Simple right hand turn?
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peripheral vision is almost 90* to your side. unless the car is literally right on top of you, 3 feet to either side is not going to make much difference.
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I don't know if it is possible in your situation but when I have been in the same situation. I start setting up that turn as soon as I can and keep some rolling speed by timing my turn to traffic. Not sure if I explained that clear. What it means is that I want the bike in the appropriate gear for my speed and to maintain a roll so I am not a sitting duck waiting to die on a hood.
Everyone seems to have left out a very important detail. Assume the other drivers don't see you at all, no matter how many arms you're waving around, and be prepared to act accordingly.
I live in a development where I have to turn left off of a two lane road with a 55 mph speed limit. Sometimes I have to come to a complete stop waiting for oncoming traffic to clear. Talk about vulnerable. I think being rear ended is definitely one of the hardest things to defend yourself against.
I live in a development where I have to turn left off of a two lane road with a 55 mph speed limit. Sometimes I have to come to a complete stop waiting for oncoming traffic to clear. Talk about vulnerable. I think being rear ended is definitely one of the hardest things to defend yourself against.
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I don't know if it is possible in your situation but when I have been in the same situation. I start setting up that turn as soon as I can and keep some rolling speed by timing my turn to traffic. Not sure if I explained that clear. What it means is that I want the bike in the appropriate gear for my speed and to maintain a roll so I am not a sitting duck waiting to die on a hood.
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I agree with SIX STRNG SLNGER and WTB 3886.
I slow down rather than speed up, for me that is common pratice at red lights and turns.
I also use THE FINGER a lot, one thing I hate is impatient people sitting stopped at side streets and they start rolling as you approach, you don't know if they see you or not, they get THE FINGER every time.
I slow down rather than speed up, for me that is common pratice at red lights and turns.
I also use THE FINGER a lot, one thing I hate is impatient people sitting stopped at side streets and they start rolling as you approach, you don't know if they see you or not, they get THE FINGER every time.
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I hate waiting in traffic and I hate it when I misjudge traffic flow or red lights and have to stop. Even after all these years of riding I hate that sitting still at anything and being a dead duck. The only time I stop at stop signs is when the po--po is looking. Otherwise that isn't anything but a red yield sign to me. I am aggressive about maintain my space at red lights and having an escape strategy. Sounds paranoid till you see someone you care about confined to a wheel chair for the rest of his life over someone running him over at a red light.
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