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It’s not about the thrill for everyone. As a motorcyclist myself, I scorn many of the bicyclists I see out on back country roads full of blind corners and hills
by Rumudiez 6y ago
It’s not about the thrill for everyone. As a motorcyclist myself, I scorn many of the bicyclists I see out on back country roads full of blind corners and hills without a shoulder. In my opinion, it is not safe to have large speed differentials in traffic because it erodes trust in the road and other traffic. If you enjoy two wheels as much as I do, you’ll perfectly enjoy motorcycling without the rush – you’re only as fast as you want to go but at least you’ll always be managing the speed limit. I appreciate in other regions there are minimum speed limits, and I’ve heard personal stories about getting ticketed for riding a bicycle slowly on a fast road.
- mathieuh 6y agoJust to be clear, it's not all about the thrill for me either, it's just when I was bombing that hill with nothing but two wheels between me and being smeared across the road I realised what it might feel like to have the power of a motorcycle under you. I ride safely, I'm not swerving between cars at traffic lights or squeezing through gaps. In the UK, where I live, there are very few roads cyclists aren't allowed on, basically motorways (70 mph speed limit). Regardless I use a route-planning app called Komoot that uses cycle-specific data and heat maps to give you the safest route. We have national laws that say drivers must treat bicycles as if they were a car and leave them space as such etc., not that it actually happens in practice.