Re:How well do cars do in crash tests they're not optimized ...
by Sohcahtoa82 on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @03:49PM
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I don't ride, but I've always heard to also ride as if every car driver was out to kill you.
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Re:How well do cars do in crash tests they're not optimized ...
by komali2 on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @05:43PM
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Even if unintentionally, yes. Because they can. When exiting a freeway, never let there be a car on your left - cars LOVE to cut across a lane and shoulder, barely missing the barrels, to save having to waste 5 or 10 minutes taking the wrong exit.
What you've said basically is to convince motorcyclists that they're 200% responsible for their own safety. Unlike cars, you just can't trust in the horde.
Which makes riding in places like Vietnam all the more interesting - the horde of 2 wheeled vehicles flows like water. The more you think about it, the more you fail to mesh with it. Better to flow with the rest of them. Very interesting place.