Special EDy
Don Juan
I always found the guys riding cruisers comical. Seems like over 90% of them don't wear helmets, yet a good portion wear leather. To me they're all posers.
At least sport bike riders wear the right gear half the time. Maybe it's just because it's fashionable.
I need to get armored boots and pants. I never ride without my full face helmet, jacket and gloves. The helmet is a must to protect your eyes from debris and bugs. This summer I broke my foot when I laid my bike over with only tennis shoes on.
Worst thing for me is either people merging into my lane(half the time after making eye contact), or people pulling out in front of you. They don't see you so they pull out to make a left turn, then suddenly they realize you're there and panic. Upon panicking they come to a complete stop right in front of you, just like a deer in the headlights except this deer is ten times your size.
As for stop lights being dangerous, I ALWAYS keep my bike in gear at the light, point the front tire to a safe direction(usually between the cars in front of me, and spend the majority of my time watching my mirror. If someone doesnt stop I'm ready to take off like a rocket out of their way.
When you're on a bike you dont have a steel/glass cage, stereo, cheeseburger, passenger or cell phone to distract you, so you tend to spend a much greater amount of time paying attention to what's going on. I would actually argue that a bike is safer in the sense that if properly piloted it can avoid accidents better than a car and the rider is less distracted.
At least sport bike riders wear the right gear half the time. Maybe it's just because it's fashionable.
I need to get armored boots and pants. I never ride without my full face helmet, jacket and gloves. The helmet is a must to protect your eyes from debris and bugs. This summer I broke my foot when I laid my bike over with only tennis shoes on.
Worst thing for me is either people merging into my lane(half the time after making eye contact), or people pulling out in front of you. They don't see you so they pull out to make a left turn, then suddenly they realize you're there and panic. Upon panicking they come to a complete stop right in front of you, just like a deer in the headlights except this deer is ten times your size.
As for stop lights being dangerous, I ALWAYS keep my bike in gear at the light, point the front tire to a safe direction(usually between the cars in front of me, and spend the majority of my time watching my mirror. If someone doesnt stop I'm ready to take off like a rocket out of their way.
When you're on a bike you dont have a steel/glass cage, stereo, cheeseburger, passenger or cell phone to distract you, so you tend to spend a much greater amount of time paying attention to what's going on. I would actually argue that a bike is safer in the sense that if properly piloted it can avoid accidents better than a car and the rider is less distracted.
