How NOT to get hit by cagers

Just a fyi as a transit bus driver if I took off when the light turned green without looking and someone ran the red light hitting me I would have been charged with a preventable accident....not at fault 2 different animals. Always try to leave yourself an out!

azbill, hand guns and Canada go together in a very looooooong sentence.

Steve.

hand guns and Canada...

I know Canada has urban areas. But since it is generally a lot more "woodsy", with wildcats, bears, and horny moose (mooses?), I would think the citizenry should be allowed and encouraged to carry firearms.

Here too!

good reading material... but it did not tell about a speeding truck that can suck you in when it creates a turbulence, or a strong wind that can sweep you into a speeding vehicle... unavoidable??? maybe better to just jump off the bike? it might take some practice...

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Well you supposed to only ride these things on roads marked 35mph and as far as the wind don't ride in high winds either. These bikes are fun but ya gotta think safety these are not toys. Would you swim in the ocean if you saw shark fins?

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Sure would George! Haven't seen my late mother in law in years. Might be nice to say hello.

Steve.

haven't done it on a motorbike (yet) but i used to use the draft offa trucks and busses to gain speed and when i was tired.

if you're paying attention, and there's no cars behind a speeding truck, you can swerve in right behind it and get sucked into it's draft.

i never tried to peddle and maintain it, just use it for a quick pick-me-up.

and if the wind's strong enough to blow you into a car or something else, it's not a good day for riding (unless it's pushing you forward.)

i've hit plenty of cars on my bike (only one on an MB, and always the driver's fault) and i find that a bike makes a good shield. this usually only works in the common, drive-way cut-off scenario, but i've skidded or powerslid into the side, and banked off cars before, essentially using the car as a berm. if you stay in control, don't panic, and handle it, you might escape with a coupla bruisers, and maybe a side mirror for your troubles.

i've been "doored" before,( where the guy flings it open in front of you,) also.

i was pedaling an old worksman at a pretty good clip, and saw it happening at the last minute. i leaned way back over the rear fender while locking up the coaster brake, and skidded into his door with enough force to bend it back into his front fender, almost ripping it off the hinges. it was a ford escort or taurus, i think.

damage to me and my bike? none whatsoever. gotta love those worksman wheels.

George, when I saw you’re "Always try to leave yourself an out!" comment I knew that you must have also been trained in the Smith System (safe driving techniques). I wish everybody had to take that course, it works.
Doug

Yep had Smith at least 4 times and defensive driving more than 6 times...they showed us a video of a train crashing into a bus...most people would run away from the train which might get ya killed you run toward the oncomming train at a 45 degree angle away from the tracks if you stall. If you run away the train creates missiles that will come your direction like hittin a baseball with a bat. Pretty graphic when they show it to ya in slow motion! So if your bike stalls on the track... LOL