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Re: [ST] Close Call this Morning



> 
> 2. How does one go about practicing emergency stops
> from 60mph (w/o having 
> access to a race track).  Is this even something I
> should be practicing?

I can't think of anywhere that you could practice this
sort of thing.  You may be able to find a nice
straight/flat relatively deserted road in the middle
of nowhere (there's a few around where I live) to
perform this.  It's probably not legal.

I live in a large University town with some HUGE
student parking lots.  On a weekend there's usually
little traffic in most of them, some parts ~1mi in
length.  Again, not the most legal, but much safer
than a freeway.

> 3. Was there anything else I could have done but
> didn't?

Well, the only thing I can say you could/should have
done differently is academic.  MSF says to use SIPDE
(Scan Identify Predict Decide Execute).  I dont know
that I would have done anything differently than you
did, but you might have been been better if you picked
one thing (brake/accelerate) and stuck with it.  Then
again, after you decided which action to take, the
environment around you may have changed requiring a
new decision.  

All in all, you walked away with no damage to you,
your bike or the cage moving in on you and you learned
that you can (and sometimes should) brake more
aggressivly than you did in this case (just make sure
to check your mirrirs before braking REALLY
aggressivley).  

With those things in mind, I'd chalk it up as a
success and a learning experience....mainly a success.


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