This is exactly why other countries that actually give a damn about safety, allow motorcycles to FILTER, so jackassses don't rear end you, hope morons in Toronto, and Canada now understand the concept of filtering.
Furthermore, you always need to look back when coming to a stop sign, or traffic light, or while cruising in heavy traffic ever now and then, because your bikes side mirrors actually make you never check your blind spots or look back, they make you lazy, you have to turn your head and look back, when you do this you step on your foot brake and slow down at the same time, so as you look back you dont ram into antything ahead, become second nature after a while and you stop using your rear view mirrors, they just become an extra asset for the eye.
Avoid riding between 3pm to 6pm, rush hour.
By looking back everytime i slow down or just to make sure my back is safe, i once moved out of the way of an un marked peel region chevy tahoe cop who was not paying attention, he then slammed on his brakes, i moved on of the way and he swereved into the left turn lane, he got embarassed, threw on his sirens, and crossed a red light, and dissapeared. Fkin double standard crooks....
anyways, yes, your lucky count your good graces, most people don't even survive motorcycle crashes unless their lucky as hell.
the best thing i ever learned was when i ride, people told me, ride like everyones out to kill you, and its works everytime i head out on my bike, i pray, i wake myself up good, i eat, drink water, and stay alert, i avoid rush hours, either stay ahead of traffic or far back, i don't act like anyone owes me anything on the road, specially drivers, people drive like maniacs here.
Furthermore, you always need to look back when coming to a stop sign, or traffic light, or while cruising in heavy traffic ever now and then, because your bikes side mirrors actually make you never check your blind spots or look back, they make you lazy, you have to turn your head and look back, when you do this you step on your foot brake and slow down at the same time, so as you look back you dont ram into antything ahead, become second nature after a while and you stop using your rear view mirrors, they just become an extra asset for the eye.
Avoid riding between 3pm to 6pm, rush hour.
By looking back everytime i slow down or just to make sure my back is safe, i once moved out of the way of an un marked peel region chevy tahoe cop who was not paying attention, he then slammed on his brakes, i moved on of the way and he swereved into the left turn lane, he got embarassed, threw on his sirens, and crossed a red light, and dissapeared. Fkin double standard crooks....
anyways, yes, your lucky count your good graces, most people don't even survive motorcycle crashes unless their lucky as hell.
the best thing i ever learned was when i ride, people told me, ride like everyones out to kill you, and its works everytime i head out on my bike, i pray, i wake myself up good, i eat, drink water, and stay alert, i avoid rush hours, either stay ahead of traffic or far back, i don't act like anyone owes me anything on the road, specially drivers, people drive like maniacs here.
