Right on, Kenny! This video can easily be in our curriculum!
I was thinking the same, those videos are so outdated. This would make a nice replacement. It's just missing the moron in the cage talking on the cell.
Right on, Kenny! This video can easily be in our curriculum!
I was thinking the same, those videos are so outdated. This would make a nice replacement. It's just missing the moron in the cage talking on the cell.
Hmmm. Is that driver indeed holding a phone up to their face? :spank:
Not sure from your post, did you have your high beams on?Are dual low beams messing with drivers' distance perception?
Not sure from your post, did you have your high beams on?
High beam was off. I have two low beams running with Motogiro's relay kit installed. I think some forum members have mentioned they run with their high beam on in daylight -- yet another way to increase one's visibility. :thumbup:
I often tried riding with high beam on, but would get waved by the county sheriff to turn it off.
Icon Mil-Spec Vest - I got one of these last October and it makes such a difference. It's amazing quality heavy weight mesh. You see cars start pulling out then stopping suddenly because they see the vest. Fun to watch cage passengers heads wobble when they are caught off guard by the drivers sudden breaking!
Only downside is people think I'm a copper so they have an annoying habbit of driving just under the speed limit infront of me - but atleast they saw me!
I think it was in the late 1990's that I saw a report on national tv about the number of motorcycle accidents where the drivers mistook the two headlights on a motorcycles for a car further away. A few years later almost all bike manufactures went back to just one low beam.
I can see how someone a little distracted could make this mistake. I myself have mistaken a car with a light out for a motorcycle.
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I think it was in the late 1990's that I saw a report on national tv about the number of motorcycle accidents where the drivers mistook the two headlights on a motorcycles for a car further away. A few years later almost all bike manufactures went back to just one low beam.
I can see how someone a little distracted could make this mistake. I myself have mistaken a car with a light out for a motorcycle.
Something I do when approaching an intersection where I can see a car trying to pull out is to do what I call a "bee dance." Do small swerves left and right to make your lights move. If they are looking for cross traffic, this will catch their attention. It helps even more if you have really bright LED auxiliary lights.
Icon Mil-Spec Vest - I got one of these last October and it makes such a difference. It's amazing quality heavy weight mesh. You see cars start pulling out then stopping suddenly because they see the vest. Fun to watch cage passengers heads wobble when they are caught off guard by the drivers sudden breaking!
Only downside is people think I'm a copper so they have an annoying habbit of driving just under the speed limit infront of me - but atleast they saw me!
A headlight modulator works wonders. I had it on my old bike and my FZ6 until I converted to a HID setup. It really helps you be seen.
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We have name for the weaving technique over on this side of the pond "SMIDSY" "Sorry mate I didn't see you"This is where doing a weave clearly separates the bike from a car. If the driver is in fact looking in your direction and you're weaving, the lights won't just go from side to side.. they'll move up and down as the bike tilts side to side.
.. and the driver will still ignore you and move into your lane :rof: .. so be ready!