02-10-2018, 07:22 PM
I know it's not a highway, but as a private pilot when I had my Cessna 172 Skyhawk, I had to be constantly be talking on the radio, turning and adjusting knobs, levers, reading dials, gauges, artificial horizon AND scanning the sky for conflicting traffic and obstacles, etc
So I pretty much thrive on doing the same when riding and driving. I will run GPS even when I know where I'm going just so I can watch the numbers click off.
I AM extra careful when riding as 1) I assume they don't see me 2) many obstacles that wouldn't matter in an car are a big deal on a bike. 3) any conflicts and I'm the one going to get the worst end, even if it's not my fault 4) I don't have a seat belt or an airbag
Someone once told me, that the popularity of motorcycle skyrocketed when military pilots came back from war and a motorcycle was the closest thing they could afford to get some of the same feelings as flying.
Maybe I'm a little over confident in myself, only time will tell.
So I pretty much thrive on doing the same when riding and driving. I will run GPS even when I know where I'm going just so I can watch the numbers click off.
I AM extra careful when riding as 1) I assume they don't see me 2) many obstacles that wouldn't matter in an car are a big deal on a bike. 3) any conflicts and I'm the one going to get the worst end, even if it's not my fault 4) I don't have a seat belt or an airbag
Someone once told me, that the popularity of motorcycle skyrocketed when military pilots came back from war and a motorcycle was the closest thing they could afford to get some of the same feelings as flying.
Maybe I'm a little over confident in myself, only time will tell.