Datatek
Well-Known Member
I have ridden tens of thousands of miles around Europe and the UK on motorbikes, one of the biggest dangers is car drivers not paying attention. Just what are you occupying yourself with while the unreliable vehicle electronics save you the trouble of paying attention to the road ahead?I don't like gadgets for gadgets' sake. I like gadgets that work effectively in the background and do a useful job, such as: ABS, split circuit braking systems, brake servo assistance, heated rear (and front) screens, LED and HID lamps, airbags, self dipping rear view mirrors, power steering and brakes that work in the wet, as well as the dry.
I don't understand those that feel that any new device must, somehow, be the work of the devil and that by being stupid enough to use one, it must make me an accident waiting to happen.
I have done advanced rider training, we were taught COAC's thats Concentration Observation Anticipation & Control, vehicle control and self control, if you cannot be bothered to pay attention and see signs, what else do you miss?
I know that sign recognition is not 100% reliable, none of this stuff is. For example a recent Tesla accident on autopilot, faint road markings led the computer to become confused between the road and the slip road, the result was that it hit the concrete dividing barrier killing the driver, who, like you thought it was OK not to pay attention. It's got feck all to do with not liking gadgets.