FLSTC
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The Bad Drivers of Ontario Thread
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TiburonJA
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You know when I come up to situations where I see a car waiting to turn left and I'm going to be going through an amber, I usually just stick my hand up as if to tell them to stop... I feel like it takes away the guess work for the driver because sometimes it's hard to tell whether a motorcyclist is going to gun it or brake. This way they know I'm going for the light, even if it's red or something they just know to stop. I almost never gun it for ambers but honestly this method seems pretty effective the times I've done it.
PLau
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Only works with the assumption that the driver actually sees your hand and processes that you're signalling to stop. During the early morning, evening, and night, it won't work so well cause your light will probably be blinding them or creating a light in front of your arm at a distance.
You would also take away the ability to maneuver the best you can around them and/or hitting the brakes hard effectively. You're basically putting all your trust in them seeing your signal to stop. If you're in that situation where they might go, hitting your horn is a better option to maintain control of the bike and signalling them to not go.
TiburonJA
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You don't need to assume whether they see you or not, because you're looking at right at the drivers face. Obviously you wouldn't be sticking your hand up if you can't see the drivers face because then he probably wouldn't see you either. Which is why people should risk ambers even less during the times you mentioned.
I dunno. The car was a loonngg way from the light when it turned yellow. Looking at the exhaust he hit the gas at 0:07 and ten or more car lengths from the intersection. The light turned red at ~0:11 with him racing through it and hitting the SUV at 0:12.
if the video made it into a courtroom I'd love to see the car driver's defense.
Having said that, the SUV should have seen this and waiting. I blame the car driver for racing the yellow but the SUV driver for failing to notice.
100% agree. Posing the question of, "did you ask?" what rhetorical. It's not practical to stop and ask, and as you say.. we just don't stop to talk to people in society anymore.
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