What the heck are you talking about? Are you crazy? The following video will explain what I'm talking about!
Excellent video! Something that human eyes also pick up is movement, especially out of the norm. As you approach possible pigeons, do a little wiggle. Now your straight on headlight becomes a moving beacon, and can be more noticeable.
That may be because he's a Physicist. At least that's what his degree is in!This guy reminds me of those hosts on science shows, etc
True. It doesn't just happen to motorcycles. On a section of "Merge left" section of BW8 West, a guy in a lifted pickup truck tried to squeeze in front of me (in a 4dr sedan), from the right shoulder of the road, long after most motorists would've merged in. I refused to let him intimidate me into submission, and that rankled him to no end. He chased me down, tried to cut me off again, and even threw a water bottle at me. All this because he was probably used to being able to throw his weight around and intimidating other drivers of smaller vehicles, and got really pissed off when he comes across someone that wouldn't.This video is very flawed. The issue of drivers not identifying speed or the path of travel of a motorcycle is valid point only in a tiny number of situations. He is leaving out the fact that many drivers see motorcyclists and do not care if they have the right of way or not. People will run into you, run you off the road and pull out in front of you because they believe they can bully you into yielding to their larger vehicle. What is worse, they are correct. If you run your 500lbs bike into their 8000lbs truck you will be the one to suffer. Trying to justify drivers not caring if they kill someone else is disingenuous at best. Most people do not care if they kill another person, they are only concerned that they could be caught.
There is no such thing as the right of way.
There is only the right of weight.
It's surprising to me that smidsy is not better known. I use it and know that it has helped.This 1000! I do this all the time and it is amazing at how well it works. If anyone wants to check out a video explaining it just look up the smidsy maneuver.
Whaa?Sorry that he is using studies and science. I now know he’s wrong! Thanks for your replies! Hahaha
That was in response to the people who always point out how the information is wrong!Whaa?
Blinding on coming traffic is not the answer. If you think it is helping you I guess it’s good for your thoughts but I promise it’s putting you in danger. When drivers have to look away they’re not watching you. I don’t see a headlight with a motorcycle behind it, I see a motorcycle with ridiculous lights on it and I look have to look away, and now you’re on your own, having to do what you should have been doing in the first place. Ride safe, don’t blind drivers coming the other way. Blind pigeons can’t see you.I've found adding my aux lights mostly fixed the issue of not getting seen. This explains why some folks pull out at seemingly off times anyway. I've dodged the pigeons so far. *Knocks on wood*
Blinding on coming traffic is not the answer. If you think it is helping you I guess it’s good for your thoughts but I promise it’s putting you in danger. When drivers have to look away they’re not watching you. I don’t see a headlight with a motorcycle behind it, I see a motorcycle with ridiculous lights on it and I look have to look away, and now you’re on your own, having to do what you should have been doing in the first place. Ride safe, don’t blind drivers coming the other way. Blind pigeons can’t see you.
Easy there cowboy!Blinding on coming traffic is not the answer. If you think it is helping you I guess it’s good for your thoughts but I promise it’s putting you in danger. When drivers have to look away they’re not watching you. I don’t see a headlight with a motorcycle behind it, I see a motorcycle with ridiculous lights on it and I look have to look away, and now you’re on your own, having to do what you should have been doing in the first place. Ride safe, don’t blind drivers coming the other way. Blind pigeons can’t see you.