Hey! It works!!!

[Trader]

Riding home tonight and had a close call.

 

I was doing about 55mph and a pickup was at the stop sign on the side road to my right.

He was waiting to turn left which would have put him across my path.

As I approached the intersection,He started to pull out in front of me

I "wiggled" as per a recent posting here and he saw me and stopped.

 

At least I assume it was the wiggle that caused me to be seen.

 

Whatever....thankfully he stopped!

[Flyinfool]

Glad he stopped.

 

I have used a combination of the weave, hi beam and dual Bad Boys and so far that has always worked. Which helped most I do not know, I also do not want to experiment to find the part that has no effect.

[Ozlander]

Whenever I see somebody that looks like they don't see me and getting ready to pull out, I give them the HI beam long before I get to them.

[pmelah]

high beams on bikes are cool i dont mind a bike hitting his high beams at me when im in the 4 wheeler cause he dont know im looking out for him too unlike other idots on the road

[friesman]

The Smidsy avoidance maneuver, in case you havnt seen it. Its worth having a look and it gives you a lot to think about.

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqQBubilSXU]Crash Course - The SMIDSY - YouTube[/ame]

 

Brian

[Yamamike]

I've always done the high beam thing but this makes alot of sense! Thanks for this!!

[Mike G in SC]

From 2009 post on becoming visible:

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=43137

 

 

Use "PI",,, Polite Intimidation.

 

The whole idea is to get them to look at you. Don't have to get them mad, but put them "on-guard".

 

I use PI when coming to any traffic that may present a problem.

When you see someone from leaving a side road or a gas station or one of those people headed towards your lane or center lane,,, turn on your brights and even better, wiggle your handle bars towards them like you are going to get unpredictable. Get their attention before they create the situation.

Someone 30 years ago told me to "make them think you may be crazy, that will get their attention".

(Oh, Make sure your rider knows you do this so they don't freak.)

 

Never stay in someone's blind spot. Got Throttle, use it.

 

If you are going to turn and traffic is behind you, don't break late, start slowing early. This will force them to start slowing before you get on the turn. Works in a car too.

 

If someone is in the lane beside you, riding too close to your side, when you get past the driver window, come back towards them (cautiously) to "herd" them back to their lane.

 

Also, when leading a group, I always have my BRIGHTS on (at daytime).

 

Yep, and a air horn.

 

And, use hand signals all the time, along with signal lights. You really do get respect from most cages when you do that. (It's not just a group thing.)

 

 

 

 

11-26-2009, 09:19 AM

Mike G in SC

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