Too Close for Comfort

[hppants]

BTDT - passed on the T-shirt, thank you very much. I wonder if the rider's high-beams are on and if he has some auxiliary lighting that might make him more visible?

In this situation, I shift over to the right side of the lane ahead of time. No doubt the idiot was tailgating just before the pass and tucked behind the trailer so close, he couldn't see very well. It's only a few degrees of angle on the other side of the lane, but every little bit helps.

Also, sometimes I swerve in my lane a little for oncoming traffic. I watch their front bumper for a dip (hitting the brakes or slowing down) or a shift (moving toward the shoulder). Either indicates that they are thinking "look at this idiot motorcycle swerving toward me!!!", which of course is taken as a compliment because I can confirm that they actually see me.

They're all out to kill us. Intentional or not, every one of them is a murderer.

 

[CA G-Man]

In this situation, I shift over to the right side of the lane ahead of time. No doubt the idiot was tailgating just before the pass and tucked behind the trailer so close, he couldn't see very well. It's only a few degrees of angle on the other side of the lane, but every little bit helps.

This is my practice too. Whenever I see a large vehicle in the oncoming lane or a string of vehicles I'll lean over to the right wheel track to improve the sight angles. The way I figure, if I can't see that tailgating driver (even if I can see his left headlight winking out) he can't see me.

 

[bluesdog]

In this situation, I shift over to the right side of the lane ahead of time. No doubt the idiot was tailgating just before the pass and tucked behind the trailer so close, he couldn't see very well. It's only a few degrees of angle on the other side of the lane, but every little bit helps.

This is my practice too. Whenever I see a large vehicle in the oncoming lane or a string of vehicles I'll lean over to the right wheel track to improve the sight angles. The way I figure, if I can't see that tailgating driver (even if I can see his left headlight winking out) he can't see me.

Yep. Me too. I also do the 'smidsy weave' I think the horizontal movement gets noticed more readily.