Sharing the road

jiffy

At the risk of being shot down in flames, I'm going to give this a go anyway

I ride a motorbike, I also drive a car. There is a lot of "us and them" spouted on this and other forums, the reality is we all use the same roads and on occasions cause problems for each other !

This following leaflet went out from the National Safety Council along with road tax renewal reminders a few years ago. I doubt many people read it, I certainly didn't remember seeing it and was told about it by another biker.

Please download it and have a read when you have a minute. Car drivers and bikers alike !

http://www.irishbikerforum.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=193

Cheers,

Matt

Curran

Wheres the leaflet......thats a link to another forum in which you posted a similar post!

jiffy

Click on "Sharing the Road" It's a link to the PDF of the leaflet.

Curran

AHHHHHH.....you should have said! ;-)

jiffy

Sorry

Capt'n Midnight

link CBA putting the name on then.

http://www.irishbikerforum.com/upload/files/2005-06-24/SharingTheRoad.pdf

http://www.irishbikerforum.com/upload/files/2005-06-24/This%20is%20your%20Bike.pdf

jiffy

Cba ?

Capt'n Midnight

couldn't be arsed - to make nice pretty linkies

jiffy

I only linked to the post so that people could decide which one to read

DubTony

Just read the top of the This is your bike leaflet. It says that it's proposed that all motorcyclists may need to take approved lessons before being allowed on the road. What a shame that's not being put in place for car drivers.

a_ominous

AFAIK the intention re lessons is that the system will be piloted for bikes and then applied nationally for cars. There are I believe about 50,000 motorcycle licence holders. Can't recall the figure for car licences, but it's well over a million. Not much point in have properly trained motorcyclists when 75% of accidents involving bikes are caused by other road users.

Nuttzz

bike on the road i dont mind, it those arseholes with their horses and buggys i cant stand. they shouldnt be allowed on the roads

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/147599/2/harness_racing_practice.jpg

DubTony

a_ominous wrote:

Not much point in have properly trained motorcyclists when 75% of accidents involving bikes are caused by other road users.

agreed ... but for all that's sacred a_ominous, let's not go there again

causal

I got the leaflet with the car tax renewal last year iirc - I read it
*pats self on bike, er, back*

causal