I've just this minute watched 'War on Britain's Roads' highlighting the war between cyclist and vehicles on the roads of Britain. Link posted at the bottom should you want it.
Anyway, it made me think about motorcycling, I haven't been on the bike long compared to some and as I'm young I can generally be naive and feel invincible - I won't deny it. Apart from when I climb aboard my trusty Honda. It's like I'm a different person. I enter a 'mode'.
I've noticed that when I ride, I try to 'hang back' watch what everyone else is doing and commit myself to the road from there. Moving and riding so I'm almost consistently out the way yet in sight and in mind. As opposed to waving myself in front of traffic showing them I'm there and not moving, I'm a grumpy motorcyclist and don't give a toss.
Anyway, I do find however no matter how much you think in advance and ride in a prone and aware position road users still fail to see you. Which made me think I want to do something about it.
Recently I have been thinking about installing an Engine bar and adding Fog or Aux lights as I have read that these can and do increase visibility to other road users due to the three points oncoming as opposed to one.
I do pass a rather sexy GSA on my travels some mornings which has some Aux lights and It does draw attention, but then am I just looking at that because I'm a motorcyclist and always scanning for objects or because it is actually standing out?
I just wondered if anyone had not had and ridden without fog or Aux lights and then installed them and seen a difference with the reaction from road users.
I'd be interested to hear anyones experience on it!
Link should you want to watch it online:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...ritains_Roads/
