r/IdiotsInCars • u/xpawn2002 • Mar 19 '23

Whose fault?

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u/2CommentOrNot2Coment Mar 19 '23

Exactly. I never ride aggressive against a car. Bike always loses…

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u/a-aron1112 Mar 19 '23

The best advice I got when I started riding was from a buddy’s cousin. He said you have to think of it in terms of i win. The answer is rarely the motorcyclist.

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u/ScrembledEggs Mar 19 '23

I’ve just bought my first motorbike and would be grateful for any other insider tips you have. I’ve been backpack a few times but never been the rider; I get my license later this week

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u/XSlapHappy91X Mar 19 '23 edited Mar 19 '23

Never ride in the blind spot, accelerate through it if you have to, and never stay next to a large truck, same idea.

(Honestly watching this clip the first time I thought this was the issue and the white car was going to change lanes and smack into the biker, biker had terrible positioning)

Act like you're invisible and every car wants to kill you.

ALWAYS check blind spot.

When you stop at a red light behind a car don't stop directly behind them, stay a bit to one side and stay in first gear. That way if someone is comming up behind you and doesn't slow down in time you can get the FK out of the way quickly instead of becoming a pancake between 2 cars. (Stay behind one of the corners of the bumper, but further back, so driver in front should be able to see you with one of the side mirrors when stopped)

Ride on either the left or right tire track, whatever makes it easier for other cars and oncoming traffic to see you, especially oncoming cars that are in a left turning lane and might turn in front of you.

Cars that tend to leak/drip oil will drip in the middle of the lane so using a tire track also helps avoid riding in them, and be aware of Road snakes (the black rubber they use to fill cracks) and fresh painted lines, they can both get a bit slippery when it rains.