chrishayward

As a car driver I feel I must report a near miss I had with with a motor bike recently. It was entirely my fault, but I do have issues with some modern bike styles and designs. I was pulling out onto a straight 60mph country road, in the dark, and in the distance were two small headlights. I know the road ( complacency) and judged the "car" to be 500 yards or so away. It transpired it wasnt a car at all bur a modern style dual headlight bike doing a decent speed and only 75 yards or so away. Luckily no accident but I bet the biker shat themselves as i did when I realised what I had done. This was entirely my fault, but I would implore all you bikers to urge manufacturers to only fit one headlight to bikes as other road users cannot judge what is coming at them, its proximity or its speed in the dark. Dual headlights on bikes look like distant cars to other users in the dark. IMO this is an accident waiting to happen and the other road user will ( rightly) be at fault, just as I was. Just dont want anyone getting hurt as it wont end well at 60mph.