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From: Catman on 23 Nov 2009 16:04 Silk wrote: > On 23/11/2009 17:49, Harry Bloomfield wrote: >> on 23/11/2009, Catman supposed : >>>> I drive a car, like most normal people. I just happen to be rather >>>> good at it. >>> >>> Ahh sorry. Confusion there. Since you are pig ignorant and think >>> you're better than everyone else, I thought you must be one or the >>> other. Mea culpa. >> >> :D >> >> He drives a single class of vehicle, yet professes expertise in all. > > I'm an expert car driver - I've never claimed to be an expert in or on > any other type of vehicle - please try to keep up. The only thing that > concerns me regarding other types of vehicle is avoidance. > > I don't subscribe to the view that learning to drive one particular road > vehicle teaches you how to drive another. I know that lorries are heavy > and slow and bikes are light and fast - both likely to be driven/ridden > by morons Have you discussed this view with your colleagues in the biking sections of the IAM, or are they likely morons as well? -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
From: Harry Bloomfield on 23 Nov 2009 16:20 Silk formulated the question : > On 23/11/2009 20:19, Bod wrote: > >> If you were that good a car driver, you would know and want to know more >> about M/bikes and lorries and how they may affect you and your car driving. >> Passing a motorcycle test gives a car driver a better understanding of >> what it's like from a m/cyclists point of view. >> Believe me, it helps. > > Not convinced. If you want to know how to do something, you don't learn to do > something else. To be convinced, it really is one of those things you would need to try. It would give you an entirely new perspective on defensive driving. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Harry Bloomfield on 23 Nov 2009 16:32 After serious thinking Pip Luscher wrote : > If you really want to be the best road car driver you can be then it > is only logical to strive for a deeper awareness of the road > environment. As this environment includes various vehicle types other > than domestic tin boxes, it makes sense to learn about, or better yet, > experience, their particular strengths and weaknesses. Agreed! -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Harry Bloomfield on 23 Nov 2009 16:34 Catman formulated the question : > Silk wrote: >> On 23/11/2009 17:49, Harry Bloomfield wrote: >>> on 23/11/2009, Catman supposed : >>>>> I drive a car, like most normal people. I just happen to be rather >>>>> good at it. >>>> >>>> Ahh sorry. Confusion there. Since you are pig ignorant and think >>>> you're better than everyone else, I thought you must be one or the >>>> other. Mea culpa. >>> >>> :D >>> >>> He drives a single class of vehicle, yet professes expertise in all. >> >> I'm an expert car driver - I've never claimed to be an expert in or on any >> other type of vehicle - please try to keep up. The only thing that concerns >> me regarding other types of vehicle is avoidance. >> >> I don't subscribe to the view that learning to drive one particular road >> vehicle teaches you how to drive another. I know that lorries are heavy and >> slow and bikes are light and fast - both likely to be driven/ridden by >> morons > > Have you discussed this view with your colleagues in the biking sections of > the IAM, or are they likely morons as well? Why would he need to do that "I'm an expert car driver" ? -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Silk on 23 Nov 2009 16:35
On 23/11/2009 21:04, Catman wrote: > Have you discussed this view with your colleagues in the biking sections > of the IAM, or are they likely morons as well? We don't have any dealings with the dark side any more. Far too scary. |