trailblazer87
Curve Hound
I feel we can all learn from each other, which sometimes is better than the hard way. Post some of the hard learned lessons here so that they don't get repeated.
Lesson 1: Soon after I bought the bike (not my first) I was feeling impatient at a traffic light at a busy intersection. The moment the light turned green I had the greatest hole shot ever, I was across the intersection before anybody else could enter it. I looked in the mirror to check for a lane change and saw a red light runner cross behind me. Ever since then I check both ways before entering the intersection. I did every thing legally and still came close to becoming street pizza.
Lesson 2: I was tailgating a big truck in the slow lane because my exit was a little ways up ahead. For some reason the truck smashed his brakes, causing me to brake hard. Fortunately I checked my mirrors and saw a car coming up rapidly behind me. There was a car in the fast lane so I had nowhere to go but the shoulder. Thankfully I was on my dual sport at the time and just rode the gravel out. After stopping I looked back to see that the car had rear ended the truck badly. Gladly no me flavored sandwich was made that day.
Now I back off and ride so that I give the guy behind a stopping cushion.
Anybody else got some close calls to learn from?
Lesson 1: Soon after I bought the bike (not my first) I was feeling impatient at a traffic light at a busy intersection. The moment the light turned green I had the greatest hole shot ever, I was across the intersection before anybody else could enter it. I looked in the mirror to check for a lane change and saw a red light runner cross behind me. Ever since then I check both ways before entering the intersection. I did every thing legally and still came close to becoming street pizza.
Lesson 2: I was tailgating a big truck in the slow lane because my exit was a little ways up ahead. For some reason the truck smashed his brakes, causing me to brake hard. Fortunately I checked my mirrors and saw a car coming up rapidly behind me. There was a car in the fast lane so I had nowhere to go but the shoulder. Thankfully I was on my dual sport at the time and just rode the gravel out. After stopping I looked back to see that the car had rear ended the truck badly. Gladly no me flavored sandwich was made that day.
Now I back off and ride so that I give the guy behind a stopping cushion.
Anybody else got some close calls to learn from?