Rear view mirror, do you use one?

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

What the speed of the approaching vehicle is probably faster relatively when you are on a bicycle so I don't understand the answer

You the rider are travelling much faster on a motorcycle, therefore closing speeds are also higher.

 

[Mangizmo]

You the rider are travelling much faster on a motorcycle, therefore closing speeds are also higher.

No the closing speed is likely much faster if you are on a bicycle you have far less time to react, but hey, we all see it differently, I find a mirror useful

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

No the closing speed is likely much faster if you are on a bicycle you have far less time to react, but hey, we all see it differently, I find a mirror useful

Bike rides at 15mph car 30mph closing speed 45 mph. m/c 30mph car 30mph closing speed 60mph.

 

[Imlach]

I don't think anyone is saying it can't be useful, it's just that most of us are used to having a quick peek behind us. I can see why hamster used it in America while touring, I've seen videos of how little regard they have for bicycles there and how cars are king. Where I am the country roads are typically fairly spacious and I'm usually not too concerned with vehicles. It's only in the city I struggle, and I'm not sure a little mirror would give me any more confidence. Urban commuting is stressful for me and I prefer walking.

 

[Imlach]

I've never ridden a motorcycle or any motorised vehicle for that matter but I also imagine it'd be a lot harder to survey your surroundings at the speeds they're going, so it makes sense to have a mirror, more so than on a bicycle.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

I don't think anyone is saying it can't be useful, it's just that most of us are used to having a quick peek behind us. I can see why hamster used it in America while touring, I've seen videos of how little regard they have for bicycles there and how cars are king. Where I am the country roads are typically fairly spacious and I'm usually not too concerned with vehicles. It's only in the city I struggle, and I'm not sure a little mirror would give me any more confidence. Urban commuting is stressful for me and I prefer walking.

Agreed. Nothing takes the place of the "Lifesaver" the last observation before you commit. It's the first thing you're taught.

 

[Mangizmo]

Bike rides at 15mph car 30mph closing speed 45 mph. m/c 30mph car 30mph closing speed 60mph.

Bike rides at 15mph car 30mph closing speed 45 mph. m/c 30mph car 30mph closing speed 60mph.

I think you need to think that through again, if the bike is traveling at 15mph, an approaching car at 30mph is closing at 15 mph!!! you are riding away, motorcycle 30mph, car 30mph closing speed is zero, not sure where you get 60mph ?

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

I think you need to think that through again, if the bike is traveling at 15mph, an approaching car at 30mph is closing at 15 mph!!! you are riding away, motorcycle 30mph, car 30mph closing speed is zero, not sure where you get 60mph ?

I was told you add the speeds together by my instructor years ago, you could be right. Things happen a lot quicker on a m/c than they do on a bicycle was my only point suspect maths aside.

 

[d8mok]

They look shit so no.

I’ve never come across one rider who has one actually having any awareness of what is around them. Same brigade that wear high vis / have lights at full whack whilst riding along the canal on a sunny Sunday morning.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

They look shit so no.

I’ve never come across one rider who has one actually having any awareness of what is around them. Same brigade that wear high vis / have lights at full whack whilst riding along the canal on a sunny Sunday morning.

Could you enlarge on that a bit mate, I'm not quite getting how you feel