Another dead cyclist...
Another dead cyclist...
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- blaw0
@raf
New motorcyclists are the same as new motorists—not enough muscle-memory to automatically adjust without thinking. Too much thought focused on actually operating the machine leaves not enough thought focused on other drivers, miscellaneous road hazards and reacting to the unexpected.
Of course cars take out bikes, but how often do you hear of a rider in their first couple years of riding that "failed to negotiate a turn".
If your brother takes the first couple of years seriously he'll likely be just fine. Beginner and Advanced Safety Courses are a great place to start, but plenty of riding time and practicing with cones on a Saturday morning goes a long way towards becoming familiar with a machine.
- <-- the voice of experiencelocustsloth
- All of my biker friends had lots of training, went across Europe a few times each, wear best protective gear.raf
- The guy who flipped over a car has long years of experience and is the voice of reason himself. That wasn't enough.raf
- That's not what you said. You said 30s guys in their crisis, meaning "just got too big a bike to handle". That's what I was speaking towards.blaw
- ...was speaking towards.blaw
- They weren't Sunday bikers, they rode daily - just that they decided to fulfill bike dreams in their 30s - a tad funny, but...raf
- ...perhaps that's the age you get a bit smart to play on the safe side.raf