Riding to a Limerick earlier this evening on an R road. There’s a staggered crossroads on an 80kph stretch which is lethal since the crossroads is on a bend and arsicons frequently pull cages to the middle of the road before completing the cross and are ‘legally’ stopped indicating right – logic is simple they are on the road stopped until traffic clears however they don’t give a toss whether following traffic has slowed or come around the bend at the limit. Poor road layout, incorrect speed limit etc etc. Today was a classic whereby a British short wheel base yoke with a triple axel trailer ran the stop sign and proceeded ahead of me on the road. I fully tested my horn (bike that is) a few times and hoped the blood pressure was not too high… He eventually pulled in when he could and waited until I came along side. This is where I found it interesting- I was fit to rip him a new one however he firstly apologises profusely and stated that he saw nothing of my extra bright dipped beam and my two jap LED spots. He saw absolutely nothing… A classic SMIDSY. Question is how do we cope and manage this phenomenon? Personally I ride very defensively and yes I am old and yes it’s only a glorified sewing machine that I ride etc. Fuck it you can’t teach the survival skills needed to cope with this kinda shit or can you? Hey, be careful out there….. Learn something new every day….