I'm watching the programme about reducing the speed limit

[dot.haukes]

and so far i am not convinced, danny died instantly when he lost control of his motorbike on a diesel spillage , he was doing 26mph but the lamppost did not bend and it ruptured his heart valve. If he had been speeding he would have shot past the lamppost and probably hit a hedge. Just my opnion. Most bikers are not idiots, the idiot just on the programme doing 108 on a diel carriageway usually get away with it too.

[Postdog]

Not watching, but accidents are just that, accidents. Who is to say that going just that bit faster or slower, or being to the left or right a bit will prevent anything. I'll bet we have all had near misses, only one day we won't miss.

[steg]

hi dot,
when i was young and first got into motorbikes, i was told there are only really 2 kinds of motorbikes,
one that's crashed and one that's going to crash

[dot.haukes]

It's usually being in the wrong place at the wrong time as far as i have experienced.

[FlyingFlump]

If it is a car or a motorbike makes no difference !

These people who drive and ride these contraptions should have a man walking in front waving a red flag to warn the public.

This would reduce the amount of accidents overnight .

[steg]

is it a man only job?
he would have to walk pretty fast

[noway1]

Most of the M-cyclist I see are veering in and out between cars.

[joggerjayne]

PeaceTaker is right.

Bikers are the target of "trendy" (but misguided) campaigns by the Police and authorities.

But bikers don't cause many accidents.

Blase car drivers do.

I had a motorbike accident. A car drivers, who agreed that he hadn't looked, opened his door into my path. The bike was smashed, door wrecked, I was flung into the air like a rag doll and smashed into the road in the middle of the traffic.

The car driver, of course, was fine. He had caused mayhem, but he was protected by his big, metal box.

Nothing to do with speed ... just stupidity.

[FlyingFlump]

If Jayne had a man walking in front of her the car driver would have seen said man waving red flag and not opened the door

Result one less accident !