Rant

Morning Rant

I am in the process of completing a questionnaire as suggested by Alison (see the link on the right for her blog).

In the meantime though, a quick rant about something that annoys me. I suppose you can generalise this into "people who put themselves in danger and thereby put other people in danger". The example this morning: some young muppet on a sports motorbike who obviously wanted to get in the back of the van – he was so close. He may have been wearing a helmet but apart from that it was sneakers, torn jeans and a casual jacket. No leathers and no gloves.
Having been out with an A&E nurse and having a number of friends who are bikers I know how dangerous this can be. This guy would suffer some serious degloving injuries if he came off – which is quite likely if the vehicle in front stops suddenly and he is right on the back bumper!

Why are these people a danger to other people? If he comes off his bike on a corner – he and bike slide off the road and into a wood – on a steep slope. Ambulance and fire crews are going to have to put their own lives on the line to get him out of there.

</rant mode off – time to get back to work>