JakesKTM
Well-known member
I'll bump this to make a comment.
Yesterday I was sharing a lane with a mini van going down the main drag which is three lanes wide. Speed limit is 40 on this stretch but it is often clogged with semi-truck and commercial traffic going 25-30. I pulled up alongside mini-van mostly to show some wheel and let her know I was in her space if she couldn't see me via her traditional means (mirrors/over the shoulder glances - yea right). She reacts. At first she is yelling at me from behind her closed window. Then she speeds up as I move up through the lane. I don't react and let her pass me. She gets to the next light first and moves purposely over to close the gap on the center line. I politely go around her on the right and come to rest next to her on the right side of the lane instead. This time the light goes green and I check both directions before letting the throttle open up a bit and get away from her - hoping there is no traffic enforcement lying in wait.
The lesson here for me was something I read in other threads about knocking people's mirrors off and kicking those cars that fail to yield or take intentional action to mess with you. It is much easier to let them be the ass and ride around them. You have the advantage in every aspect except braking. It is always better to "share" the road and insist on it whenever posible. Don't react and use your moto advantage to distance yourself from the crazies....
Have a Great Day!
Yesterday I was sharing a lane with a mini van going down the main drag which is three lanes wide. Speed limit is 40 on this stretch but it is often clogged with semi-truck and commercial traffic going 25-30. I pulled up alongside mini-van mostly to show some wheel and let her know I was in her space if she couldn't see me via her traditional means (mirrors/over the shoulder glances - yea right). She reacts. At first she is yelling at me from behind her closed window. Then she speeds up as I move up through the lane. I don't react and let her pass me. She gets to the next light first and moves purposely over to close the gap on the center line. I politely go around her on the right and come to rest next to her on the right side of the lane instead. This time the light goes green and I check both directions before letting the throttle open up a bit and get away from her - hoping there is no traffic enforcement lying in wait.
The lesson here for me was something I read in other threads about knocking people's mirrors off and kicking those cars that fail to yield or take intentional action to mess with you. It is much easier to let them be the ass and ride around them. You have the advantage in every aspect except braking. It is always better to "share" the road and insist on it whenever posible. Don't react and use your moto advantage to distance yourself from the crazies....
Have a Great Day!
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