[vladvasiliu]

> So if something appears in your path, the right course of action is to accelerate into it?

Not into it, but around it – if possible, of course. It's something you learn in motorcycle school, for example.

The idea is that a motorcycle is harder to maneuver while under hard braking, so you have a better chance of avoiding the obstacle or falling by going around it.

>> If the person behind you has adequate following distance it shouldn't be a problem.

> Nice assumption.

Of course. This also feeds into the above. As in, not only do you have to stop, but also to make sure that the person following you will stop without hitting you.