mattc43
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I agree with the point that there are very differing types of biker, the same way there are for drivers/cyclists/pedestrians(!).
I like to think that i'm really considerate towards bikers as i think that if you are brave enough to ride one then i'd rather you have the accident somewhere else. As such it really annoys me that you are doing all you can to assist them in making fast progress and they do something really stupid which puts you both in danger. Weaving in and out of fast moving traffic on a motorway being a good example when i have seen them coming and are doing what i can to get out of the way. I'm indicating and moving over - how was i supposed to predict that the bike would undercut without any indication. I then get 'the fingers' as they think you are trying to block them.
Some do seem to think they are immune to speed limits though - the ones who do an estimated 70-80mph through Ampthill (a narrow little market town) on a summers afternoon particularly annoy me.
I like to think that i'm really considerate towards bikers as i think that if you are brave enough to ride one then i'd rather you have the accident somewhere else. As such it really annoys me that you are doing all you can to assist them in making fast progress and they do something really stupid which puts you both in danger. Weaving in and out of fast moving traffic on a motorway being a good example when i have seen them coming and are doing what i can to get out of the way. I'm indicating and moving over - how was i supposed to predict that the bike would undercut without any indication. I then get 'the fingers' as they think you are trying to block them.
Some do seem to think they are immune to speed limits though - the ones who do an estimated 70-80mph through Ampthill (a narrow little market town) on a summers afternoon particularly annoy me.