- Joined
- Nov 20, 2005
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- Cedar City, Utah
- Bike
- 12/04 ST 1300s
- 2024 Miles
- 000420
- STOC #
- 5901
In defense of some of the auto's that pull out in front of a speeding motorcycle, when pulling out onto a 40 mph road you judge the gaps by the expected speed of approaching vehicles. When looking from the side street you see a headlight half a mile away and you expect it to be traveling at or near the speed limit (40-50) and in reality it closes the gap in less then half the time because it is going 100 mph, that is not the cages drivers fault.
As motorcycle riders we need to be responsible for our own actions. Traveling excessively above the posted limit is a choice you make knowing what the consequences could be.
First off, MOST motorcycle headlights are a JOKE!
I ride A LOT! When doing the speed limit (not all motorcyclists are speeding!) or even 5 over in a 50, I see cages pulling out from the right or across in front of me, all the time. What I do find is that when my headlight modulator is on, the number of "close calls" (misjudgment of the cage driver) is reduced down by a large amount. Some still pull out in front of me, but most of those are too busy with their cellphones and wouldn't see a tractor-trailer bearing down on them! Which means you don't rely on your headlight to make drivers aware of you.
This is why I will usually run my modulators on my bikes on non-freeways, without trying to irritate the person directly in front of me.