10-30-2019, 05:34 AM
VLJ thanks for letting us know about this and of course best wishes, i remember my hospital stay and aftermath although i was not that badly hurt ( but it felt like it ) .
Sad to read all these cases where bikes and owners fall prey to dozey road users but very important to be made aware of these things so we get a better understanding of what's out there.
For instance since reading about riders beiing hit from behind i have started to practice two things; when stopped behind a vehicle keep enough space in front of you to be able to manouvre sideways quickly and already have an escape route planned, second; while you just sit there with nothing to do i watch my rearview mirror and watch the driver behind me slow down and stop, if he is stopped i can stop watching the mirror and still have enough space in front of me just in case, bad enough to be hit from behind, best avoid to get jammed in between vehicles on top of that.
( what keeps aiplanes safe? the clear space around them! )
Also find that the experiences build up over time make for a list of scenario's that go through my mind when i pass parked cars, side streets, driveways etc, and move to the centerline away from the danger, i almost expect things to go wrong there and when nothing happens that's a bonus.
It is a bit of work to ride like this but it gets second nature after some time and it has paid off on occasions.
And HEY..........let's be careful out there; nypd blues.
Sad to read all these cases where bikes and owners fall prey to dozey road users but very important to be made aware of these things so we get a better understanding of what's out there.
For instance since reading about riders beiing hit from behind i have started to practice two things; when stopped behind a vehicle keep enough space in front of you to be able to manouvre sideways quickly and already have an escape route planned, second; while you just sit there with nothing to do i watch my rearview mirror and watch the driver behind me slow down and stop, if he is stopped i can stop watching the mirror and still have enough space in front of me just in case, bad enough to be hit from behind, best avoid to get jammed in between vehicles on top of that.
( what keeps aiplanes safe? the clear space around them! )
Also find that the experiences build up over time make for a list of scenario's that go through my mind when i pass parked cars, side streets, driveways etc, and move to the centerline away from the danger, i almost expect things to go wrong there and when nothing happens that's a bonus.
It is a bit of work to ride like this but it gets second nature after some time and it has paid off on occasions.
And HEY..........let's be careful out there; nypd blues.