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> My vision on the bike is not impaired by my helmet. I've never worn a motorcycle helmet, but the visor seems so small that you'd lose some of the peripheral

by icc97 8y ago

> My vision on the bike is not impaired by my helmet. I've never worn a motorcycle helmet, but the visor seems so small that you'd lose some of the peripheral vision. I agree that it would often be the car at fault, but as a cyclist I wouldn't care who was at fault I'd just want to avoid the crash. I'd only crash into the car if my peripheral vision missed the car. > we solve them by designing intersections such that they can't happen. I agree, but I don't want to wait for governments to fix every single bad junction that exists in the world.

opless 8y ago
Having been a motorcyclist when I was younger and ostensibly more reckless (not that motorcyclists are more reckless) I can tell you from experiance that you have very little getting in your way visually. However in a car you have two pillars holding your roof up to your immediate left and right, and door frames and boot pillars over either shoulders. As a motorcyclist you have way more situational awareness than other vehicles on the road. You also quickly learn that other road users are blissfully unaware of you and you drive accordingly.