That's been tried somewhere..... trying to find a link. I think it's called "shared space"Quote:
Originally Posted by Mitch9128
Printable View
That's been tried somewhere..... trying to find a link. I think it's called "shared space"Quote:
Originally Posted by Mitch9128
http://aseasyasridingabike.wordpress...hibition-road/
Here you go!!!!
I'm sure given time and education it could work here, it has worked for many years in Germany.
This would never work over here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mitch9128
The Britsh have the wrong attitude. Their idea of 'shared space' is actually 'my space'
This was clearly demonstrated in the videos.
The guy filming is quite indignant that he's not being let across. At the same time the cars are excercising their right to keep moving. Nobody wants to share their space as their journey is more important than anyone elses.
I was listening to Heart radio at work today and was shocked at the news item on the latest accident statistics. :o
More 17 to 24 year olds die in road accidents than from any other cause and 25% of 17 to 19 year olds will be involved in some sort of accident within one year of passing their test. :( :( :(
These are really alarming – perhaps more can be done in the last couple of school years, like visits from traffic cops.
I really don’t know how you convince young males that they are not invincible
Classic example of running out of talent whilst driving.
We were 17 to 24 year olds once.
I can still visually recall two particular incidents in my biking career from over 30 years ago when I was invincible and knew everything. One was stupidity on my part and the other stupidity on a car drivers part that wouldn't have been a problem if I hadn't have been so stupid and riding so fast ;D Got away with both apart from the mental flashbacks :D
Mind you, I thought the bike statistics (as opposed to cars) had moved somewhat from my day when it was all 19 year olds crashing to the more up to date statistics that has 40+ year olds returning to biking being in the highest risk category? And 60% of these don't involve another vehicle?
Have had a few of those.....
Can look back and laugh now..... luckily!!!!! :o ;D
But still have the mullered ankle as a reminder!!!!!
I sometimes wonder what they teach in CBT.Quote:
Originally Posted by monday21
Got a lovely young lad that lives around the corner from me who rides a sporty little 50cc never wears gloves. He came off outside my house the other day a lovely slide all down the road skinned his hands and knees (he was wearing thin cotton trousers). I knew exactly what he'd down opened the throttle on a bend over a man hole cover. He truly didnt have a clue that he shouldnt do that and really didnt realise man hole covers were slippery. :o :o
I did try and tell him the importance of wearing gloves too whilst cleaning his hands for him but it clearly fell on deaf ears :'(
That is sort of the point. The CBT tells people what they should and should not do (and indeed what they must and must not do) but the students have to listen. There is also a limit to the detail that can be gone into in a one day and no substitute to expierence.