The Latest US Motorcycle Death Statistics Are Out

[mo8414]

About 60 years ago i was driving my car and came to a line of cars (about 15 to 20 ) backed up and my lane was open but i choose to move over in to the line of cars
the guy behind me kept driving aqbout 50 and there was a big accident when someone pulled out. i must have saved my neck lots of times giving up my rights and yeilding to some one who did not have the right of way.
something that has happen to me a couple of times is i go to pass and someone puts on his turn signal like he is going to turn into my lane. i think that he is trying to tell me it is ok but it is a pucker moment for me i hit the breaks.

I learned once in my car never to trust someones turn signal. They turned it on and slowed down like they were going to turn into the driveway I was waiting to pull out of then decided to keep going straight anyway. That was a close one had I decided to go thinking they were turning into the store.

 

[Junior]

Absolutely and, yes, the front wheel tip is probably the most useful safety thing that I learned from riding.
A few others, in no particular order. Maybe we can get a running thread on this...

- Painted lines, etc. on the road are slick AF.
- Helmets, of course, and full coverage, but adding an Air Vest can save your life and allow you to walk away from some situations you might not otherwise. I don't care what anyone thinks. Mine's already been tested.
- Marker lights help. I also recently added the Brake Free to my helmet.
- ATGATT. Went to leather, even in summer (perforated) after going down a while back. Gauntlet length gloves
-I'm glad to have the sun in my eyes rather than theirs
-Blow by truckers. I've been near them twice during blowouts and steel and rubber shrapnel goes everywhere
-Watch right turns in tight twisties (with limited vision) and hang more to the center than wide left as you're "supposed to do." That good ole boy in his truck will be cutting the lane coming your way.
-Keep your cool. They're all bigger than us.
-"Wag" the bike when you see someone ahead who's considering pulling out or making a left turn in front of you. It helps them see you.
- Or, variation, I often veer just slightly toward a car ahead that's waiting to make a left turn, then steer back to the center of the lane. i think it gets people's attention when something is moving AND directed at them. You know how this feels. This hopefully gets them out of their autopilot zombie mode.
-When I see a car from the left or right approaching an intersection ahead of me (where they are supposed to stop), I speed up to get past that intersection before they can even get there - even if they were not to stop.
- more..........

That's great stuff. Thank you for taking the time to put that together. The more mindful we all are of all that stuff, the better. So posting it up here helps.

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

And tar snakes in the summer

I hate with passion Tar Snakes. Any time of year. I don't know the formula they use around here, but that crap is slippy all year.