Wear yer hi-viz lads......

Max Headroom

How hi-viz jackets save your life..(or someone elses)....:rolleyes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZKpY3JZfHU

Wonda-Boy

You could see from a few corners previously that chap is riding way beyond his skill set.....only a matter of time before that was gonna happen. Looks to me like he was charging into the corners in the wrong gear and was very lucky it was a bike on the other side of the road instead of a van or truck.

Hope he learned a valuable lesson but I doubt it.

Cienciano

What an idiot. I'd be tempted to turn around and go after him if that was me on the other side of the road. And say nothing when I realise he's bigger than me.

On a lighter note, always be careful of vans and trucks that don't have their load strapped down. (although, it's probably too late by the time something comes off)
http://i.imgur.com/TeTlchf.gif

Max Headroom

Cienciano wrote: »

What an idiot. I'd be tempted to turn around and go after him if that was me on the other side of the road. And say nothing when I realise he's bigger than me.

On a lighter note, always be careful of vans and trucks that don't have their load strapped down. (although, it's probably too late by the time something comes off)
http://i.imgur.com/TeTlchf.gif

Looks like an "Oh dear -est" matress.............:o

Suasdaguna1

Knob jockey......

For the rest of us, be safe, be seen!;)

Frigga_92

What an absolute moron! As Wonda-Boy said, definitely riding outside of his comfort zone and just generally acting the knob. He was lucky it wasn't anything bigger or he'd probably be mangled.

Had something similar to the mattress happen me about 2 years ago. A guy was driving along in a jeep pulling a trailer with a load of those wooden pallets in it and one of the pallets came off. By some miracle everyone on the road managed to avoid it as it cartwheeled across 4 lanes of traffic losing bits as it went and came to a stop in the ditch. The guy in the jeep just kept driving.

Suasdaguna1

Hi viz useless here.......a very lucky escape and could happen us all.....

http://youtu.be/cZAjJ-g0UDw

Zascar

I'd prefer to just not ride like a total twat. I hate high vis jackets

Wonda-Boy

Only wear them in the night TBH, and even at that its a highly reflective belt over the leathers.

Cienciano

26sdrawkcab wrote: »

Had something similar to the mattress happen me about 2 years ago. A guy was driving along in a jeep pulling a trailer with a load of those wooden pallets in it and one of the pallets came off. By some miracle everyone on the road managed to avoid it as it cartwheeled across 4 lanes of traffic losing bits as it went and came to a stop in the ditch. The guy in the jeep just kept driving.

Had a rock hit me before. Came off a trailer of a jeep. The poxy rock was nice and round, about twice the size of a fist, but was bouncing at speed towards me. Didn't have time to get out of the way, but it hopped up slightly as it got near and hit my foot. Thank fúck I was wearing boots!

Zascar wrote: »

I'd prefer to just not ride like a total twat. I hate high vis jackets

Same here, it'll be a cold day in hell before I wear one

Zascar

Cienciano wrote: »

Same here, it'll be a cold day in hell before I wear one

It may be terrible to say, and it very well could be the end of me one day, but personally I'm just not going to spoil the look of my nice leathers and a beautiful bike, to look like a learner on my first day on the roads lol

Suasdaguna1

Cienciano wrote: »

Had a rock hit me before. Came off a trailer of a jeep. The poxy rock was nice and round, about twice the size of a fist, but was bouncing at speed towards me. Didn't have time to get out of the way, but it hopped up slightly as it got near and hit my foot. Thank fúck I was wearing boots!


Same here, it'll be a cold day in hell before I wear one

Agree with the yellow tabards......they are pox. Have a black jacket with yellow stripes thru it and a shoei helmut the same....that's my contribution .

Re rocks.....people laugh at me wearing full trouser leathers all the time and thick boots.......I got whacked to by a rock that hit my tibia. It was like a rifle bullet.....only for the leathers and protection I'd have been fughed.

the cats pajamas

I think wearing visible clothing is a good idea, but whoever thought it was hideous yellow or nothing is a very silly man.
What's wrong with light blue green or white?

minidazzler

the cats pajamas wrote: »

I think wearing visible clothing is a good idea, but whoever thought it was hideous yellow or nothing is a very silly man.
What's wrong with light blue green or white?

Yellow is the only of those that stand out no matter what the sunlight is like. remember it's only the scotchlite panels taht actually light up at night, the yellow is for day time visibility.

I've an uncle in the Metro Police over in London who swears he's the one responsible for the Hi-Vis explosion of use.....

Personally I always wear mine, and have no issue if other bikers don't, i do take issue with cnut cyclists who don't wear hi-vis though

chrismon

Max Headroom wrote: »

How hi-viz jackets save your life..(or someone elses)....:rolleyes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZKpY3JZfHU

I dont think its the Hi-Vis that saved him.
It was just pure luck!
Gobsh!te like that should learn to drive properly.

Cuddlesworth

chrismon wrote: »

I dont think its the Hi-Vis that saved him.
It was just pure luck!
Gobsh!te like that should learn to drive properly.

the cats pajamas

minidazzler wrote: »

Yellow is the only of those that stand out no matter what the sunlight is like. remember it's only the scotchlite panels taht actually light up at night, the yellow is for day time visibility.

I've an uncle in the Metro Police over in London who swears he's the one responsible for the Hi-Vis explosion of use.....

Personally I always wear mine, and have no issue if other bikers don't, i do take issue with cnut cyclists who don't wear hi-vis though

Don't get me started about cyclists, is there any studies on which colours are of more value then others?

Wonda-Boy

Doesnt need to be a study....black = bad, yellow = good.

Cienciano

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Doesnt need to be a study....black = bad, yellow = good.

That's so racist :pac:

Doom

Fcuking twat... nearly wiped himself and others out.

Wonda-Boy

Cienciano wrote: »

That's so racist :pac:

LMAO, I am not racist at all. I eat brown bread and white bread.