Crossing the line

Ooops #01


Warnford, A32 South, junction for Winchester. Speed restricted to 40mph, bike travelling at 35mph. Big-Boy-Bike following: feeling pressure to impress with my superb road positioning. Surface dry with some residue damp. Track right to avoid known bumps the Alpha doesn't get on with but slip front wheel ito rut between tarmac repairs and get thrown into the path of an oncomming car on opposite side of double white lines. Don't panic : Highway Code recommends not to cross these lines; car approaching at speed drils this idea home quickly - don't brake (sensible at the time) gentle acceleration and pull wheel back onto correct side of lines. Compose, and return to looking ultra cool wearing yellow jerkin and sitting astride a Sanya 125 confessed to being my own. (I'm not sure which bit was more difficult: composure or coolness on the Sanya).

This isn't the spot (this is the A68, in fact, nicked off the Web) but it is a double white line and it illustrates how these can be dangerous enough just on a straight!

Morals:


    Slow down on corners
    Track the natural contors of the road
    If surface is bumpy, slow down some more
    Ride a bike with bigger freaking tyres that don't get sucked into such thin bloody ruts

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