Advice on Erratic Cagers
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 4,990
Likes: 9
From: Marina del Rey
Use your imagination. 
He was riding next to the dividing line and obstinately refused to move over.
He was riding next to the dividing line and obstinately refused to move over.
Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 695
Likes: 13
From: New Braunfels, TX
I think the latter makes more sense with the rest of the story.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 32,851
Likes: 17,888
From: Newcastle, OK
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 3,302
Likes: 275
From: Milton, Delaware
The subject of this thread is exactly why I've begun using a GoPro mounted on the handle bar on the majority of my rides.In the case of an accident/incident it will remember a lot of things that I won't. Plus, I get a lot of really interesting photos/videos.
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 652
Likes: 7
From: Maui, Hawaii
Ride Safe - Ride Smart
"He Who Lives In Joy Does His Creator's Will".
The Baal Shem Tov, Founder of Chasidic Judaism... ca. 1750's
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 759
Likes: 52
From: Frederick County, MD
I also read this as a two-lane road, with the OP in the left tire track (which is where I would likely be cruising). Ideally, the OP would move to the right to allow an easy pass, but in this situation it's less clear-cut. With a driver behaving as described, it might be best to hold position and wait to see what develops...maybe ease carefully to the right, but definitely avoid sudden maneuvers. Also, given the speed of the over-taking car, I'm not sure how much time the OP had to ponder the situation before the driver decided to go wide right.
I have to say, I become very annoyed with cagers when I'm riding. I was putting through down-town Shepherdstown, WV the other day when an older man driving a largish Buick (or something of that ilk) pulled right out in front of me from a space where he had parallel parked. Fortunately, I was going along very deliberately, but I still had to brake hard to avoid a collision. The guy just looked at me and laughed (I guess he couldn't hear me swearing though my FF-helmet) and drove away.
To top it off, another fellow (parallel parked behind the first) then pulled ahead and started to pull out in front of me as well (as I was preparing to move again). I gave him the Heismann and he decided to stop and let me go...still, the attitudes out there. Ride defensively or die...that's all there is to it.
I have to say, I become very annoyed with cagers when I'm riding. I was putting through down-town Shepherdstown, WV the other day when an older man driving a largish Buick (or something of that ilk) pulled right out in front of me from a space where he had parallel parked. Fortunately, I was going along very deliberately, but I still had to brake hard to avoid a collision. The guy just looked at me and laughed (I guess he couldn't hear me swearing though my FF-helmet) and drove away.
To top it off, another fellow (parallel parked behind the first) then pulled ahead and started to pull out in front of me as well (as I was preparing to move again). I gave him the Heismann and he decided to stop and let me go...still, the attitudes out there. Ride defensively or die...that's all there is to it.
Last edited by Hraefn; May 4, 2015 at 09:48 PM.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 386
Likes: 332
From: Colorado
Glad nothing serious happened and thanks for sharing your experience. Reminds me of something my father used to say- "A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from other's mistakes".
With that, i considered what I would have done. I would have thrown my gas cap at him because all you guys could never agree where I should put it when I refuel, so I just keep it in my hand.......
With that, i considered what I would have done. I would have thrown my gas cap at him because all you guys could never agree where I should put it when I refuel, so I just keep it in my hand.......
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
steveusaf
General Harley Davidson Chat
3
May 23, 2012 06:02 PM