Riding Safe in China - New Rider Guide

[ThePope]

All of this talk about the recent beatdown incident in NYC made me remember a relatively mild crash I was involved in in Guangdong right before the national holiday last week.

A car cut right across in front of me without signaling in Zengcheng, Guangzhou as I was travelling about 20k/h. I was in the bike lane and my adrenaline was high because we had found and been hammering an awesome new jump that you can see in my avatar snapshot. Unfortunately I was in the car's blind spot and my horn shorted out on me a few days before and I smacked the car, then slid across the hood onto the ground. I got back on the bike, as I just had a little road rash and bruises (which I wouldn't feel until days later) and the driver and my friend and I all drove away without saying a word. There was nothing wrong with my bike, but I'm sure the car was dented up nicely.

Key lesson learned - this ONE time - I had decided to go out without all of my gear on and smacked a car. I usually always wear it, but I figured since I was just driving about an hour away I didn't want to be bothered with it. I remember leaving the house, and that naked feeling coming over me as I was speeding through the mountains on the way to meet my friend. I had a premonition - seriously, that I would have an accident. And I did. It was surreal.

Never ride without your gear. I needed that reality check because I've been getting too brave. Be safe.

[prince666]

The law of advantages states when driving in china

It is not IF you have a accident but WHEN

I try to wear all my gear when i ride but at times when just to pop around to the shop then i dont yes i am a fool .....

[Lao Jia Hou]

Pretty much every day, the number of times i have close calls is ridiculous. If I was to get involved in road rage, I'd never get anywhere, and spend all of my time in fist fights.

During this last Golden Misery week, on a simple mountain ride ... THREE times in one 20 km stretch of twisties (Black Dragon Pool, for those in Beijing who know), I had oncoming cars/trucks in my lane in blind corners, because they were passing other vehicles leading into the blind corner.

You can't fix stupid. I just accept it as the byproduct of living in China. However, if someone intentionally tries to run me off the road (it happens), they're changing the rules.

[ahernandez74]

Pretty much every day, the number of times i have close calls is ridiculous. If I was to get involved in road rage, I'd never get anywhere, and spend all of my time in fist fights.

During this last Golden Misery week, on a simple mountain ride ... THREE times in one 20 km stretch of twisties (Black Dragon Pool, for those in Beijing who know), I had oncoming cars/trucks in my lane in blind corners, because they were passing other vehicles leading into the blind corner.

You can't fix stupid. I just accept it as the byproduct of living in China. However, if someone intentionally tries to run me off the road (it happens), they're changing the rules.

True, I find that theres literally no policing for the driving policy in China too. I see the police but I never see anyone obeying the traffic signs and laws. Whats up with this ? Whats the point of even having these rules if noone follows them?

[prince666]

I got it all sorted just ordered a new toy ......Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte

Specifications

Weight 1,000 tonnes (1,100 short tons; 980 long tons)
Length 35 m (115 ft) hull

39 m (128 ft) guns forwards
Width 14 m (46 ft)
Height 11 m (36 ft)
Crew 20+, possibly as many as 41
Armor 150–360 mm (5.9–14 in)
Main
armament 2x 280 mm 54.5 SK C/34
Secondary
armament 1x 128 mm KwK 44 L/55
8x 20 mm Flak38
2x 15 mm MG 151/15
Engine 8x Daimler-Benz MB501 20-cylinder marine diesel engines
or 2x MAN V12Z32/44 24-cylinder marine diesel engines
16,000 to 17,000 hp (12,000 to 13,000 kW)
Ground clearance 2 m (79 in)
Operational
range ~120 miles (190 km)
Speed 40 km/h (25 mph)

tank.jpg

This will scar the shit out of the them when there come round that blind bend again lol

[bikerdoc]

The ideal vehicle is the civilian version of the Marauder as featured in British motoring program Top Gear, with Richard Hammond. Excellent candidate vehicle for dealing with PRC traffic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marauder_(vehicle)

http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/the...s-17-episode-1

[Wald0]

Here in little china (Vietnam) They drive exactly same!! drives me crazy sometimes!!
i can handle those morons who drives straight, but those who just don't want to wait red light turns to green and decide its a good thing to come front of me! some times i just want to teach them a lesson, but as a foreign citizen and driving a bike, I don't want to crash to them as I might hurt my self and even worse, my bike!

been thinking that would it be grazy idea to mount paintball gun in the bike? would this be overkill?? ;)
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[braillce]

Nothing's overkill in Asia.

I was thinking of installing a little egg support so to be able to throw eggs at anyone anytime, now I'm thinking of golf balls support instead, damn.

Today I didn't slap but pretended to slap and touched the top of the skull of an idiotic E-bike rider after avoiding her in-extremis, situation depicted here:

Pfff.jpg

Oh I hate when they do this, and there's one every single time I turn right with little visibility.

I'm afraid I'm gonna end up carrying chains like that around if things keep escalating...

[Jonsims]

That would never be allowed on the roads.. No seat belts..

I got it all sorted just ordered a new toy ......Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte

Specifications

Weight 1,000 tonnes (1,100 short tons; 980 long tons)
Length 35 m (115 ft) hull

39 m (128 ft) guns forwards
Width 14 m (46 ft)
Height 11 m (36 ft)
Crew 20+, possibly as many as 41
Armor 150–360 mm (5.9–14 in)
Main
armament 2x 280 mm 54.5 SK C/34
Secondary
armament 1x 128 mm KwK 44 L/55
8x 20 mm Flak38
2x 15 mm MG 151/15
Engine 8x Daimler-Benz MB501 20-cylinder marine diesel engines
or 2x MAN V12Z32/44 24-cylinder marine diesel engines
16,000 to 17,000 hp (12,000 to 13,000 kW)
Ground clearance 2 m (79 in)
Operational
range ~120 miles (190 km)
Speed 40 km/h (25 mph)

tank.jpg

This will scar the shit out of the them when there come round that blind bend again lol

[Jonsims]

As to the oral sex... I would not know the flavour of my sister.

The law of advantages states when driving in china

It is not IF you have a accident but WHEN

I try to wear all my gear when i ride but at times when just to pop around to the shop then i dont yes i am a fool .....