Bike victim’s partner warns of speed dan
The partner of a man who was killed when he lost control of his motorbike in order to avoid crashing into a bus is warning motorists to be more careful on the roads as the spring biking season gets underway.Nicky Dods’ call was also backed by road safety groups and the county council, which this week launched an awareness campaign to warn car drivers to be more bike-aware.Martin Armour died on November 23 last year at Ilketshall St John after he came off his Triumph to avoid smashing into a bus travelling in the opposite direction.Ms Dods, 41, a nurse in critical care at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, and mother of his one-year-old daughter Grace Armour, said: “I think car drivers needs to be made more aware of keeping an eye on other motorcyclists and there should be more emphasis placed when training motorists on the vulnerability of a two wheeled-machine.“But I don’t think much can be done to make motorbikes safer."She said Mr Armour, an aeronautical engineer, was an “extremely safe" driver and had never been in an accident before and added: “People don’t fall off bikes without cars being involved."An inquest heard how Mr Armour, from Gloucester Street, appeared to drop from his bike on the A144 Bungay to Halesworth Road to avoid crashing into a bus and died from head and neck injuries and that speed was a factor.Ms Dods said: “Drivers are much more unsafe on the roads than motorcyclists because motorists feel protected by the metal, so they are more reckless and feel less vulnerable.“Motorcyclists and cyclists are much more cautious - they know it’s a dangerous game though."A spokeswoman for road safety charity BRAKE said: “This is an issue which is of great concern as motorcyclists are extremely vulnerable.