data.3news-bydate.train.rec.motorcycles.104737 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected]
Subject: Back Breaker, Near Hit!!
Organization: University of Houston
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Reply-To: [email protected]
NNTP-Posting-Host: rosie.uh.edu
About a year and half ago when I first started riding, I took a MSF course. I
have taken those lessons to heart. Over the past year I have had only a few
near collisions with traffic morons on four wheels. Yesterday I got to add
another to the list but with this one I felt the most helpless. I am sitting
at a light about 1 - 2 car lengths behind a car, a wise decsion. Suddenly I
hear screeching tires. I dart my eyes to my mirrors and realize it's the
moroon flying up right behind me, in my panic I pop my clutch and stall the
bike. Luckily the guy stops a foot behind my rear wheel.
I understand why you theoretically stop so far behind a car but can you
really in actuality avoid such an incident? Suggestions?