In the context of the time of filming they were probably seen as such. The road were a bit more "tranquil" back then, fast motorbikes would have seemed dangerous in comparison to the average motorist. Nowadays though you are spot on, the roads are filled with crazies in cars. I'd put the road skills of the average motorcyclist against those of the average motorist any day.
I have to remind nyself this is real life footsge, though obviously staged. It all looks like footage from a bad film. Some of the outfits they're wearing, just bizarre. Jayzus!
Just fabulous...i only discovered this programme a few years back and i watch it avidly, its all before my time but just seing how great britain was then and how happy people seemed in contrast with todays terrible problems, knife crime, illegal immigrants flooding in destroying whole areas of the country.., drugs etc...its hard to believe its the same country
