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robert.bantly
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Tailgating
I have several - if there is traffic in front of me and no way to dodge - left hand down palm out (wonder if that is instinctive sign language). Do the mirror look, too. Avoid car gaggles per David Hough, and look for empty spots, but they never last long.
Sadly, I live in Louisville, land of "slinky" traffic; a continually expanding and contracting spring of tailgaters. It is the worst city for tailgating and automotive road rage I have ever lived in and shouldn't be. Right now the freeways are bad due to bridge and ramp repairs but they usually aren't. I see a car-car road fight almost every day on the way to work. San Diego was safer with all of it's traffic!!! It is why a motorcycle commute for me is a rare thing and I used to do it every day in CA. I actually had someone ask me at the Georgia Mountain Rally why Louisville traffic is so Foxtrot Uniform and felt a little bad because of it.
I've tried the brakelight flash and that one is iffy - sometimes if it's someone distracted then they'll back off. If it is a rager/aggressive driver, then you can end up with the car inches behind you or worse.
With an aggressive driver, gassing it is akin to waving a red cape - a challenge to them, though I'll get out of the way if I can.
People also seem to "hate" my sportbikes more than my GSA; that's probably due to the squid "stunta" high mph wheelies and traffic weaving that some less responsible riders engage in on them. Those guyz are doing uz a dizzervice!
I have several - if there is traffic in front of me and no way to dodge - left hand down palm out (wonder if that is instinctive sign language). Do the mirror look, too. Avoid car gaggles per David Hough, and look for empty spots, but they never last long.
Sadly, I live in Louisville, land of "slinky" traffic; a continually expanding and contracting spring of tailgaters. It is the worst city for tailgating and automotive road rage I have ever lived in and shouldn't be. Right now the freeways are bad due to bridge and ramp repairs but they usually aren't. I see a car-car road fight almost every day on the way to work. San Diego was safer with all of it's traffic!!! It is why a motorcycle commute for me is a rare thing and I used to do it every day in CA. I actually had someone ask me at the Georgia Mountain Rally why Louisville traffic is so Foxtrot Uniform and felt a little bad because of it.
I've tried the brakelight flash and that one is iffy - sometimes if it's someone distracted then they'll back off. If it is a rager/aggressive driver, then you can end up with the car inches behind you or worse.
With an aggressive driver, gassing it is akin to waving a red cape - a challenge to them, though I'll get out of the way if I can.
People also seem to "hate" my sportbikes more than my GSA; that's probably due to the squid "stunta" high mph wheelies and traffic weaving that some less responsible riders engage in on them. Those guyz are doing uz a dizzervice!