Hi Vis Gear

You've seen what happens to bike riders when they're wearing hi-viz clobber
I hope.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

My missus was sat at the lights yesterday when a woman pulled across the
road and smacked **** out of her drivers door. She then backed up, (the
bint, not the wife) turned the steering wheel "just" not enough to miss the
wife's car again as she attempted to get to the side of the road. That was
the door fucked, then the front wing and bumper, but Mrs Wrecker wasn't
satisfied yet, oh no, she didn't bother trying to limit the damage by
stopping, she carried on and pushed the wife's car sideways into Mr White
Van Man. So that's the front wing and bumper bent into a new shape and
mirror and n/s door fucked too. White Van Man looked at the damage to his
van (rear 1/4 and back light) and said "**** it, it's only t' firm's van"

What did Mrs Wrecker say? Sorry love, I didn't see you", and that was after
making eye contact with the wife before she pulled out. Quotes so far are
around the 1600 quid mark. Un-fucking-believable.

I've a feeling we've got a job to do next week.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Headstone reads:

Here lies a dead man, killed by a dickhead, but **** did he look cool that
day.



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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

If she doesn't get banned for at least three years & prosecuted for
dangerous driving, I really hope you'll be raising hell with your MP &
the media over this.


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Krusty
www.MuddyStuff.co.uk
Off-Road Classifieds

'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250

 

My experience of hi-vis gear is it's like painting a target on you.

 

If one was riding a large white BMW down an English motorway one might
find it amusing....
Completely waterproof too of course.

 

Shirly he is displaying a SOH

 

and your point is?

 

Steve Parry wrote

Permission for you has been withdrawn, please leave the planet
immediately.

 

<fx: Looks up "quaking" on urban dic.>

 

I don't recognise him from that angle - is it anyone we know?

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Although I wear a Hi-Viz vest, I think that it may be becoming associated
with learner riders nowadays, some drivers may then treat you with the same
contempt they do learner car drivers.



David

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Ace

No, just some bloke in the queue for the Pahnd Island ferry this year.

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Wicked Uncle Nigel - Podium Placed Ducati Race Engineer As featured in
Performance Bikes

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha Vmax Honda ST1100 wiv trailer

 

This is true.

 

I never used to bother in good visibility, but put on a yellow and
reflective thingy in misty, rainy, dank dark manky weather conditions.
I don't know whether it helped or not, but I certainly found I could
see other bikers better in these conditions with hi-viz on. Normal
weather it didn't seem to make any difference what people were wearing.
In fact I think it's things that are out-of-place that attract peoples
attention the most, so maybe you should ride with a large elephant suit
on, or a large pair of comedy breasts (gold naturally).

 

No... you can't prevent something from pulling out in front of you,
even if your observation is spot on. Doesn't mean you have to hit it
though, that can be something you can control through observation.

IME people often look but they don't always take in the information
presented to them. The hi-viz jacket gets noticed and gives other
road users an additional visual cue that I'm there.

In some cases I can see the drivers reaction when they notice my
presence - specifically when they're coming out from a side turning.
You can see the realization on their face. Certainly a higher
proportion do now than before I started wearing it. It deters the "I
think I have enough time - I'll chance it" crowd.

HVB

 

I'm addicted. And besides, everybody needs some element of risk in
their life... but that doesn't mean I want to maximise it.

That's your choice, and that's cool with me. I wouldn't suggest
making hi-viz gear mandatory.

HVB

 

I'll probably repair the car, bill the insco and go for a ride on t' bike.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Well you're in the right trade to see the effects of some really
dumbfuck things... It still doesn't cease to amaze me, I'd better
stop, if I start ranting... I'm still in pain from my rear-ender of 4
weeks ago, I haven't been able to ride the bike because of the pain in
my left shoulder... Grrr!

Yours, Angry of Reading...

 

(SteveH) wrote in message

You say that like it's a bad thing. There's nothing like riding a large
white BMW to get cars the **** out of my way.