Coming back from Peel this evening, I was surprised not to see scrape marks down the side of my motor due to idiots cutting in REALLY close in their haste to overtake.

I always keep an eye out for bikes - especially over TT / MGP fortnight - and keep well over to the left to leave them as much room to get past me, but some of the riders this year are appalling - much worse that in previous years.

Still, it seems that some people seem to think that "rules" only apply to other people and that speed limits are made up by killjoys, out to spoil their fun. They're not. Speed limits (especially in built up areas) are there for a bloomin' good reason and unlike the adjacent island, we do still have large stretches of deregulated roads where you can open her up and have a blast, subject to the road conditions of course!

Unfortunately, I doubt if this little rant-ette of mine will make one iota of difference, as the vast majority of you good folks on this board come across as a pretty sensible bunch - yes, even Cargo and the Ballacraine / Gorse Lea mobs LOL !!!

It's the silly idiots out there on the roads that should be reading this - not you lot!

Ah well, time for bed methinks.....