Careful out there

[V650]

Be careful out there this bank hol weekend 

Just reading of 2 UK bikers killed in a collision with a truck on Dublins M50 Motorway yesterday

Media said there was No suggestion of speeding it was just a tragic accident they think the 2 bikes collided and both riders came off on to the road 

one guy in his 50's and the other guy in 60's 

What a tragic loss for their friends and their family

Any other day of the week that road is carpark 

So Sad 

J

Edited June 6, 2022 by V650

[V650]

Terrible bank hol weekend on the roads here 8 people have died in various accidents including 3 bikers 

In a country with a population of about 4. and a half million 

Edited June 6, 2022 by V650

[manxie49]

Took me a while to get my head around things when riding in the South of Ireland.  I couldn't understand why so many people were pulling onto the hard shoulder when I came up behind them.  I was told by a local that its the done thing over there.  The same as everywhere you ride, all places have their unique standards of poor driving, this place here is no different 

[V650]

Yeah people here will sometimes pull in to the hard shoulder without slowing down just to let you get past 

But that can bring it's own problems you feel obliged to overtake them  and maybe end going faster than you should 

 

listening to the radio there  was another added to the carnage  and the weekend rush home has only started

I just dont get how that many people can die in one weekend in such a geographicaly small country with a small population and prob 800.000 drivers 

They are like Lunatics on the roads some of them you would not let loose with a shopping trolly never mind a car 

 

Trying to teach the kids to drive at the moment so I'm probably seeing a lot more of it than usual and tryring to keep calm 

Edited June 6, 2022 by V650