I treat them the same, plus they throw rocks at me too.
-Kyle On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 8:18 AM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: > Think about giving that cushion to dumptrucks more than semis. They're > more frequently overloaded and their tires take more abuses. > > Kurt > On May 15, 2013 9:08 AM, "Kyle Munz" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I was about 20' from an 18-wheeler tire that exploded, apart from dodging >> black rubber debris while on my buddy's brand new pearl white motorcycle, I >> can say that that is the loudest BOOM I have ever heard. I damn near jumped >> off the back of the bike. I too now give 18-wheelers a huge cushion. >> >> >> -Kyle >> >> >> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 6:07 AM, Michael Curran <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I agree. I saw a video recently that was dashcam view of a bike passing >>> a large truck. The truck blew a tire and it missed the bikers back tire by >>> just a few feet. If the biker would have been just a second later he would >>> have been injured or possibly killed. Since then I have been giving trucks >>> even more room than ever. I like passing cars from the far left of the fast >>> lane as well, just in case they veer over, it gives me that much more time >>> to react. >>> >>> Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I actually already do this, when I approach a car that is going to cross >>> my lane of travel. I move to the opposite side of my lane, slow down, and >>> watch their tires to see if they start to move. That gives me a head start >>> on maneuvering around them should they start to pull out. But I hear you >>> about paying attention and predicting what will occur. If I can, I try to >>> time it so that I'm already past the intersection prior to the cars >>> arrival, or vice versa. When I can't, I do as above. >>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From: * [email protected] >>> *Sender: * [email protected] >>> *Date: *Wed, 15 May 2013 02:46:47 -0400 (EDT) >>> *To: *<[email protected]> >>> *ReplyTo: * [email protected] >>> *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Motion Camouflage >>> >>> 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 intothe >>> 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 >>> therethat 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 >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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