It's so bad in Va.................that it is now not a reason to pull someone over.
I use my high beam 'flash to pass' switch quite often when I am approaching a car waiting to enter the road ahead of me. A couple of quick flashes seems to get their attention.
Very bad idea. Saw a bike do just that and the driver of the car misinterpreted it as 'go ahead and pull out in front of me' and nearly took the bike and rider out. Scared the crap out of me and sure it did to the rider as well. Don't assume anyone knows your 'signals'....
Flash the high beams AND STILL assume they're going to pull out.
People around here signal their turn after they have made the move or are halfway into it. Strange. If you are observant you can read the signals and know when someone is going to move over and most of them move so slowly you have plenty of time to blast them with your horn so they panic and almost go off the road the other way, while you motor on with a smile.
I use my high beam 'flash to pass' switch quite often when I am approaching a car waiting to enter the road ahead of me. A couple of quick flashes seems to get their attention.
It's so bad in Va.................that it is now not a reason to pull someone over.
Sad but true. All the police care about is freaking speeding, which is rarely an issue. It is not using turn signals, following too closely, not paying attention, and changing lanes without looking that causes the vast majority of accidents and issues.
Very bad idea. Saw a bike do just that and the driver of the car misinterpreted it as 'go ahead and pull out in front of me' and nearly took the bike and rider out.
I use my high beam 'flash to pass' switch quite often when I am approaching a car waiting to enter the road ahead of me. A couple of quick flashes seems to get their attention.
Many years ago with my first bike (Honda Silver Wing) I went around a corner and slid out on powdered asphalt. From then on I always try to keep an eye on the road surface. I can't say that I'm overly cautious but I do pay attention to what's lying on the road. I've had a few slips since then but no downs. I like MCing too much to stop riding. I think if the desire to ride is there then eventually you'll get your confidence back. If you don't, it's time to try other things. I believe what you are feeling is quite normal, though.
As others have said, that can be misconstrued to mean 'go ahead'. What I use is the 'wiggle'. Any car in a position to turn in front of me, I wiggle the bike. It wakes their brain up from "oh just a motorcycle" to "what the hell is that guy doing". An while they are looking at you like your crazy what they aren't doing is pulling out.
Intentionally crashing to avoid a crash is usually a terrible idea. If you had taken the time you spent "laying it down" and used it for maximum braking and/or swerving, I wonder if your outcome would be different?That statement is absolutely true, especially since it says 'usually' (I'd have said 'almost always'). And even for those very few instances, you need to 'panic' brake until the last possible moment, since hard braking scrubs much more speed than sliding. And that's a fact; you don't need 'experience' to know that. And finally, most people claiming they had to 'lay down' the bike in reality fell down and used that as an excuse. And that usually happens due to inadvertently locking the rear wheel, since another fact is most people don't use the front brake hard enough for fear of flipping over the bike. Please note I use the word 'most' in all of my statements, meaning not all... because that's true. The good news is with ABS, nobody is going to accidentally drop this bike on purpose. In fact, I'd challenge most here to 'lay down' this bike and see if they can do it, and how ... if I had a spare ABS Connie to do that. Bottom line is drive defensively enough to never be on that situation. And if you are, brake like hell and let your reflexes/experience take over, meaning you NEED to practice panic braking if you're not used to it already, meaning that you're actually braking hard enough to invoke ABS . Have a good one folks.
Sometimes there comes a point, regardless of what led up to that point, you just have to chose.....head or gut.
Sometimes there comes a point, regardless of what led up to that point, you just have to chose.....head or gut.
Just a thought...