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I am a new rider(Two years now so not all that new) and I always wait for a passing zone before i pass. I've been riding a lot with my dad this summer and he's been riding for 40+ years now and waits for a passing lane.
I am a new rider(Two years now so not all that new) and I always wait for a passing zone before i pass. I've been riding a lot with my dad this summer and he's been riding for 40+ years now and waits for a passing lane.
I have run over it occassionally as I think anyone who picks up the pace will but it's not something I'm proud of. And the few times it has happened I spend time evaluating what I did wrong and how I can avoid it.
Here is how some riders in Northern California feel about the same topic:
Do you pass on a DY? - BARF - Bay Area Riders Forum
Good that you take this seriously. It's just about the most dangerous thing you can do on a motorcycle...for you and the rider coming the other way.
Here is a recent vid of a n00b squid taking out another rider:
Oh sh!t! (Moto Head on crash vid 7/23/11) - BARF - Bay Area Riders Forum
In the country where I live there is lots of slow moving traffic. We don't really have a shoulder to pull into its usually about a 2 - 3 foot divide separated by a yellow line.I like the soundtrack that Wilson used for his video. But it would have even been a better video if it was female rider.
I think that it should be a law that any vehicle who has traffic behind them on a two lane highway must use the first available turnout. This would eliminate a lot of the double yellow passing.
Most driver's in California are very good in using the turnouts, letting motorcyclist continue on at a faster pace. That's why I like riding in California so much. They actually acknowledge motorcyclist, not all but a heck of a lot more than any other states I have ridden in.
I never do. I guess I'm lame
Not at all dude. I think you have a brain. Double lines are there for a reason. It's not a safe place to pass.