data.3news-bydate.train.rec.motorcycles.104900 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Jody Levine)
Subject: Re: Back Breaker, Near Hit!!
Organization: Ontario Hydro - Research Division
Lines: 23
In article <[email protected]> [email protected] writes:
>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?
I've only ever done it in an automatic. I was sitting in my Olds, in
the winter, at a light, when I heard screeching behind me. I managed to
dart into the left turn lane before the sliding Jetta wound up half
where I was and half in the parked car beside where I was. I've never
had occasion to do it on a bike, but I imagine that it would be even
easier, because you could slip beside the car in front. Giving a gander
at the mirrors while at a light will give you time to get the clutch
out smoothly when you notice trouble, instead of waiting for the
screeching.
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