Malve
Well-known member
[SIZE=10pt]Yesterday afternoon, I was stuck in traffic for a few minutes as I had to pass a multi vehicle accident in my car. It was about a 5 or 6 vehicle dominos deal on a busy street here in San Diego (Mira Mesa Blvd for the locals) and as I approached I started wondering what I would have done if on the bike (for example was there an easy escape path etc?). Just as I was really starting to think to myself that it could have been ugly if I were on the Feejer in such an accident and what do I see? The second vehicle from the front was an older Gold Wing standing upright and rider-less just wedged in between the cars in front and back of him. It was a good thing he wasn't further back as the last two cars were accordioned pretty good![/SIZE]
From the looks of things he was better off than the drivers in back.
I'm pretty good about watching out for people following too closely and getting away from them. This is my first bike with ABS and after practicing emergency braking, I amazed at how fast you can stop 600 lbs moving at a good clip... certainly a lot faster than a several thousand pound car. In fact a couple of weeks ago someone was tailing me way too closely on a road that has a lot of accidents (rt 67 again for the locals). I usually break and give kind of a "back off" with my left hand if someone is really close and if they don't, I get away. I don't get upset about it, I just get lost. Well this time, they didn't back off and passing wasn't a safe option so I put the hazards on drifted into the wide shoulder and slowed way down allowing them to pass. The only problem was that when I hit the blinkers on I accidentally hit the kill switch and was surprised and confused when the bike went quiet. Without thinking things through and while still slightly confused I put the switch back to the on position and was again surprised when the bike "push started" itself right back up.
Be careful out there.
Please note the intentional absence of the word cage in the post as I enjoy my cars as well.
From the looks of things he was better off than the drivers in back.
I'm pretty good about watching out for people following too closely and getting away from them. This is my first bike with ABS and after practicing emergency braking, I amazed at how fast you can stop 600 lbs moving at a good clip... certainly a lot faster than a several thousand pound car. In fact a couple of weeks ago someone was tailing me way too closely on a road that has a lot of accidents (rt 67 again for the locals). I usually break and give kind of a "back off" with my left hand if someone is really close and if they don't, I get away. I don't get upset about it, I just get lost. Well this time, they didn't back off and passing wasn't a safe option so I put the hazards on drifted into the wide shoulder and slowed way down allowing them to pass. The only problem was that when I hit the blinkers on I accidentally hit the kill switch and was surprised and confused when the bike went quiet. Without thinking things through and while still slightly confused I put the switch back to the on position and was again surprised when the bike "push started" itself right back up.
Be careful out there.
Please note the intentional absence of the word cage in the post as I enjoy my cars as well.
