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by Joe_Cool 64 days ago
Oh I know. They look at me while turning left cutting me off.

Maybe I need a bigger bike, the 2cyl 400cc is particularly invisible. ;)

Best one was a woman who cut me off doing her left turn. I high-beamed her and honked. She put her hands in front of her face and came to a dead stop in my lane directly in front of me. I was already braking before I honked. Nothing happened. I stopped wondering and just assume everyone is out to kill me.

It's a rule that also applies to bicycles.
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Swizec 64 days ago
> I high-beamed her and honked. She put her hands in front of her face and came to a dead stop in my lane directly in front of me.

Personally I skip the honking and high beams. Just perform evasive action assuming driver will continue on their current path at roughly their current speed. Swerving behind their path of travel usually works great.

Spooked drivers behave erratically. Very dangerous.

So far I've had 0 serious incidents in ~8 years of riding. A couple close calls when I was being an idiot. So I think my approach is working :)

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Joe_Cool 63 days ago
Honking is more for the people behind/around me. I also don't want to be hit by inattentive people following me to closely.

May I ask where you are riding? I am currently in Bavaria. The danger level is usually higher after the winter. Drivers need to re-accustom themselves to sharing the road with two wheeled riders.

Evasive action could be even more dangerous in cities. In my experience being able to come to a stop without hitting anything is even better.

Lot's of dead people had the right of way. Ride safe, I agree. I also had 0 accidents so far in 30 years. But you still experience new things you hadn't thought would be an issue.

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Swizec 63 days ago
> May I ask where you are riding?

San Francisco Bay Area. I never got into motorcycling back in Europe although the roads are lovely, the short riding season felt like a deterrent. Also the extremely long process to get a license.

Here in CA it was almost scary easy to get M certified.

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Joe_Cool 63 days ago
Must be cool to have bike weather all year round. ;)

Yeah, snow and scooter/motorcycle is not a great mix here. But touring the Alps down to Lake Garda was amazing. Can recommend.

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