[pibechorro]

Moto safety course I took was firm beliver in NOT covering the break. It prevents panick grabs and if you get hit by a bird, or an unexpected pothole, etc you could easily jam it and end up loosing fron wheel traction st the worst time.

I only feather it in tight slow maneuvers. At speed, proper distance from other vehicles is the best defense.

I would add, dont be a speed demon, BUT, its also best to be the fastest overall in the road. Its safer to be constantly slowly passing vehicles than being overtaken from the rear and getting pinched between two cars. Ride past congestion snd find open pockets of road. Never wait between two cars in a red light, split up to the front regardless of law, its safest.

Most deaths happen when a car left turns infront of you at an intersection and tbones you. Slow down at all intersections and try to use other cars as screen cover for your bike. They DONT see you. Ride like you are invisible.

[speedgeek]

I had a driver run a stop sign while making a left turn, then when he saw me, he stopped and stared straight ahead leaving his car blocking the road. Threshold braking brought me to a stop roughly two feet from his car. If I had not been covering the brake I (and my wife who was a passenger) would have been injured, very probably badly injured.