After 2 years working from home I'm about to go back to the office and commute daily on the bike.....cant wait! and this was an essential watch! cheers!
Good stuff, been commuting into London on the bike for 30 years. Drive your own journey, don’t get caught up in traffic light sprints with other riders, be careful with bus lanes, no one expects you to be in them.
What I noticed is that most motorbikes in the city are 50-125cc. Yet there are few advanced courses for them. I tried to get an advanced course, but most require full license. Those who take CBT riders are far and few. I also noticed most of the troubles in the city are from delivery riders.
This new rider did quite well but i did notice there were times no head check was apparent. Particularly when the lane narrows he needs to have a quick look over his shoulder. For a new rider i would suggest just slowing down a fraction and give a little more space in front of you when behind vehicles for that unexpected moment. I like how its mention to dominate the lane, i like to call it “owning” your lane. It sends a good message to other motorists to give you respect and ultimately makes it safer to ride. Here in Melbourne Australia you need to be an even better defensively as here most car drivers have no respect for motorcycle riders. Europe somehow are much more aware and respect riders. Its a problem here that has developed over the past few years unfortunately. Overall Thanks for the video its great to see this style of briefing after a ride and consolidate your learning capacities 👍
not a lover of filtering but im never in that much of a hurry,ive had to many incidents where people try to stop you pulling in.so unless the traffic is at a stand still i just take in the view.
A lot of sound advice from an obviously very experienced officer. He obviously has knowledge of many of the circs. that one finds oneself in and then his advice reinforces your confidence and therefore safety when riding out on our roads.
You may have meant it as a compliment, Trevor, but this kind of casual sexism is one of the things that dissuades many women from taking up motorcycling. We need our two-wheeled sisters to feel part of the community, not like they're objects on display at a meat market.
My most urgent caution would be to follow the rule "never be the third in a line". A junction, you and another vehicle would form a trio. On highways, a vehicle overtaking another vehicle and you overtaking the two would be a trio. A pedestrian, dog, dumpster, parked car with a driver in it could form a trio. Collect information to plan your ride, avoid trios at all costs for you never know when and what others may choose to or forced to do.
Just look at the wheels when filtering not the indicators. Car drivers turn the wheel so the wheel turns and you slow down or stop. You wouldnt overtake on a learner plate anyway.
Apparently things have changed about overtaking the lead vehicle at a ped. crossing. Yes if it has stopped for the purpose of allowing peds to walk across that is a valid stop and you have to stop also but if the vehicle in front stops due to a traffic queue and there is no one crossing its not a valid stop to allow peds to walk and so you have the right to pass that car as its not stopped for the purpose of the relevant Act. I would like to speak with Dave Yorke on a matter of some importance and safety for motorcyclists so is there an way i can make contact with him at all. I am an ex police officer myself.
Kind of off topic but I think big cities should change the rules to allow motorcycles in ASL areas / cycle boxes. Many motorcycles do use them and it doesn't seem to cause risk or conflict.
IIRC, several years ago one of Boris Johnson's promises as mayor of London was to allow motorcycles to use advanced stop lines. That went the way of most of his promises, of course.
Is the 20 mph speed limit making pedestrians take more risks with the traffic? It would be good to have some credible data on this. There was mention of this "risk-taking" in the video
Great video. Great conversations. As a new rider doing a short city commute, what kind of clothing protection would should be worn as a minimum excluding helmet.
I own huge bikes and scooters and i love both now that said i hate the scooter idiots in London who speed everywhere. Its one thing to filter but they take the biscuit. Please take away the CBT as a way for delivery scoots to get on the road. Its so flawed!!!!
I agree, I am on a A2 license and do deliveroo for work. I am completely the opposite to all the riders on here, I run a gopro hero 10 as a dash cam and the amount of other delivery vehicles I see asking for a death wish is crazy
After 2 years working from home I'm about to go back to the office and commute daily on the bike.....cant wait! and this was an essential watch! cheers!
Thanks very much! All the best, John
Good stuff, been commuting into London on the bike for 30 years. Drive your own journey, don’t get caught up in traffic light sprints with other riders, be careful with bus lanes, no one expects you to be in them.
Mind the crazy pedestrians.
London City is full of them
Even if you only take one tip onboard,your a better rider
Absolutely! There's always something new to learn! All the best, John
Good, positive, no nonsense advice ❤
Cheers! Dave's a top bloke so hope it helps. All the best, John
What I noticed is that most motorbikes in the city are 50-125cc. Yet there are few advanced courses for them. I tried to get an advanced course, but most require full license. Those who take CBT riders are far and few. I also noticed most of the troubles in the city are from delivery riders.
This new rider did quite well but i did notice there were times no head check was apparent. Particularly when the lane narrows he needs to have a quick look over his shoulder. For a new rider i would suggest just slowing down a fraction and give a little more space in front of you when behind vehicles for that unexpected moment. I like how its mention to dominate the lane, i like to call it “owning” your lane. It sends a good message to other motorists to give you respect and ultimately makes it safer to ride. Here in Melbourne Australia you need to be an even better defensively as here most car drivers have no respect for motorcycle riders. Europe somehow are much more aware and respect riders. Its a problem here that has developed over the past few years unfortunately.
Overall Thanks for the video its great to see this style of briefing after a ride and consolidate your learning capacities 👍
My impression of Melbourne was a city of tailgaters. I felt much safer on the trams.
Time well spent with this. I always learn something. Well done
Brilliant - thanks very much! Cheers, John
Fantastic, thanks folks
Another useful video, although I don't do commuting the tips are good for all ride out's in large towns.
Thanks very much! Cheers, John
Really enjoyed that! Interesting format. Great info.
Great, thanks! Cheers, John
not a lover of filtering but im never in that much of a hurry,ive had to many incidents where people try to stop you pulling in.so unless the traffic is at a stand still i just take in the view.
Dwayne put his right foot down. That’s a no no. Shadow your back brake Dwayne. 👍🏾
Started riding today on my little 125, brilliant. This was proper helpful for a few extra tips and know how from someone with that experience. Cheers.
Brilliant! Enjoy! Cheers, John
A lot of sound advice from an obviously very experienced officer. He obviously has knowledge of many of the circs. that one finds oneself in and then his advice reinforces your confidence and therefore safety when riding out on our roads.
This was a really good chat with some top tips. Our new rider was also well above average. I also really enjoyed the scenery walking past at 08:36.
A person isn't scenery mate...
Was she the VIP escort he was talking about?
You may have meant it as a compliment, Trevor, but this kind of casual sexism is one of the things that dissuades many women from taking up motorcycling. We need our two-wheeled sisters to feel part of the community, not like they're objects on display at a meat market.
Always good to see bloopers
Tip 26 is the most important one here, no matter how long you’ve been riding.
My most urgent caution would be to follow the rule "never be the third in a line". A junction, you and another vehicle would form a trio. On highways, a vehicle overtaking another vehicle and you overtaking the two would be a trio. A pedestrian, dog, dumpster, parked car with a driver in it could form a trio. Collect information to plan your ride, avoid trios at all costs for you never know when and what others may choose to or forced to do.
Risk vs reward. Always, everywhere…
Great tips, thank you!
Just look at the wheels when filtering not the indicators. Car drivers turn the wheel so the wheel turns and you slow down or stop. You wouldnt overtake on a learner plate anyway.
thank you, very helpful great tips
best Tip nr 23 !!!
Apparently things have changed about overtaking the lead vehicle at a ped. crossing. Yes if it has stopped for the purpose of allowing peds to walk across that is a valid stop and you have to stop also but if the vehicle in front stops due to a traffic queue and there is no one crossing its not a valid stop to allow peds to walk and so you have the right to pass that car as its not stopped for the purpose of the relevant Act.
I would like to speak with Dave Yorke on a matter of some importance and safety for motorcyclists so is there an way i can make contact with him at all. I am an ex police officer myself.
Kind of off topic but I think big cities should change the rules to allow motorcycles in ASL areas / cycle boxes. Many motorcycles do use them and it doesn't seem to cause risk or conflict.
IIRC, several years ago one of Boris Johnson's promises as mayor of London was to allow motorcycles to use advanced stop lines. That went the way of most of his promises, of course.
Great advice for us noobs
Nice. But no mention of being aware of your surroundings with regards to bike thieves etc.?
Is the 20 mph speed limit making pedestrians take more risks with the traffic? It would be good to have some credible data on this. There was mention of this "risk-taking" in the video
If your going to ride a motorcycle (TOP TIP) Switch your spidey senses ON, ie, be SUPER AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS NOT JUST ALERT !!!
Great video. Great conversations. As a new rider doing a short city commute, what kind of clothing protection would should be worn as a minimum excluding helmet.
Wear the maximum amount of gest your budget can afford. Gloves, Motorcycle jacket, motorcycle trousers, short motorcycle Boots.
Mad scooter riders. They're not even filtering, they're just randomly weaving in and out.
I own huge bikes and scooters and i love both now that said i hate the scooter idiots in London who speed everywhere. Its one thing to filter but they take the biscuit. Please take away the CBT as a way for delivery scoots to get on the road. Its so flawed!!!!
I agree, I am on a A2 license and do deliveroo for work. I am completely the opposite to all the riders on here, I run a gopro hero 10 as a dash cam and the amount of other delivery vehicles I see asking for a death wish is crazy
those speeding cyclist delivery guys are the new danger th-cam.com/video/DB64TFGRzF4/w-d-xo.html and scooters delivery driving like a 46 ;)