Some Justice for a Change!

[flyingace]

As long as motorcycles are not a physical threat to the SUV drivers, they will continue to disregard our lives. You have to ride your bike as if you were invisible. Assuming someone sees you, even after eye contact, is Russian Roulette.

 

[skreemer]

it's nice to know that I'm so loved when I switch to my SUV from the bike on crappy days...

 

[Pearson]

it's nice to know that I'm so loved when I switch to my SUV from the bike on crappy days...

I'll bet there's more than few of us driving pickups and other large SUV's on foul weather days.:wink:

I just got done reading Proficient Motorcycling by David Hough and highly recommend it for young and old.




Here's a quote from the book:

"We must constantly practice the right skills if we expect to use them in a pinch. If you expect to be able to handle the loose gravel or the wandering motorist you discover as you round a blind turn, you must practice control skills such as rolling on the throttle in curves, countersteering, and maximum-effort stops, as well as choosing cornering lines that maximize traction. There aren't really any emergency maneuvers you can pull out of your bag of tricks when something goes wrong. There are only proficient control skills you can practice every day as you ride along. And, if we assume there are physical habits to be practiced, then there must also be proficient mental skills that we must practice so that they become habits."​

 

[froldt]

That's a good quote! I'm going to have to read that book sometime.
I just took the MSF course a couple of weekends ago, and we spent a good bit of time discussing watching out for other people. I plan to spend occasional evenings going out and just practicing the basics!