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A gentle reminder: watch your 180 while stopped on your bike. This morning I was out on my Guzzi riding westbound on highway 90 west of Sugar Land. Light turned red, lots of traffic, I was at full stop. As usual, I aimed my bike towards the gap on my right between lanes, and gave myself significant room behind the car stopped in front of me.
Watching my mirror...sure enough a car tearing along coming up behind me, very fast, no signs of slowing. So, I did the emergency flick out of his way into empty right lane. And yes the car barely stopped for the car that was in front of me.
Lesson: watch that 180 with your mirrors. Also, leave bike in gear, with clutch in, and pick lane position when you can move to safety from cars coming from behind. Be vigilant, do not assume cars/trucks can or will see you, or they are paying attention to traffic. High profile trucks are particularly prone to huge blind spots in front of them.
It was pretty close. They taught this lesson in Basic Riding School. Paid off for me one more time. No, I did not digitize him. But a good reminder.
Otherwise a very nice cruise on the Goose.
Be careful out there.
A gentle reminder: watch your 180 while stopped on your bike. This morning I was out on my Guzzi riding westbound on highway 90 west of Sugar Land. Light turned red, lots of traffic, I was at full stop. As usual, I aimed my bike towards the gap on my right between lanes, and gave myself significant room behind the car stopped in front of me.
Watching my mirror...sure enough a car tearing along coming up behind me, very fast, no signs of slowing. So, I did the emergency flick out of his way into empty right lane. And yes the car barely stopped for the car that was in front of me.
Lesson: watch that 180 with your mirrors. Also, leave bike in gear, with clutch in, and pick lane position when you can move to safety from cars coming from behind. Be vigilant, do not assume cars/trucks can or will see you, or they are paying attention to traffic. High profile trucks are particularly prone to huge blind spots in front of them.
It was pretty close. They taught this lesson in Basic Riding School. Paid off for me one more time. No, I did not digitize him. But a good reminder.
Otherwise a very nice cruise on the Goose.
Be careful out there.