Re: [ST] for Rich - accident key phrases

["Mike Benzon" <fast87@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

So, Rich, what does this tell you about how a motorcyclist should ride? I
would say very, very, very defensively. We won't become old riders if we
fail to recognize how difficult it is for drivers to see oncoming
motorcyclist. I can't stress it enough. It is pointless for us to call cage
drivers obscene names.

I see it all the time, new riders bring the relaxed awareness of driving a
cage to motorcycle riding. Where I see it most noticeable, is when a new
rider crosses an intersection, they just breeze through it like they own it.
A cage driver can afford that mistake because they have protection and they
are a big target, not true of a motorcycle and rider.

Older people are probably more likely to fail to see difficult objects such
as a motorcycle, but I doubt there will be any movement to rid the road of
these drivers, more likely they will want to rid the road of motorcyclist.

We can do a lot to protect ourselves, by adopting a very defensive posture
when we ride.

Mike Benzon

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Weyand" <rfwlists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] for Rich - accident key phrases


> At 09:23 AM 3/22/2003 -0800, you wrote:
> >     The rider's lack of a helmet, the truck driver's age (unlike the
> >crashes discussed earlier this week) and absence of citation have
> >little relevance in this particular case,
>
> There were two fatal accidents discussed on alt.motorcycle.sportbike in
the last day or two that both involved drivers over 70 making left turns in
front of motorcycles.  No citations issued.  The cops actually seemed to
sympathize with the drivers, noting how hard motorcycles are to see.
>
> Richard F. Weyand, President
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