Re: Death can come from behind

On Apr 4, 9:11 am, "David T. Ashley" <d...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
"oasysco" <wilderkom...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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That said, I have a problem with the small mirrors on bikes being able
to tell if a vehicle approaching from the rear is going to hit me.
It's hard to gauge their approach speed and distance. Any ideas you
guys can offer in that respect would be helpful to all of us.

I agree with you.  In fact, it should be federally mandated for bikes that
the mirrors have to be out far enough to see straight behind, and have to be
big enough.

The Suzuki Katana I just bought is bad in this regard -- I just bought
mirror extenders.  IMHO the default configuration of the mirrors is unsafe.

My feeling about riding is that when slowing in traffic, a checklist item
has to be that the person behind you is also slowing.  If the traffic behind
you is distant but will eventually have to stop, then one should plot an
escape vector and use it if the traffic is carrying too much speed too
close.

I actually don't blame car drivers for this kind of accident.  Given enough
stops, sooner or later someone will blow it -- this is human.  The problem
is that a fender bender to another auto is something far worse to a
motorcycle.

And it's exactly the reason I *always* filter to the front of the
line...
--
Rayvan
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