My OperaMotorways
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 1:57:08 PM
On the motorway, like many situations in life, there's a lot of stereotyping to be done. You have the sales rep in an estate, who travels pretty quick in lane 3 but won't move over to let you past in fear of knocking his coffee onto his laptop. There's the pair of lorry drivers which overtake each other every 5 miles (which you will notice if you're patient enough to follow/unlucky enough to get stuck behind them that long). Perhaps the most annoying is the person who sits in the middle lane regardless of whether they're overtaking or not. And of course the family who are out for the day in the most knackered car on the road, overloaded with kids screaming/jumping/hand gesturing as you go by. Let's not forget the white Volvo whom everyone slows down for.
I'm not sure exactly how bikes fit into the jigsaw. I've never driven a car on the motorway (not sure I want to), making this a side of driving 'culture' something I've never seen from a third person perspective. However, I can imagine the average biker being portrayed as the jammy sod who doesn't get held up by traffic jams (wearing a hi-vis giving you a noticeable advantage in this situation
), but apart from that I can't imagine anyone not interested in bikes actually noticing them at all.
Of course, us biking folk have our own stereotypes too. These do extend to the motorway, but not to the same extent as general traffic. Absolutely no idea where I would fit in this puzzle either.
The way I specifically ride is always in the top lane unless there's no one to overtake, or someone really wants to get past me that badly. When it comes to filtering, I'm not that confident so this is probably the only time on the road when I see other bikes (or anyone at all, for that matter) passing me. There was a period of about a week of riding to college when I thought I could fit into any gap and was very confident at filtering. However, this ended when I clipped some bint's 'brand new' Corsa with my wing mirror. However that's another anecdote.
I'm not sure exactly how bikes fit into the jigsaw. I've never driven a car on the motorway (not sure I want to), making this a side of driving 'culture' something I've never seen from a third person perspective. However, I can imagine the average biker being portrayed as the jammy sod who doesn't get held up by traffic jams (wearing a hi-vis giving you a noticeable advantage in this situation
), but apart from that I can't imagine anyone not interested in bikes actually noticing them at all.Of course, us biking folk have our own stereotypes too. These do extend to the motorway, but not to the same extent as general traffic. Absolutely no idea where I would fit in this puzzle either.
The way I specifically ride is always in the top lane unless there's no one to overtake, or someone really wants to get past me that badly. When it comes to filtering, I'm not that confident so this is probably the only time on the road when I see other bikes (or anyone at all, for that matter
) passing me. There was a period of about a week of riding to college when I thought I could fit into any gap and was very confident at filtering. However, this ended when I clipped some bint's 'brand new' Corsa with my wing mirror. However that's another anecdote.
