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View Poll Results: What position do you ride down the road?
Number 1 closest to center line
89
43.00%
Number 2 center of lane
8
3.86%
Number 3 close to shoulder
12
5.80%
Wherever you feel comfortable
98
47.34%
Voters: 207. You may not vote on this poll
What position do ride in the lane?
In order to be seen by all, you cannot tail gate and need to be where drivers can see you. Opposing cagers turning left and crossing your lane? Vehicles wishing to pull out in your lane? What about a bailout area when in traffic? Also, between my lean angle on left curves, the drivers texting or them clipping your lane because their school bus of a vehicle doesn't handle like a sports car, I use the shoulder side of the road when in curves. It's all common sense.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,561
Likes: 187
From: Florida
I agree with this. But there are some advantages to "generally" being to the left of center of a lane: You're more visible to the traffic behind you as well as oncoming traffic, less oil than in the center, less debris, further away from parked vehicles or animals that may dart out, plus the person behind you is forced to get in another lane to pass you, not just push you off the road. Of course, circumstances may dictate using a different position in the lane, but let's face it, if a rider cannot hold his/her lane position going through a corner with no obstacles or surprises, they need to improve their riding skills.
Novice
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 17
Likes: 2
From: Lawrenceville GA
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Tourer
Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 286
Likes: 24
From: West Louisiana
When I trucked and meet a group of riders on a two lane road, I always thought how stupid they were cause the inside group always wanted to hug the zipper.. Maybe some people don't see natural selection is always trying to kill you.
Last edited by King-a-ling; Aug 6, 2016 at 07:22 AM.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 2,100
Likes: 307
From: mid Michigan
Mostly in the left side but I use the whole lane as needed for put holes and get over for big trucks and even others in the county. The basic riding course also teaches to start on outside of curve then in then out again , this makes your curve wider. always do that when alone on curves I don't know. Very much agree that staggered ridding the first should be left, when there only two bikes & the first is in right this puts the back bike in a blind spot to cars on the left either on the slab or side streets. I like how someone mentioned riding so the person in front can see you in threre mirror, as the whole purpose for staggered is so if I need or want I can flick over to other side like when going threw curves. My one bud has rode to close to me before, I don't mined if he comes up and rides a breast but hate that blind spot. He also was trying to get me to get someone we never rode with before to tighten up the group (which he was back a ways) but I said let him ride with what he feels comfortable with, he was on a spider.