yorkpress.co.uk
VIDEOS highlighting the dangers of some of North Yorkshire’s most popular routes for motorcyclists will be launched next week.
The films have been produced to support the 95 Alive York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership’s aim of cutting the number of motorcyclists killed and seriously injured in the region and will indicate crash blackspots and potential hazards on each route.
The videos will be shown to bikers in a number of ways, including on big-screen digi vans at popular locations for motorcyclists and on social media channels.
A “premiere” of the first two videos, featuring the B1222 between Sherburn-in-Elmet and Stillingfleet and the B1257 between Helmsley and Stokesley will be held at Squires cafe, near Sherburn-in-Elmet, next Wednesday, and the digi vans will be touring the region throughout spring and summer.
COMMENTS,
1. "Very commendable.
As a motorcyclist I can read the hazards of the road and plan my riding accordingly using observation/vanishin
g point theory/local knowledge/experience and that developed six sense. This I can largely control/influence.
However are they going to be shown to the drivers of cars who are not paying attention and using mobile phones, do not use their mirrors, drive on the wrong side of the road, distracted by kids/phones/Sat Navs/eating/drinking, overtake in inappropriate places?
These I cannot, it is down to the individual drivers duty of care/due diligence/ due care and attention and with experience these are my real hazards and out of my reasonable control.
This is where the majority of effort needs to be placed, not just shown to motorcyclists, they are very well aware of the issues.
2. As usual go to the bottom (easiest/cheapest) of the hierarchy of controls to not address the root causes.
As a motorcyclist I can read the hazards of the road and plan my riding accordingly using observation/vanishin
g point theory/local knowledge/experience and that developed six sense. This I can largely control/influence.
However are they going to be shown to the drivers of cars who are not paying attention and using mobile phones, do not use their mirrors, drive on the wrong side of the road, distracted by kids/phones/Sat Navs/eating/drinking, overtake in inappropriate places?
These I cannot, it is down to the individual drivers duty of care/due diligence/ due care and attention and with experience these are my real hazards and out of my reasonable control.
This is where the majority of effort needs to be placed, not just shown to motorcyclists, they are very well aware of the issues.
2. As usual go to the bottom (easiest/cheapest) of the hierarchy of controls to not address the root causes.
What they really need are videos of unobservant selfish car drivers, lazy road workers, careless commercial vehicle drivers failing to put the cap back on ther diesel tank, and thoughtless planners who put access hatches in the middle of lanes. I guess that'd make them have to take a little more responsibility, though, wouldn't it, instead of enabling them to demonise bikers.
3.
Well I was going to say pretty much the same as the above two posts! I would say that the vast majority of, if not all, bikers are very well aware of the risks and dangers of riding before they even think about getting on a bike. Campaigns like this need to target other road users to make them more aware of the dangers they create by driving in an unsafe manner.
