Another addition to this is a safety triangle that's mounted so as to allow it to flop around a bit. You have to play with this to make it work but the idea is moving things attract attention better than stationary things. I have a triangle (size L from Riv) mounted on my saddlebag so the bottom is loose & it can flap around a bit. Combine that with a swerve or jostle to improve your visibility. Got the idea from someone who mounted her triangle on a trunk bag but just in the center, so it sort of rocks back'n'forth. You can't be too visible out there. Second on the mirror. Tour buses have the engine in the back, don't go very fast, & can sneak up on you. If you check traffic behind you, you've got time to plan before something surprises you. If you're on a narrow 2 lane road with 2 trucks approaching one another, guess who's the odd one out? My mirror has helped me avoid a lot of potentially dangerous situations.
dougP On Feb 12, 7:41 am, Mojo <gjtra...@yahoo.com> wrote: > RR42 page 19, Grant writes of the Safety Swerve: a bit of a wiggle as > cars are approaching from behind. I have a refinement of this. I > monitor approaching car behavior in my helmet mirror. If they are > beginning a shift to the left to give me space, no action needed. If > they are holding their line that will pass very close to me, or if we > are both approaching a dangerous portion of the road, say the topping > of a hill or a narrowing portion of the road, I do my Saddlebag > Jostle. I simply stand, but hold my body vertical and let the bike > swing side to side. The wagging saddlebag nearly always earns me a bit > of road space. > > After decades of not using a mirror because they were too dorky, my > riding has been transformed by my mirror. Being able to monitor > approaching traffic gives me some forecast of impending passes and has > diminished the scary surprises coming up from behind. > > Also, back to the article on page 19, I would never spit towards a > car. I understand what Grant meant, but if you miss-time your spit > just a bit, it is a big insult and potentially a big confrontation. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
