Foot down, full stop... every time?
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From: South Carolina
Totally situational. No traffic, clear sightlines, I'm probably gonna roll it. In town, heavier traffic, it's a full stop, head on a swivel, lighting up the brakes earlier, etc.
Hell, most of my close calls over the years have been out on sparsely traveled country roads - I tend to pay less attention when I'm just cruising. I've had to work on 'training' myself to keep my senses alert ALL the time...it's way too easy to get zoned out if you're not paying attention...
Hell, most of my close calls over the years have been out on sparsely traveled country roads - I tend to pay less attention when I'm just cruising. I've had to work on 'training' myself to keep my senses alert ALL the time...it's way too easy to get zoned out if you're not paying attention...
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From: Delta Colo
Foot down, yes...
every time. Had four good reasons but to make it brief: I almost got T-boned by an idiot driving in the dark with no lights on! Real dark night to boot. If I'd been doing a rolling stop, I probably would have rolled out right in front of him. Since dead men tell no tales, the punk would have easily lied his way out of it.
That's the shot. Here's the chaser: Why make it easy to give your money to the local court? LEO's can see a rolling stop from blocks away.
Full stop, foot down, and take a long, serious look down the road.
That's the shot. Here's the chaser: Why make it easy to give your money to the local court? LEO's can see a rolling stop from blocks away.
Full stop, foot down, and take a long, serious look down the road.
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Full stop every time.
I don't illegally pass, speed or cut curves or run Red lites.
If you have been hurt one time, you'll never want to be hurt again.
I see guys on motorcycles do this crap constantly. More often than not, they'll misjudge a vehicle and come close to getting hit.
For the minor inconvenience of obeying traffic laws, I hope to extend my riding days well beyond expectations.
It is like wearing a helmet. I have to in NC. I don't agree with the law. You have take steps though to protect the 'ol noggin'.
When I go to another state that doesn't require them , I still wear one.
I think it should be up to the individual, just like wearing seat belts. Still, police are looking for a reason to stop a biker, so why give them a reason. Full stop..........
I don't illegally pass, speed or cut curves or run Red lites.
If you have been hurt one time, you'll never want to be hurt again.
I see guys on motorcycles do this crap constantly. More often than not, they'll misjudge a vehicle and come close to getting hit.
For the minor inconvenience of obeying traffic laws, I hope to extend my riding days well beyond expectations.
It is like wearing a helmet. I have to in NC. I don't agree with the law. You have take steps though to protect the 'ol noggin'.
When I go to another state that doesn't require them , I still wear one.
I think it should be up to the individual, just like wearing seat belts. Still, police are looking for a reason to stop a biker, so why give them a reason. Full stop..........
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gotta use a little common sense here. a trike rider would not have to put a foot down.
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Oh, I agree, but common sense isn't generally employed when laws are being made.
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Not every time . . . but I should. When I do stop and put my foot down, I try to practice stopping smoothly and accurately enough so I don't have to slide or move my foot at all from the moment it touches the ground. One can stop for a few seconds without putting a foot down . . . . but then you're probably not paying to much attention to the traffic.