I'm 51 and have been riding since I was 8. When I started riding on the street it was different than it is now. Yes, there were still idiots out there cutting in front of you figuring you're on a motorcycle and can stop quickly. Today with cellphones and everyone needing to get there right now it isn't as much fun (in my opinion) being out there on the street. Being on a bike means you have to be twice as alert to your surroundings because you never know who sees you and who doesn't. I have been hit on a bike. A woman making a left into a liquor store. Luckily I saw her and whipped the bike to the right. Her bumper took off everything on the left side of my bike. Luckily my girlfriend wasn't on the back at the time because her footpeg was also removed. She probably wouldn't have seen it coming and lost a leg. I was very lucky. I was riding a heavy bike (Harley) and the impact didn't knock me down. If I hadn't swerved and lifted my left leg over her bumper things could have been a lot different. I am a member of the AMA and get to read about a lot more mc accidents that don't make the papers or local news. Most of the time it's someone turning in front of a bike and claiming they didn't see them. And also most of the time the person driving the car, truck or whatever that caused the accident gets a slight citation for failure to yield. Yep, there are some real idiots out there on bikes also. Just because their bike may be capable of triple digit speeds they feel the need to use that in traffic on city streets and highways. Laying a bike down in a controlled slide is an emergency manuever that is very effective. Properly done you can ride out the slide on top of the bike and maintain some manueverability with the handlebars. I have done it once on purpose just to get the feel of it and know I can do it if I need to. Will I remember to do it when the moments comes? Don't know. I know my first instinct will probably to grab a handful of front brake! I ride just to enjoy the ride. Nowadays it's mostly on back country roads during the day. My 2¢ Rich
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