Take Longer To Look For Bikes

"How close" shows a typical accident at a T-junction. The car driver, coming from a side road, casts a quick glance to the right before pulling out and turning right onto the main road.

Suddenly, a motorbike travelling along the main road crashes into the side of the car, leaving the motorist confused and shocked. 'How close does a biker have to be before you see them?' asks a calm voice.

The scenario is replayed, this time with the car driver looking for longer - first right, left and then right again - while the bike passes harmlessly in front of the car. The end line reads: "THINK! Take longer to look for bikes".

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Take
• Longer
• To
• Look
• For
• Bikes

[mattofwashington]

@iluvmotorbikes I had a close call today, so I sent this to my friends, pleading them to ensure they have plenty of room to enter traffic. But then I read your story (a few times) and realized that, ultimately, my life is in my hands, regardless of fault. I found this to be the most powerful line: "I didn't take care of myself as I once promised I would." I'm guilty of becoming complacent, but I need to be as cautious as I was on Day 1. Thanks for posting this! You may have saved my life!

[dtothelu]

As Jeremy Clarkson says "Wear your high visibility jacket!"

[SuperChuncky]

Got done just like this about 400 meters from my house. Car pulled out I went bouncing down the road. Got off with cuts and bruses. I hurts more in the morning 6 hours in casualty all my clothes cut off at the side of the road. Then I get home and the wife wants to kill me. What a day!

[QuintinBiker]

We went to the Boardwalk shopping center for our christmas run, on the way to Suzuki, where we first met a guy in a red car came in infront of us, skipping a robot, then later on a guy in a blue pickup / bakkie almost took us out when we had the mass run, and he almost took a bmw cruiser out aswell. So for all you anti bikes shit heads hear. 2 words THINK BIKE and THINK LIVES. It's people like you that kills OUR brothers and sisters.

[Teedo145]

@kezman44 Shows you don't ride a bike mate, People are always pulling out on me whether I'm doing the speed limit or not. It happens almost daily and riders need to be trained to watch out for these idiots. We need some advertisements like this in Australia because right now there is none.

[tutubas]

the fact that the bike cannot be seen in the first part is exactly the point - the driver glanced and as far as he's concerned, there's nothing there. Bikes are small, cars have loads of blinds spots, people do not pay enough attention. The point is BE SURE before you pull out at at a junction.

[predatortheme]

fucking retard on the begin when the camera goes to right, you dont see the biker -.-

[kezman44]

THINK! Take longer to accelerate on a bike, and maybe you dont die!

[kcj1993]

Yes please!

[wheeliehome]

shut up you divvy thats the reason of the advert to stop idiot car drivers pulling out on bikes. by the way unless you can see through his head then shut up. bikes are smaller than cars if you didnt notice that so you wouldnt see it you gimp