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Buellhusker
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 10:16 am: | 
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Completed |
Court
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 11:02 am: |
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Well ....... I did your safe driver survey ..... But it was challenging on a iPhone while driving through Times Square. |
Glide
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 11:21 am: |
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Done |
Zane
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 11:52 am: |
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Done |
Tbolt_pilot
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 12:49 pm: |
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Done... hope I'm not the anomaly that gets thrown out of the data. |
86129squids
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 01:54 pm: |
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Done.
That was a pretty basic questionnaire- #9, the one about whether MC'ers have more or less accidents compared to drivers seemed strange to me... as a percentage of total motor vehicles on the road, MC's are a pretty dang low number compared to cages, so it seems obvious that there would be more accidents for cages.
To the OP'er: Can you elaborate on your motivations for doing this survey? (I do appreciate it generally, but I'm not sure exactly what your ultimate goal might be.)
As a lifelong motorcyclist, I'm 100% positive that my skills and awareness gleaned from riding make me a much better driver...
Carry on... |
Iamike
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 02:27 pm: |
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Squids-
I wholeheartily agree. I have learned to anticipate a driver's actions and it has kept me accident free for a really long time. I drive over 40,000mi. a year so I feel that is an accomplishment. |
Balloyd66
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 03:17 pm: |
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Je finis.
Sorry, ha |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 03:53 pm: |
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9. As a percentage, there are:
 More motorcycle accidents per motorcyclist
The same amount of motorcycle accidents per motorcyclist compared to vehicle accidents per vehicle driver
More vehicle accidents per vehicle driver
and WAY more DUI's |
Themagster
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 05:22 pm: |
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Survey answers submitted. I too believe that my miles and experiences on a motorcycle have made me a much more aware and defensive driver.
High-Vis gear could also have been added to the list of safety gear, just my two cents. On the flip side I read an interesting editorial in a motorcycle mag (forgive me, bad memory too many subscriptions to recall which one) where the writer felt that with so many people wearing those bright yellow/orange vests out there, from construction workers to newspaper vendors and panhandlers, drivers have become immune to them. I still wear mine and feel safer doing so, although it does not take the place of being a very defensive and aware rider. |
86129squids
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 10:57 pm: |
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OK, thanks Mark- I trust your insights, brudder!
Percentage-wise, this ? is a little nebulous...
I guess I didn't quite understand #9, the way it was stated... |
Sprintst
| | Posted on Monday, November 21, 2011 - 09:51 am: |
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I don't believe high viz gear makes much difference
Drivers can't see a 40 foot long yellow bus the size of a barn - hence high center brake lights, now strobes on the roof...... |
Sifo
| | Posted on Monday, November 21, 2011 - 11:25 am: |
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Drivers can't see a 40 foot long yellow bus the size of a barn
As someone who drives a big yellow bus daily I feel somewhat qualified to say that you've hit the nail on the head. The big difference is the look on their faces when the suddenly see a bus that has just appeared out of thin air. When that happens with a bike they just assume the bike must be doing something they shouldn't. |
Xbduck
| | Posted on Monday, November 21, 2011 - 03:14 pm: |
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Done |
Fast1075
| | Posted on Monday, November 21, 2011 - 03:15 pm: |
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Completed. |
Buellkowski
| | Posted on Monday, November 21, 2011 - 07:59 pm: |
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Done. |
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