CAGER'S ??

[rhino 2]

I read all the time on bike forums, The Cages are out to get me! The Cages are out to get me!, I presume most bikers do drive a car at one time or another, And can anyone ''Honestly'' say that they never pulled a bonehead move at one time or another?
The so called Cagers aren't out to get you... People don't see flashing lights on School buses, Or emergency vehicles, Thats just life in our gotta get there yesterday world of today.. Take it personal and you'll get you blood pressure up..
Ride safe, And ''ALWAY'S'' be aware of your surroundings.. That alone will keep you out of trouble more than all the day-glow colors, and bright lights can...

 

[Keystone]

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The so called Cagers aren't out to get you... People don't see flashing lights on School buses, Or emergency vehicles, Thats just life in our gotta get there yesterday world of today.. Take it personal and you'll get you blood pressure up..
Ride safe, And ''ALWAY'S'' be aware of your surroundings.. That alone will keep you out of trouble more than all the day-glow colors, and bright lights can...

:Agree:

Can't argue with that Rhino. Everyone must ride as if they are invisible and do our best to see the bonehead move before it happens. Always assume that the driver doesn't see you and is going to come out in front/across you.

 

[Ozarkryder]

I always tell newer riders to ride like the folks in cars are actively out to run you over. They aren't of course, but people don't seem to look out for motorcycles on the road. Drivers have been known to run into trains, if they don't see a train what chance do riders have? Heck - sometimes even other riders will act like they don't see other motorcyclists.

 

[dirtdobber]

If you notice most cagers look one way twice. Every time they look only once or not at all that's the direction the bikes is comming. Watch the front wheels of the cager. That has saved me more than once. They are preoccupied with every thing but paying attention of
The road. Yes they are and will hit you. On purpose, no. Lazy, yes
I think they should have video s of bikes like they have in England to warn drivers of cagers

 

[knob]

It's just part of riding. Bikes are simply smaller and harder to see. I know I've pulled out in front of bikes simply because my brain was programmed to be looking for something the size of a car. I always assume that I'm going to be pulled out in front of car, truck, trike or bike.

 

[DblTrbl]

I always play the "what if" game when I'm out riding. I will be riding down a road and think, "what if" an animal jumped out of this ditch, or "what if" that car door opened as I passed..... then I make quick moves just to practice avoiding the potential hazard. This has saved my bacon on numerous occasions.

 

[DTR 11TG]

... Watch the front wheels of the cager. That has saved me more than once. ...

watching the front tire is something I learned when I first started racing motorcycles on the dirt tracks, before I was old enough to have a drivers license, and it is something I transferred to driving the streets, cage or bike. I have suggested the same to others over the years but, 90% of those I'm talking to just look at me cross-eyed, 5% wanted to argue and the other 5% I can only hope it helped. I think sometimes I know before the other driver knows what they are going to do just by watching those steer wheels, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

 

[Ed Hobgood]

I like stacking everything I can in my favor. Color does help!

 

[desertclassic]

Driving a school bus for 5 years was the best thing I could of ever done. All the training and driving experience sure will make you a better person on the road, driving a cage or riding a bike. The National Transportation Safety Board says all accidents are avoidable, that could be a hard thing to argue. I know I have learned to look at everything when I am going down the road in a cage or on the trike. Safe riding. Jim