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Re:Lethal memory fail: Why drivers see, and then forget moto... by bambax on Friday October 04, 2019 @09:55AM (#21157702)
As a fellow motorcyclist (middle aged, and still alive) I completely agree with you. NEVER rely on anyone seeing you. Nobody does see you, and nobody cares. It's your responsibility to see and anticipate what everyone else is doing.

In fact you should know if a car is about to change direction before its driver does. It gets easier with experience; a human driver gives many hints.

In the future, AI-powered cars may not give any hint, or different ones. Just like we advertise new drivers we should absolutely signal self-driving cars.

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Re:Lethal memory fail: Why drivers see, and then forget moto... by taneq on Friday October 04, 2019 @10:08AM (#21157833)
> In fact you should know if a car is about to change direction before its driver does.

I just feel this deserves repeating. I've had times where drivers who didn't know where they were going cut me off repeatedly. Nothing resulted besides some burned rubber and a few very angry hand signals because I was paying far more attention to them and their trajectory than they themselves were.

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