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Great stuff. I'll have to check his other videos...
Lane position is critical to being seen by other motorists!
In fact, in the "Booby Traps" section of Proficient Motorcycling, David Hough talks about this same sort of situation - Following too close to a truck, and not keeping yourself positioned to see oncoming traffic, and you become an easy target for a T-bone.
I like the way this guy presents it. Practical, video and diagram explanations, short and sweet lesson, and entertaining to watch.
Thanks for sharing!
Lane position is critical to being seen by other motorists!
In fact, in the "Booby Traps" section of Proficient Motorcycling, David Hough talks about this same sort of situation - Following too close to a truck, and not keeping yourself positioned to see oncoming traffic, and you become an easy target for a T-bone.
I like the way this guy presents it. Practical, video and diagram explanations, short and sweet lesson, and entertaining to watch.
Thanks for sharing!
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To summarize for any who didn't watch -- The real take-home from this is leave room as it gives you more time to react and be seen, as well as if you cannot see the left-turning car, it definitely cannot see you (so position yourself in your lane where you can see what is truly going on around you vs riding blind).
I think I started doing what is depicted in the video within the first 2-3 trips out on public roads with the bike after my course. In fact, I also do it from time to time to both check and see what's further down the road (if I have a large vehicle in front of me), to 'shake' anything from the blind spots where the mirrors don't reach well, and pretty much every time I come up to an intersection where there is a vehicle in front of me (especially larger ones, like trucks, vans, SUVs, etc).
With that said, I do find it funny that the MSF et all would say he is in the wrong tire track, as his blocking position is the inside of that lane, not the outside. Arguably, this is one reason NOT to follow what some courses/instructors might say, and whatever logically makes you more visible (and gives you a clearer view of the road) is the right thing to do.
I think I started doing what is depicted in the video within the first 2-3 trips out on public roads with the bike after my course. In fact, I also do it from time to time to both check and see what's further down the road (if I have a large vehicle in front of me), to 'shake' anything from the blind spots where the mirrors don't reach well, and pretty much every time I come up to an intersection where there is a vehicle in front of me (especially larger ones, like trucks, vans, SUVs, etc).
With that said, I do find it funny that the MSF et all would say he is in the wrong tire track, as his blocking position is the inside of that lane, not the outside. Arguably, this is one reason NOT to follow what some courses/instructors might say, and whatever logically makes you more visible (and gives you a clearer view of the road) is the right thing to do.
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I largely agree.
I don't think there's necessarily a hard and fast rule that applies to every situation.
I tend to ride the lane that gives me the best visibility for the situation at hand... if there's a center lane and 2 lanes of travel in each direction, I will tend to be where this guy says to be in this situation. It make the most sense. Because, following a car in the inside lane, if someone enters the road from the parking lot, they're most likely to take the outside lane. That leaves the center turn lane as the biggest threat.
On the other hand, if I'm on the outside lane on a freeway and its congested and i'm passing the merge lane for the on/off ramp, I will take position near the merge lane on the far outside, as this minimizes the probability that someone thinks there's a gap in my spot for them to take.
Every situation is a little different though- you just really have to be as aware as possible of your surroundings 360 degrees to make the wisest choices on lane positioning and such... and if you have little choice but to follow another vehicle closely, then your choice of position becomes even more important to being able to see what is happening ahead of the vehicle in front of you, because you end up taking away all your reaction time- you must, in ALL cases, be prepared to react to vehicles well ahead of you, not just the bumper in front of you.
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I watched most of what he has on his channel. Most of it is a bit more for the new rider, but since I am one I find them helpful.
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