Intersection protocol/safety.
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Tourer
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From: Nanaimo, Vancouver Island
Intersection protocol/safety.
Last month, my boyfriend and I went to the bike show in Abbotsford. I took home several flyers and an article from an HD flyer caught my attention.
One of the articles was about an ex police officer with about 30 yrs of biking experience who now works for Steve Drane Harley. I enjoyed the article but something he said about being seen in intersections surprised me.
When he approaches an intersection, and if an oncoming vehicle is about to make a left turn across his path, he will point at that driver to let him know that he is approaching. I read this to my boyfriend who said that if someone was pointing at him in an intersection, he would take that as an ok for him to go first, not as a 'look at me, I'm coming through'.
Any opinions????
One of the articles was about an ex police officer with about 30 yrs of biking experience who now works for Steve Drane Harley. I enjoyed the article but something he said about being seen in intersections surprised me.
When he approaches an intersection, and if an oncoming vehicle is about to make a left turn across his path, he will point at that driver to let him know that he is approaching. I read this to my boyfriend who said that if someone was pointing at him in an intersection, he would take that as an ok for him to go first, not as a 'look at me, I'm coming through'.
Any opinions????
Road Captain
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Going through an intersection with only one hand on the handlebars especially when someone is waiting to turn left doesn't sound too swift to me. I would think you are much better off to be covering your brakes as you enter the intersection just in case. Jerry Palandino teaches that in his Surviving the Mean Streets video and he's a motorcop as well.
Cruiser
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From: Michigan
Pointing looks the same as having hands on the handebars.
Best advice I've received is to move over in your lane or move into the adjacent lane, to be more visible. Cover, and be prepared to react.
Best advice I've received is to move over in your lane or move into the adjacent lane, to be more visible. Cover, and be prepared to react.
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Maybe this
Maybe he is just trying to avoid a collission by letting the cager go first so he doesn't have to worry that the cager will go after the point where he can stop. So to avoid the collission, remove the cager.
Now this may not be what he was saying, but when I blink my lights at a car who is trying to make a left turn in front of my truck, I am telling that vehicle, go ahead, I see you, and I will slow down and I will not T-bone you so get your azz moving. Just saying.
Now this may not be what he was saying, but when I blink my lights at a car who is trying to make a left turn in front of my truck, I am telling that vehicle, go ahead, I see you, and I will slow down and I will not T-bone you so get your azz moving. Just saying.
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Going through an intersection with only one hand on the handlebars especially when someone is waiting to turn left doesn't sound too swift to me. I would think you are much better off to be covering your brakes as you enter the intersection just in case. Jerry Palandino teaches that in his Surviving the Mean Streets video and he's a motorcop as well.
Plus one on that...An intersection is one of the most dangerous places you can be on a motorcycle.
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Going through an intersection with only one hand on the handlebars especially when someone is waiting to turn left doesn't sound too swift to me. I would think you are much better off to be covering your brakes as you enter the intersection just in case. Jerry Palandino teaches that in his Surviving the Mean Streets video and he's a motorcop as well.