01-06-2012, 05:47pm
(24-08-2008, 08:56pm)Ward P Wrote: Toooo much for me to red DJ,
so at the posibility of doubling up here is one I always use in heavy traffic. (or any traffic)
Travel faster than the traffic around you.
In a helmet it is like wearing blinkers(the horse kind)
If you are travelling faster(not ridiculously faster!!) than the rest of the traffic you dont need to check as much on side and traffic behind you, and focus more on the dickheads in front of you. - Oh and treat everyone like they are totally blind to motor bikes, never assume that you have the right of way and . . . did I mention, assume that all car drivers are dickheads who will cut you off and plead that they didn't see you!......
Aggressive and cautious at the same time.
Oh . . . and if I dont feel 100% healthy and alert, I take the car!
I 2nd all of this. I also tend to be a little aggressive for example instead of waiting for 'permission' to merge, if I see a space and it's safe to move, I indicate and move in fast. Hesitation is a serious killer.
So there's mine: Hesitation is a killer, be confident.