Interesting article. Everyone has their own "system" based upon experience. I find that travelling slightly faster than traffic helps visibility. Also I learned the "weave" technique when entering intersections, where you go back and forth in your lane to increase your horizontal footprint. I always hang back a little when following larger vehicles so left turners don't turn into you, also helps to stay in lane position #1, esp at signal lights. Also HOV lanes stay in lane position #3 and make sure you are visible in drivers left rear view mirror.
bob www.wetcoastscootin.blogspot.com
16.06.2010 21:35
Guido said:
Yes, everybody has to learn their lessons. Nevertheless it's always good to read about what people think is the underlying reason for car drivers just not "seeing" motorcycle riders. It helps to know the problems and to understand them.
also having a larger footprint bike, such as a Tiger would help too . . . much more frontal presence than an F800GS
bob www.wetcoastscootin.blogspot.com
18.06.2010 16:39
Guido said:
This really depends. The Tiger has pretty bad head lights, especially compared for example with the V-Strom. So this makes it less visible. It has a larger visual footprint than the F800GS but not by much. So overall, I think, it's a catch 22.
Interesting article. Everyone has their own "system" based upon experience. I find that travelling slightly faster than traffic helps visibility. Also I learned the "weave" technique when entering intersections, where you go back and forth in your lane to increase your horizontal footprint. I always hang back a little when following larger vehicles so left turners don't turn into you, also helps to stay in lane position #1, esp at signal lights. Also HOV lanes stay in lane position #3 and make sure you are visible in drivers left rear view mirror.
bob
www.wetcoastscootin.blogspot.com