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So What's This All About, Huh?
A number of local bikers who chat regularly on the BikeSA Forums (thanks Bike SA!) were talking, and the old Think Bike Campaign came up. Remember back in the eighties, you saw "Think Bike" stickers everywhere? We think it was done by Bike SA.
Everyone agreed that it was a great idea, and that something similar should be done. Perhaps by bikers themselves, and not associated with any one company, so that the campaign can be kept going. Being the dynamic people we are <grin>, it was decided then and there to get something going. You are looking at the result.
So Why Should I Think Bike?
A number of studies have been done in the past, most notably in the US and UK, that show that an alarming number of motorcycle accidents are directly caused by other vehicles. Being as vulnerable as they are, bikers very often emerge from these avoidable accidents seriously injured, maimed or dead.
It is clear that the accidents we are talking about are the result of ignorance of the issues affecting motorcycles. This campaign is intended to help educate the general public about these issues, without pointing fingers or accusing anyone of negligence. We, as bikers, cannot expect motorists to consider our safety if we don't help them understand what the roads are like from our point of view.
A number of local bikers who chat regularly on the BikeSA Forums (thanks Bike SA!) were talking, and the old Think Bike Campaign came up. Remember back in the eighties, you saw "Think Bike" stickers everywhere? We think it was done by Bike SA.
Everyone agreed that it was a great idea, and that something similar should be done. Perhaps by bikers themselves, and not associated with any one company, so that the campaign can be kept going. Being the dynamic people we are <grin>, it was decided then and there to get something going. You are looking at the result.
So Why Should I Think Bike?
A number of studies have been done in the past, most notably in the US and UK, that show that an alarming number of motorcycle accidents are directly caused by other vehicles. Being as vulnerable as they are, bikers very often emerge from these avoidable accidents seriously injured, maimed or dead.
It is clear that the accidents we are talking about are the result of ignorance of the issues affecting motorcycles. This campaign is intended to help educate the general public about these issues, without pointing fingers or accusing anyone of negligence. We, as bikers, cannot expect motorists to consider our safety if we don't help them understand what the roads are like from our point of view.