It's Getting Crazy Out There

[Bill Gaheer]

Maybe it's a WA thing, I am not sure but is it getting worse out on the roads for us riders? I have been riding for almost 27yrs, the past 7 1/2 have been on my beautiful and loyal Busa (hey baby, who loves ya ). Last week we clocked up 150,000km's together but only just. We ride together everyday with the round trip to and from work just under 100km's. Most of that is on the freeway and in heavy traffic you can not avoid but be in someone's blind spot if only for a second. If these drivers (as most of us are also) decided to get off their phones and stopped doing everything else but actually drive, we might have a chance. In the last week alone I have almost been sideswiped twice, moved in on from another lane (oh look, a bike, never mind, I'll move into that spot regardless) countless times and generally disregarded as a road user. Phone use and inattention are at a all time high; I swear it is. The only thing that has saved me countless times is myself. If I was not paying attention and keeping an eye out on behalf of the tintops, who knows where or how deep under I would be. I am generally fairly forgiving but it is getting really bad. I will never stop riding bikes and hopefully with a bit of luck I will be for a long time to come.

+1 agreed, I always try to keep myself at about 5 to 7 KM or 10 KM more then the average speed of the trafic. It always helpful when you are in need for some quick move.

But I had a similar experience in Sydney also...