I work for a trucking company... I was thinking about biking to work but after that comment, I'm have this horrible image of being squashed by an 18 wheeler... Thanks...
@Owen Does it stop you getting hit by a lorry? No, but getting hit by a lorry in my Mercedes or standing up on the bus is likely to cause inhury too. Of course you can also get hit by a lorry crossing the road from the car park to the office...
Road skills are what stop lorries hitting cyclists and cyclists getting hit. If you're a smart rider and follow the rules you're not that likely to get into a crash. I commuted for 5 years, 5 miles across central London. I had one accident - my fault - I rear ended a car that was more conservative about an orange light than I was.
I bike to work every day rain or shine. Here in South Florida I mainly have to pay attention to the folks who drive the big-ass SUV's. Most of the time they're on their phones and not even paying attention when they pull out so I am forced to give them the right-of-way even though it is a state law that bicycles and pedestrians have the right-of-way.
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Does it stop you getting hit by a lorry?
I work for a trucking company... I was thinking about biking to work but after that comment, I'm have this horrible image of being squashed by an 18 wheeler... Thanks...
@Owen Does it stop you getting hit by a lorry?
No, but getting hit by a lorry in my Mercedes or standing up on the bus is likely to cause inhury too. Of course you can also get hit by a lorry crossing the road from the car park to the office...
Road skills are what stop lorries hitting cyclists and cyclists getting hit. If you're a smart rider and follow the rules you're not that likely to get into a crash. I commuted for 5 years, 5 miles across central London. I had one accident - my fault - I rear ended a car that was more conservative about an orange light than I was.
I bike to work every day rain or shine. Here in South Florida I mainly have to pay attention to the folks who drive the big-ass SUV's. Most of the time they're on their phones and not even paying attention when they pull out so I am forced to give them the right-of-way even though it is a state law that bicycles and pedestrians have the right-of-way.
See my second post above. It was SUPPOSED to be a reply to this comment, and not a second reply to the comment up there.
Oops. Sorry. I meant the first post, that addresses the 18-wheeler concerns.