Wilsons Sandbox

Interesting. One thing that visitors to the UK often find unnerving is that is lawful for motorcyclists to drive between lanes of traffic waiting for a light. Indeed, it is perceived as a major advantage of driving a motorcycle, being able to get to the front of the line. Traffic in the UK, particularly in the South Easst around London, is horrendous. Tim (ex-Brit)

> I read an article on bike safety and how different countries stack up. > england won as the safest. They attributed it to UK using roundabouts > instead of stop sign intersections or red lights so no one can just run > through the intersection. >

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On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 tim_wakefield@... wrote:

> Interesting. One thing that visitors to the UK often find unnerving is > that is lawful for motorcyclists to drive between lanes of traffic > waiting for a light. Indeed, it is perceived as a major advantage of > driving a motorcycle, being able to get to the front of the line. > Traffic in the UK, particularly in the South Easst around London, is > horrendous.

Same thing here in California. Few people commute by motorcycle, however, because unlike the UK, California gives out driver's licenses to pretty much anybody with a pulse and room temperature IQ, no skills required, meaning that the highways are pretty dangerous for motorcyclists during rush hour. I imagine that $2.75/gallon gasoline is going to change that, though, since it makes no sense to drive a 15mpg SUV 20 miles to work rather than a 50mpg KLR once gas gets that expensive... -E

John Kokola wrote:

> > Whoa, I just noticed that the lead-in pic is barely work-safe, guess I don't > go there very often. > > --John Kokola

If anyone has the address for this misguided young woman please send it to me so I may talk to her about motorcycle safety. Alan Henderson A13 Iowa