Bikers targeted in joint campaign to improve road safety

“MBACJ..
Well put.
The Pottery way, Lichfield street, Victoria road ect are like race tracks on a Friday and Saturday nights! as these taxis speed close to double the limits.
I have driven for decades so I Know the speeds these idiots are doing as they hurtle past.

as for the parking side by side blocking roads off..! I've come across this my self..! and to me its just shows the arrogance and total disregard for the rest of the motoring public.”

“@Redpitlad - Could not agree more! The standard of cab drivers in this city is a disgrace. So many times I have seen them either nearly cause or actually cause accidents and get away with it. It winds me up that the authorities have the power to utilise these resources but then choose to use them like this.

Only on Friday I saw a cab pull up at the lights in the wrong lane with the intention of cutting up all other traffic so that they didn't have to queue up. Sure enough they hurtled off, causing other cars to break sharply which knocked a biker off of his vehicle. The cab driver would have known which lane he was meant to be in, after all, they use the roads more than anyone, but clearly money means more to them than the safety of other road users. He didn't stop at the scene but hopefully the police will catch up with him.

On a daily basis I see cabs cutting up other road users, running red lights, not stopping at crossings when people are already halfway across, parking over junctions and road entrances when there are parking spaces, stopping in the middle of the road to chat to their cab driver mates, beeping their horns at all hours of the day, night and morning, speeding, not giving way at junctions and roundabouts, overtaking unsafely, tailgating, illegally picking up passengers when they're meant to be a 'pre bookings only' cab... if the Council did pump the same resources into catching rouge cab drivers, they could probably wipe out most of their debt in a year.”

“"anonbikencar"

Your comments and observations are spot on, they are always trying to educate, or should that be persecute? Bikers. What about the people who brake first and indicate after? or don't use indicators at all? or the others who follow so close you can see the whites of their eyes through your mirror? ALL road users should be targeted, and that includes cyclists. Of course Bikers are vulnerable because they are not surrounded by a cage, and they need to be aware of everything around them. I have been a Biker for over 43 years and both major accidents that I have been involved in were caused by cars pulling out in front of me, and speed most definately wasn't an issue.”

“I don't know about targeting bikers..! they should use the same resources and start targeting taxis hurtling around the city at breakneck speeds, jumping red lights, and driving recklessly in there pursuit of the *magic cash in hand...!”

“anonfromstoke,

Well that response of yours to my post just shows you have the mental age of a teenager

Need I say any more.....”

“Why is it always bikers that are targeted???? the accident yesterday along Bradwall Lane has so far had the fingre firmly pointed at the car driver pulling out across the biker. Bikers have a higher percentage of injury & death simply because we don't have a big metal cage around us. Yes, I firmly agree that the spotty 16 yrs old, riding on my bumper class need a LOT more lessons on safety but the majority of us are safe, stable bike riders & car drivers. It makes us better car drivers as you learn to have eyes up your backside.

You never hear of the initiative to target young drivers that have their seats that low they can hardly see over the steering wheel or the one that targets older people that are wearing neck collars & can't turn their heads correctly, or the old person that takes 5 minutes to even get out of their car never mind react quickly enough to an emergency stop situation!

When will people learn to stop quoting the statistics to manipulate the masses? Of course bikers have higher % of deaths, you don't ever see the quote that shows how many of those deaths are caused by car drivers. It's the cause of the accidents they need to be quoting & targeting.”

“Looks like there was a bad accident on Bradwell Lane earlier this afternoon. Air ambulance called... and lots of rubberneckers heading to the scene?”

“What's the betting there will be more enforcement than education...”

“@ Speccy9eyes
Is there an echo in here? as attempts at wind ups go, that's got to be one of the lamest I've ever come across,
9eyes, and he STILL cant see what he writes, should have gone to..............”

“hello

I ride a bike and drive a car/van, it simply takes a rush of blood or a mistake by the driver or rider of either vehicle and a collision can occur.

Any initiative that can reduce the statistics is great idea.”