How dangerous is bike riding??
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Crawl...Walk...Run...Cycle...Ride...Drive..............(Fly...???)
If all of us progress our speed of travel in the above order, roads will no longer be tiger's mouth.
eg. I run across a road before in a jam. So now while ride-squeezing in the jam, I will pay extra attention to blocked view( lorry, bus) where ppl might juz appear suddenly.
Drivers failed to recognize the vulnerabilities of riders and cyclist because they lack the experience and knowledge gained from behind the handlebars. -
Hi, this question has been discussed everywhere among new bloods. But to share with you, people like me who rides is because to ease personal "transport" issues to school and work.Originally posted by pete_parker:I've been thinkin of gettin a bike license for some time but i'm rely afraid .. esp when i see how "vulnerable" the biker is amidst the furious charging cars on roads...
I know tis a rather vague qns but rely hope to get some advices/ comments from all the regular bike riders here...
Just ask urself, you want a bike to play? Or u really need for transport? To me obviously for transport, coz i have to travel from Sembawang to Bt Batok to work, and to Holland Village to work, i don't think i really have time for bus/mrt.
So decide for urself. If u wanna ride, ride with care should be alright, tough accidents do happen, you can't avoid... -
I can said its very dangerous on road (traffic light junction; 1st lane of expressway; taxi/mercs cabby/ 2.4litre and above cars) due to irresponsible people on road. But i just have to be frank. Sometime challenge on road is fun. Singapore road just play straight road can liao. Cornering leave it to track.
Bike takes you to the speed (power ratio bhp:weight eg. class 2 bikes).
Actually different categories of class might prevert you from certain danger. Read from newspaper previously. Class 2B can only avoid 30% of danger on road. BUt still got 70% danger are unavoidable.
Save your license and get a class 2 bike. "Might" save even more danger. But might also kill you "even" faster. Just imagine a normal class 2 bikes can takes you 0-100km/hr about 3 - 4sec. 0-200km/hr in less than 9sec.
BUT 0-100km/hr to a full stop is also = to pork chop.
So drive car or bike you decide.
Bike can be affordable and give u da speed but its dangerous
Cars can be more safe but troque wasnt that great unless you got lots of money to mod your car to reach that kind of troque and speed. -
Originally posted by BaBy_JaP_WaWa:
means 200% not safe ?
it's not 100% safe.. n it's not 100% free from danger.. there's always a risk on the road even if ur driving a car.. be it car wrap human or human wrap car.. if ur on the road ur more prone to accidents then when ur at home..
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