearly all bikes produced since around 2005 have headlamps you can't turn off. My current bike is actually fitted with DRL's which are always on unless quenched by turning on the headlamps. However, somewhat perversely, the mandatory DRL law for cars and truck has made bikes even less visible in urban environments because they are no longer the "odd" vehicle with lights on in daylight.Always curious why bikers don't ride with low beam on at all times.
I ride with my headlight on main beam except in low light situations.
"South Yorkshire Police's PC Phil Carson said the footage of the crash in April 2019 was released to remind bikers about wearing the correct safety gear."
I would have thought it more pertinent to remind motorists not to take blind bends at 70MPH.
Problem with riding on main beam is that you blind oncoming drivers and it is actually more difficult for drivers to assess your speed. I ride with dipped beam on my Yamaha Tracer 700 which comes on automatically when the engine is running - I have to switch the lights on manually on my Yamaha RD250LC.
I agree. Always curious why bikers don't ride with low beam on at all times. Would be much easier to spot them (not that it would have saved the guy in clip).
Speaking from experience with the exception of a helmet the only benefit of wearing leathers is that it stops gravel rash. It has no effect on preventing broken bones and the rest when confronted with a 38T HGV.![]()
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