tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post5803020403537293463..comments2024-03-10T01:23:48.606-07:00Comments on Belt Drive Betty's Blog: Rider Safety - how do we improve it?Belt Drivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06588809288861322365noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-26602362779473193952010-07-14T16:27:42.850-06:002010-07-14T16:27:42.850-06:00A very well written, sensible article that so refl...A very well written, sensible article that so reflects what is happening out there on our roads and the impact this is having on every rider's safety and peace of mind. Having lived an awful experience myself and still trying to recover from it...I couldn't agree more with your title: "How do we improve rider safety..."<br />I have personally come to the conclusion, sadly, that the onus is on the rider to try and remain safe...there is no way we can educate all the blind and yes, ignorant masses driving in cages...they just don't give a hoot about who is in their blind spot or whether a rider or a pedestrian, for that matter, is struck by flying debris due their negligence and I don't care attitude. In their eyes and minds, we are not road worthy...we simply do not exist. Maybe we should force the authorities to post signs on the roads saying: Watch out for Riders...they share this road too.Baron's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363887015251189502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-65411760137167610122010-07-14T09:23:08.138-06:002010-07-14T09:23:08.138-06:00Changing our own attitudes and techniques comes fi...Changing our own attitudes and techniques comes first and foremost to making our roads safer because as I've said hundreds of times before "Safer roads start with safer road users". But we can also spread the word especially to our friends and family. Ask them to look for YOU every time they are on the road and every time they make a lane change. Tell them to make sure YOU are not in their blindspot. Put YOUR face in their minds while they are driving and it could save several lives by default (other riders and drivers alike). <br /><br />We can't change it all in a day (week, month or year). All we can do is start with our own social circle and branch out to our community to be more responsible riders. <br /><br />So start small and remind people you know that YOU are out there and to look out for you personally. <br /><br />As for road hazards (blown tire bits, car parts, loose loads)...same thing goes. If you know someone who ties loads onto their vehicles, remind them of how important it is to secure it properly so that it doesn't hit YOU or fly through some windshield.The Lonely Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275702867603389166noreply@blogger.com