Biker Friendly Stickers

[craigb244]

filtering is one of the best things about biking. if they banned it id stop riding as it will be pointless/unhealthy(sniffing car fumes)/dangerous.... heck... if they did that you may as well ride a quad instead lol

 

[Shadeyman]

As an X-biker(summer project, 1989 XT600 or Fiat Coupe, so might become a 2011 biker).
I prefer drivers to move over a little, not in the gutter, dont expect them to risk punctures or hitting drains etc. Most riders tend to ride near the center of the road(white line), gives a clearer view of the traffic, so any stuff kicked up by the near side wheels being to close to the gutter usually misses.

 

[Ffoxy]

In real world practical terms though, to see to the "vanishing point" on a right hand bend you need to be as far left on your own side of the road as possible, avoiding drains & road detritis.
Police training encourages use of the full width of your side of the road for that very perpose, like-wise for a left hander you will be adjacent to the road centre markings on purple alert for the wayward car / van / Truck drivers stradling the centre line, be it painted or imaginary...

 

[clock34]

yep... but i wouldnt be expecting someone to move over on a bend... as realistically you will be waiting for a straight (even if its short) to overtake...

 

[Focus Owner]

I have a "think bike" sticker on my car.

As a biker i prefer it when cars indicate to let you past
and i sure as hell would prefer to be in front of a car then behind... try taking stones flicked from tyre in the chest at 60+mph. theres also times when cars go over something (like a brick in the road) which goes right under a car but is in your path on a bike.

but you also get some knobby bikers who dislike it.... had biker with a passenger up my arse for over a mile so on a straight bit of empty road I indicated, pulled in slightly (not in the gutter) and let off the throttle. he then ripped past and called me a w*****r!

anyone who pulls towards a curb at 60 + mph should be shot.

 

[dombooth]

anyone who pulls towards a curb at 60 + mph should be shot.

Agreed!

Dom