New Way to Die

[GezTheHealer]

Just beginning to get some confidence back when...

Ashton by pass ( A 370 ) into Bristol, drifting down the outside lane and closing on 2 cars on the inside lane. The front one of these suddenly tries a u-turn, can't get into the outbound carriageway and ends uip broadside and stationary across one and a half lanes. Frightened me sick.

Sounds frightening. Why couldn’t they wait for a roundabout? Sounds like you left youself good space. I’m paranoid about drivers when on the bike, always feel invisible to them and cover the lights, horn and front break when passing/passing junctions. Just don’t want them to pull out into me.

[Trev_P]

most car drivers only drive the bonnet, nothing else on the road exists, as for feeling invisible to them - thats because you are. it's one reason i like to have exhausts that can be heard coz if they cant see you they can hear you (well most of the time)

Sounds frightening. Why couldn’t they wait for a roundabout? Sounds like you left youself good space. I’m paranoid about drivers when on the bike, always feel invisible to them and cover the lights, horn and front break when passing/passing junctions. Just don’t want them to pull out into me.