06-13-2016, 01:47 AM
(06-12-2016, 02:32 PM)Carguy1959_imp Wrote: I ride my bike daily to work during rush hour., mostly interstate. If I don't maintain a speed of at least 80, I run the risk of getting run over.That's my story. Retired so my commute is my ride. There is always some motorist who wants to make his (or very often HER) commute an opportunity to show YOU who's boss. Then, no matter how many lane changes you make to get clear, sure enough, THERE SHE IS again in your mirror, on top of you. Problem is these drivers have no skill and now they've decided that getting to work is secondary to showing you what's what.
There is a certain part of a loop I ride, which includes about 140 miles of freeway, I call the "Gauntlet". I cannot slow down and blend in with traffic, that is asking to get run down.
The last two days I did my "loop" and on that section, I was running over 90 mph for about 30 minutes to get clear. Sometimes faster. And this is on the CB1100, not the ZX-10R.
It's only a few drivers, 99 percent are fine. But those few just fixate on showing you who's boss.
Lollygagging on the freeway is asking for trouble.
It's a very different world out there for many of us riders, who don't live in a lovely, serene, pastoral environment with a lightly-traveled, winding road at the end of our driveway.