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victor_hoh
post May 9 2008, 12:13 PM

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for me, if a motorbike rider wants other drivers to treat them as a "car", then he has to ride like a "car".

For example, pls dun f*cking ride at the middle of 2 lanes. Ride in a lane, not in between lanes and overtaking between cars of both the lanes. The best way is to find a car that suits your speed, and just follow that car at the back.

Secondly, check rear mirror before swerving to the left/right. Please dont assume that you+your bike will be able to avoid the incoming car from behind, or the incoming car will be able to avoid you. If I am driving, I will definitely maintain my speed and direction and welcoming you to come hit my side.
victor_hoh
post May 9 2008, 03:40 PM

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QUOTE(Dannyl @ May 9 2008, 02:46 PM)
I know one guy quite rich, either half-millionaire or millionaire, he ride old bike to work, fuel for 1 week is RM6.  Ask him why not buy car, he said no use for it.  Hmmm.


Added on May 9, 2008, 2:51 pm

See, even car drivers can't decide what's a good way to ride a bike... some say stick to the side of the lane, some say stick to the middle of a lane... so no matter what motorbikers do, they will always be wrong.

Poor bikers.  Such pity.
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First thing, riding in between lanes to squeeze through cars are definitely WRONG.

Secondly, for me, I prefer the bikers to ride at the middle of the left lane, like a car. The reason is, if I wanna overtake the bike, I will have to treat the bike like a car, meaning I will have to switch to the right lane to over the bike. This means safety for the biker. If you ride at the left side of left lane, I as a driver, will not switch to the right lane at all. I will just squeeze pass the bike very closely and remain at the left lane.

One thing for sure, many drivers has no respect to bike riders. They do not treat them equally as road users. But for me, I will always want to treat them just like cars, ie. giving them space, have patient while waiting for them to give way, etc. But what annoys me the most are those uncles riding at 70km/h in the middle of 2 lanes in LDP, making me difficult to overtake them, despite the fact that the left lane is empty.


victor_hoh
post May 9 2008, 03:48 PM

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QUOTE(EyraYus @ May 9 2008, 03:45 PM)
why? then why ride a bike if u need to wait behind car? this is not Australia or US of A. this is Malaysia. most of Malaysian ride bike to work bcoz of the heavy traffic, fuel price, and mobility.

if bike not allowed to squeeze through cars, can u imagine the traffic?

some biker already sacrifice their own safety and comfort so they wont increase traffic. think about that.


Added on May 9, 2008, 3:46 pmand yeah I do hate those uncle who ride real slow. they are the cause of most accident.
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you can squeeze through cars all you wan when there is jam (i.e. cars not moving). But what I see is, those bikes wheezing through cars at 90-100km/h when the cars are doing 80km/h. And there is hardly 2 meters of space for the bike to squeeze through.
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post May 9 2008, 04:05 PM

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QUOTE(EyraYus @ May 9 2008, 03:52 PM)
then it is THAT BIKERS fault not ALL BIKERS, right? then drivers should never say BIKERS ARE ALWAYS STUPID AND WRONG, aight?
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Yupe, I never generalize that bikers are bad. Just that sometimes bikers really need to resists the temptation of squeezing through tight space for the sake of their own safety.

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