I like being seen, and I do some things to make myself more visible as
well, but some of the example diagrams were not so good. For instance, I'm not
moving from the left to the right of my lane coming into an intersection simply
to become more visible to a car stopped coming from the other direction.
Wouldn't that potentially put me in a more precarious position and give me less
of a visual perspective to "unseen in the photo" traffic approaching from the
right? My company is big on driver safety and we take these online refreshers
annually from the Smith Driver training, and some of the bigger points they
push are relative to keeping a safe following distance and scanning as far in
front of you as feasible while traveling, These tips are even more important on
a bike. The further you can look ahead the less likely you will find yourself
in an "Oh Crap" I gotta brake hard moment. And your not only protecting
yourself from that scenario, but "more importantly" you are protecting the guy
behind you from it, and he's the one that may be driving you into the car that
you had been following, or taking part of your taillight home as a hood
ornament. All I'm saying is that the more you think and process while riding,
the more you can grow and evolve. But don't over do it, keep it as simple as
possible, the more you try to out think it, the more likely you are to forget
something basic and screw it up.
Perhaps I'm being overly cynical, but there are some folks out there that
will read an article like this and begin this lane positioning activity while
tailgating in heavy traffic. That's where organized rides can be good, the more
you ride with others the more you can learn from the older guys, some of which
will share their knowledge and experiences, some of course may simply decide
not to ride with you once they see you on the road. LOL
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Pastor Ron <[email protected]>
To: nighthawk_lovers <[email protected]>
Sent: Tue, May 14, 2013 6:50 am
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Motion Camouflage
Thought this was pretty interesting on motion and not being seen.
http://www.motoress.com/readarticle.asp?articleid=730&c=technique
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