What hope do we have?

[shaggystyle]

This video was on Reddit.com this morning with the title "If you can't see a train what hope do bicyclists and pedestrians have?".....After watching it, I have to wonder about us motorcyclists as well.

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[wrightme43]

I sure dont know man. Freakin Idiots.

 

[mikebike]

Duh,,,,,, I did not see that freaking big train:Flash:

 

[Scorphonic]

O my god...thats shocking. Are those drivers unable to look in a mirror?

An important factor in all this would be whether the tram/train has lights on the front and if they are on. I know in Dublin that the trams have lights on all the time and you can see them a mile off...so you would have to be pretty blind to miss them in your mirror!!

 

[Nelly]

Time to ban the train and the car, that way theres nothing to hit and nothing to do the hitting with. Problem solved. Whats next on the agenda?:thumbup:

 

[hunterfz6]

wow

I just want to preface that in my working life I am a professional driver. I have been driving for 13 years daily at least 2oo miles a day. That is my job, to get to the customer and take care of them. Having said that you absolutly need to have good driving habits. The number 1 cause of accidents, and now this is just my opinion, is from people not looking over their shoulders before changing lanes. I ALWAYS look left or right when I turn, its just a good habit and has saved me many many accidents. Its easy to just veer into the left or right lane without looking, but I have almost done that and looked, only to be shocked at the iminant death I could have caused myself or another person. If you cant tell, im a bit pissed at watching all those cars turn into the trains like that, 1 second is all it takes to look left or right and scan before changing lanes. Yes, it makes me very nervous riding a bike on the road knowing people do not look. If that happens to me, and mark my words, if I survive I will probably kill the driver that hit me. Call it what you will, attempt to take my life and I live, and you will die. period.