One of my favourite Clarksonian rants is how, if his kids ever buy a motorcycle, he will burn it. And if they go and buy another one, he will burn that one too.
I have a real issue with bikers. It's not their attitude towards cars, nor is it their ability to weave through the carnage of the M5 on the first week of the summer holidays. It's their prominence in all the road safety campaigns you ever see.
"Think Safe, Think Bike" is the one you see on the motorways.
"Beware of Bikers in Your Blindspot" screams sign after sign on the road out of Newton Abbott towards Torquay.
The one off the telly where the car pulls out and the biker drives straight into him.
Why the hell are we being constantly reminded to look out for bikers? Where are the signs telling bikers not to be imbeciles?
"Bikers - stop undertaking in heavy traffic"
"Bikers - you won't get hit by a car overtaking if you stay in line"
"Bikers - stop driving like tossers"
I was reminded of this by an interview with Richard Hammond by Simon Mayo at Christmas, where the one rule is "Don't drive like a cretin". Speed doesn't kill, driving like an idiot kills. And almost every single biker I've ever seen drives like an idiot.
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