Riding Alone
Club Member
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 263
Likes: 1
From: Canton, GA
I'm definitely in the "left of center" group for all the reasons listed. When I get around cages I like to be in my "go gear" where the engine is not going to bog down if I goose it....I want to be able to MOVE around those people.
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 501
Likes: 8
From: Central Florida
I read what is stated about using the left portion of the lane. I cannot bring myself to do so. I like, on a 2 lane highway, to stay amap on the outside tire track. If I be in left tire track I feel too close to oncoming traffic (cage) and very uncomfortable when being passed by cages going my way. On multi-lane interstate I still like the outside track of the outside lane. Matters not which lane I be in, I still like to be in the right side of it. I know I am in minority, lots of folks say unsafe, I have tried what I believe folks say about using the left portion of my lane & it makes me an absouute nervous wreck when I try to change my
"bad way" of riding.
"bad way" of riding.
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 501
Likes: 8
From: Central Florida
That will surely bite you in the azz one day.
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,352
Likes: 7
From: Keene, CA
California is bad enough - I have no desire to ride in Florida!
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 377
Likes: 5
From: Central California
I learned long ago and this works for me. Going down the super slab, I ride in the number three lane of the number one lane mostly. Hope I didn't confuse anyone
the way I look at it, one lane, contains three lanes for the scooters. Number one lane is the left tire for cagers, number two is the center of the road, and number three is the right tire.
When I go down the freeway and if a vehicle is in front of me, i'm in the number three lane of the vehicle number one lane. That way I can see down the road in both the vehicles number one and two lanes. I can see break lights coming on and anything going on down the road. If i'm in the number two or one lane of the vehicle number one lane, all I can see if the back of the vehicle i'm following.
If i'm in the number three lane of the number one vehicle lane and i'm passing a vehicle in the number two-vehicle lane, I move to my number one lane of the lane i'm in.
So I know that must be confusing, but I really like this type of riding. Actually I was stopped by a motor CHPy not so long ago. I was speeding. After I got out of the ticket, fancy talking, I asked him how he road down the road and this is what he explained to me. I was a little confused at first but when I got it, it really made sense to me. I have been riding like it ever since and I really feel much safer.
Riding in the number three lane of the vehicle number one lane, I can move over to the number one lane of the vehicle number two lane really quick and back to the number three lane of the vehicle number one lane increasing my stopping distance due to what ever is going on ahead of me.
I hope I didn't confuse anyone. If you try it and like it let me know.
When I go down the freeway and if a vehicle is in front of me, i'm in the number three lane of the vehicle number one lane. That way I can see down the road in both the vehicles number one and two lanes. I can see break lights coming on and anything going on down the road. If i'm in the number two or one lane of the vehicle number one lane, all I can see if the back of the vehicle i'm following.
If i'm in the number three lane of the number one vehicle lane and i'm passing a vehicle in the number two-vehicle lane, I move to my number one lane of the lane i'm in.
So I know that must be confusing, but I really like this type of riding. Actually I was stopped by a motor CHPy not so long ago. I was speeding. After I got out of the ticket, fancy talking, I asked him how he road down the road and this is what he explained to me. I was a little confused at first but when I got it, it really made sense to me. I have been riding like it ever since and I really feel much safer.
Riding in the number three lane of the vehicle number one lane, I can move over to the number one lane of the vehicle number two lane really quick and back to the number three lane of the vehicle number one lane increasing my stopping distance due to what ever is going on ahead of me.
I hope I didn't confuse anyone. If you try it and like it let me know.
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Tourer
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 333
Likes: 1
From: Northfield, NH
Center of my lane. NEVER close to the center line.
