Horse wrote:Ancient wrote: I people are taught to 'always shoulder check, they will (potentially) look away from the cyclist stopped to wait for a space on the roundabout, or the child standing on the edge of the kerb...
back in RAC/ACU days, one trainee had no mirrors. "It would be a good idea if you had a check over your shoulder every few seconds so you're aware of what's behind you".
He was stopped two days later for 'riding in a suspicious manner' . . .Ancient wrote: riding the Monza
I had a V50 III
The old Ducati bikes didn't have mirrors because 'What's behind you is not important and too far away'..