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Since I bought my bike the most common near misses are those people on the cell phone who change lanes when Iam always just at their rear quarter panel.
Yeah you need to either stay back from them or get past them as soon as you can. Riding just slightly behind or in their blind spot is not a good place to be.
I either stay behind the rear bumber about 2 bike lenghts or get ahead as quik as I can. I give a toot on the the air horn as I prepare to move through that nefarious area, and another as I go by. (I don't have loud pipes.)
Yea,, cells are are a pain... but remember that anger is the worse... be careful with the salute, or when you wanta put a steel toe in the side of their car, or take a mirror off with a ball peen hammer... you could lose, so just keep driven like they COULD kill ya... ride safe as bikes are not match in steel and mass...
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