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Post by wutzthedeal on Mar 13, 2013 16:03:12 GMT -5
For those with slower scoots, how far to the right do you ride with traffic behind you? Does it change with conditions?
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Post by millsc on Mar 13, 2013 16:18:40 GMT -5
I ride right in the center, if they pass they are speeding  |
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Post by payneib on Mar 13, 2013 16:22:00 GMT -5
Obviously for the UK it's "how far left", but I used to sit in the left hand (right hand for US) wheel mark on the road, where my scoot (125) is only just keeping up (on 60 roads).
I don't do that anymore. I found that if I move over to give cars space, they don't bother to pull out as much when they go past.
Now I sit in the middle of the lane. If they want to go by, they can pull all the way out and go past. Or they can wait.
Ian
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Post by skuttadawg on Mar 13, 2013 16:23:51 GMT -5
I have been hit by mirrors and kicked a few dents in doors .
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Post by payneib on Mar 13, 2013 16:24:36 GMT -5
I ride right in the center, if they pass they are speeding ^^^^and there's that^^^^^^ |
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Post by payneib on Mar 13, 2013 16:28:44 GMT -5
I have been hit by mirrors and kicked a few dents in doors . Don get me started!!! Lol. I was involved with an online discussion with my local police once about road safety and cyclists. One idiot cager posted something along the lines of, "I always give cyclists plenty of space, but they still kick my car and try and knock my mirrors off." The police posted back, "Oh well, we'll always try and investigate crimes against property such as this." Even after an hour of me trying to explain, they still didn't understand that if you're so close they can kick your car, YOU'RE TOO BLOODY CLOSE. Idiot cagers. Ian |
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Post by jeepsteve92xj on Mar 13, 2013 16:41:29 GMT -5
I have been on 55mph roads where I was just holding low 50s at WOT, and I did hug the right line when people needed to pass me, then right back to the just left of center.
When I pass a bike (in the cage), I move pretty much 100% into the other lane. Never close.
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Post by skuttadawg on Mar 13, 2013 16:45:44 GMT -5
I mostly outrun cagers in order to have plenty of space when I can as I do not like to ride among heavy traffic
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Post by terrilee on Mar 13, 2013 17:07:14 GMT -5
+1 skutt
i also just outrun 'em
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Post by terrilee on Mar 13, 2013 17:29:05 GMT -5
O & there is that old saying
you young guys might not have heard of it
GIVE 'EM A INCH , THEY WILL TAKE A MILE"" holy crap batman  i forgot to finish my thought if you slide over, and they dont use the whole other lane, and something BIG comes near them, who are they gonna hit , u or the BIG truck?
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Post by h3nry on Mar 13, 2013 19:50:45 GMT -5
Always hold your spot... middle of the lane. If you don't they are likely to think you are in the bike lane or on the shoulder and not try to move out of the lane causing a real issue. ( as said before)
Sometimes I stay in the left 3rd of the lane to make sure they have to change lanes to pass
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Post by bobshaw on Mar 13, 2013 22:02:33 GMT -5
If you don't stay in the left 1/3 of the lane, they will try to pass you, even when the oncoming lane is not clear, and crowd you in your lane, or possibley hit your or run you off the road. Or, even if they change lanes to pass you, they lose sight of you in their rear-view mirror, and pull back in too soon and cut you off. Hold your lane, it's unsafe to do anything else.
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Post by h3nry on Mar 14, 2013 2:05:31 GMT -5
A little bit off topic but here in AZ the motorcycle written test had a question asking "at night you and one car are on the road, what is the best to do. Stay close to the rear of the vehicle and use their lights to see or stay back far enough to be clear of the vehicle." Well it used to say stay close! It recently changed to stay back and clear of the car. What the are they thinking! (I failed that question both times because they changed the answer between my first test and second.)
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Post by wutzthedeal on Mar 14, 2013 4:10:24 GMT -5
Because I'm going relatively slow and most roads around here are two-lane 25, 35, and 45 (occasional 55mph) I stay far to the right and just let 'em pass as they like til they get disrespectful (haven't yet). At night, I go toward the middle for more animal warning darting in from the sides, with a quick dart back to the left if a car is coming from behind. Then if they don't pass in like 15 seconds, I turn to physically look so they see me and then I take my place back on the left. I don't ride too close to the side with wind or rain, though.
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Post by nulldevice on Mar 15, 2013 12:22:08 GMT -5
You are driving a motor vehicle and have the same rights of way a car has. Keep control of your lane by riding in the wheel track closest to the center line.
It is essential for your safety to have the passing driver get completely into the other lane. They will judge the distances and oncoming traffic accordingly and be less likely to crowd you. You will also have more room and time to hit the brakes if they do start to crowd into your lane while passing.
I have also found there is less problem if I run at or near the speed limit or 20 - 25 MPH below it. The passing gets done quicker and there are more opportunities for the car drivers to pass you when you are going that slow.
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