Now the Britts know how to make a moto safety commercial

[john]

http://www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk/campaigns/motorcycles/media/howclose.mpg

To bad something like this isn't playing here.

[RedShift]

Beauty.    Makes you want to e-mail this to the AMA to get it on the airwaves, eh?

Kinda reminds me of the Austrailian explanation of the relationship of speed to stopping distance:

Slow Down Please.mpeg
(You might have to save the movie locally before playing.)

that I posted in my "Watch your Speed" post of last summer.

[Alphamazing]

That's a good commercial.

Is that a GS? It kinda looks like one, but kinda not.

[RedShift]

That's a good commercial.

Is that a GS? It kinda looks like one, but kinda not.

Close but no cigar, Alpha -- says HONDA on the tank.  Probably a naked CB500 or CB600.

[RedShift]

This video makes me feel a whole lot better about having a Headlight Modulator on my bike.  But regardless, it's best to ride defensively.  Always ride like you're invisible to others.

[Alphamazing]

Close but no cigar, Alpha -- says HONDA on the tank.  Probably a naked CB500 or CB600.

Apparently I can't read for s#!&, too.

This video makes me feel a whole lot better about having a Headlight Modulator on my bike.  But regardless, it's best to ride defensively.  Always ride like you're invisible to others.

Most definitely man. I've been told to ride like I'm invisible from the first day I was on the street. One of my favorite things to do when out riding is looking at other cars and thinking, "What is the stupidest thing that person could do right now? That's what they're going to do." and correct accordingly. See a car sitting at a stop sign? Slow down, change lanes if possible, and assume they're going to turn into you. Doing that has saved me at least once.

[Simba]

That scared me right when he hit the car

They realy should air that in north america

[jake42]

they''ll never play that here. We're too concerned with our fundamental freedoms to be able to not wear helmets and kill ourselves any way we want.  Just my minirant.

Aside from the MSF there is little or no motorcyle publicity aside from the occasional lobby to ban helmets in states like PA.

Jake

[annguyen1981]

Jake42 - Are you serious about some states BANNING helmets?

I've got a headache from thinking too much now...

[jake42]

not banning helmets. I may have been mid rant. But PA repealed our mandatory helmet law in sept. of 04. Largely due in part to our lame ass governor and lots of lobbying by groups like ABATE who used outdated research that shows that helmets cause more injuries than they prevent.

Jake

[Scorpio65]

Now thats a commercial that should be played every day here!!

[Bluebellylint]

I work with one of the AMA reps for Washington I will definitely show her that.
I recently showed her this, I think shes going to contact the AMA reps in Tennessee to try and ban trucks on that road.

[budget speed demon]

I like both of those. Very affective.

I won't get into the whole not making people wear helmets thing though.

[calamari]

awesomeness. i'm going to contact the UK department of transportation and try to get a licence and higher quality copy to broadcast in public access tv in california.
let's see what they say.

[Bluebellylint]

good idea

[sledge]

http://625.uk.com/pifs/library2.htm

Find the ad called "Wide" its cheesy and about 25yrs old  but dig the funky soundtrack cats!!

[RVertigo]

That commercial rules... Need on TV NOW!!!

I recently showed her this

HOLY CRAP!!  That's friggen insane!

I've been told to ride like I'm invisible from the first day I was on the street.

Totally...  If I feel like I can't move out of somewhere, I ride like this:

/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

People usually freak out and give me some room to escape...  But, not always.

[Alphamazing]

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wtf?

Is that your graphical depiction of swerving around in your lane?