too many cars

[david Taylor]

this past month 7 motorcyclist were killed within an hour of my house. two couples were taken out at one time by one car. I didn't know any of them but it sure was close to home. Each one was killed because a car driver wasn't paying attention or doing something stupid. the only exception to this was a young man who hit a cow on a sport bike. there is just too many cars out there, be careful.

[saddlebum]

Attempting to anticipate has become a big part of my sense of survival. I even tought my kids when learning to drive to watch for little things like the other vehicles front tire, abnormal vehicle movements or the movement of the out line of the drivers head. Learning to read suttle little movement of person or vehicle can make a huge difference to pre warning you of danger. It may just give you that extra second or two to protect yourself.

Edited July 9, 2011 by saddlebum

[Sailor]

There was an accident recently on the Malahat, near Victoria. A suspected drunk driver crossed the line and hit a motorcyclist, killing him. For once the media is not blaming the motorcyclist. The 35 yr old female driver is being charged with DUI, accident causing death, etc. I think this is because recently the RCMP announced they were going to stop every motorcyclist they could and inspect them. This was supposed to stop motorcycle deaths. The resulting flood of letters from angry motorcyclists (mine included) has, I think, woken the media up to their very biased reporting and the police to the true cause of most motorcycle accidents. There is still a problem with young people and high performance bikes. I feel that a graduated licencing system whereby the power and performance of the bike you are allowed to ride is tied to the years of experience and even training. I think that, as a group, we should respond every time we see something in the media which is obviously biased or false. One of the things which really bug me is when you see a report stating a motorcyclist hit a car when it is obvious the car turned left or jumped a light and hit the motorcyclist.