Two articles got a lot of feedback last week - on Tuesday in the first of a two-parter, I talked about Box Junctions and going ahead and turning left. Rather than just repeat the rules, I described some of the things that can go wrong. Was I really surprised when some responses were along the lines of “all you need to do is follow the Highway Code” rules? Perhaps not. All I can say to those people is perhaps they have never tried negotiating the box junctions on multi-lane intersections in London on a Friday night in the rain and dark. It’s easier to get it wrong than it is right, and now there’s a CCTV camera waiting to catch you if you make a mistake and get stuck straddling the yellow paint. Part Two on Boxing Day will be about the right turn rule, what to do if you’re mid-junction when the lights change, and the oft-forgotten box junction in the middle of a level crossing! The second article to attract a mixed bag of for and against was the look at how airliners have on-board lights that illuminate the AIRCRAFT. I ask is the current trend to shine lights at other people at night on bikes actually helps or hinders, and whether illuminating the BIKE itself would actually improve night-time conspicuity. Predictably, there were some positive-sounding responses and a few that appeared to think I was suffering brain-fade. Read both, make up your own minds!
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In today’s show: Christmas Greetings from me... US servicewoman clear of causing biker's death by careless driving... jail sentences for Kent pair who shot would-be bike thief... electric micro-cars 'safer than bikes' but not by much... bike cops in Peru ride in Xmas costumes... Devitt MCN show comes to London... QJ Motor enter 2024 World Supersport... big single adventure from Zontes... in-depth today - whatever happened to the UK 'gigavolt' battery factory...
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