You left out what to me is the MOST IMPORTANT one. When I stop and see cars coming up in rear view mirror. I pump my brakes a few times as they approach for visibilty as well as wearing bright yellow construction vest. The brakes pump is effective.
Definitely a good tip to pump the brakes. I do this too when while in motion and traffic gets backed up in front of me and the drivers behind me may not realize it. Flashing brake lights gets their attention.
Agreed. I've installed a brake light strobe circuit. It strobes 1 second fast, then a couple times slow, then steady. If I see someone coming up behind me when I'm sitting stopped, I release and reapply the brakes, which makes them repeat the strobe cycle. The circuit cost about $6 on Amazon and took < 30 minutes to install.
I also add a bit of a back and forth weave in my lane as I'm slowing down to help catch the attention of the person texting... Uhh i mean driving behind me.
There has to be a term for that "I'm not trying to be cute, I'm trying to be noticed" weave. I always feel like such a dork but it's really effective especially at night when cars might be pulling out from an intersection. I've had other bikers pull that maneuver on me when I'm driving my car and it turns a random headlight into a beacon.
I found people don't care about following distance.. When I drive behind a biker I keep a far distance compared to a car. If something happens and you drive over the biker or ram into him he could most likely be dead and you should go to jail. Guess I'm the only one thinking like that -_-. Idiots drive on my rear side when I am on my bike. Anyway for visibility I tap my brakes when approaching a stop light. Then I hope they see it
You think that's bad, check out episode 4, the first time Kevin covered this topic. Actual footage of bikes getting rear-ended. Don't worry, nobody killed but there may be an injury or two in there. th-cam.com/video/rQ349l4Hutc/w-d-xo.html
My greatest fear is being rear ended, I have been using MC’s advice and treating each stop with the same importance as when I am accelerating. I watch the rear view mirror and as Paul mentions, I pump the brake to get the attention of the driver following me, to minimize the chances of a rear ended collision. I have also replaced the obsolete factory rear lights on my Night Rod with LED bulbs, not expensive, they are annoying to whoever pulls right up on my tail, but they get me noticed.
Very good advice. This is exactly what I do . However, I do this in my car as well. Very important no matter what your vehicle is. I learned this as a young man because I grew up in Newark. And, sadly Newark was the carjacking capital of the world. There was a technique the bad guys used called "the squeeze play". They would pull up close behind you and now you're trapped. So, leaving at least a car length between you and the car in front and being alert and aware gave you an out, possibly. My uncle Vinny taught me this and I have never forgotten it.
my mother always told me to be able to see the ground at the rear tires when she taught me to drive. That gives you about 3/4 a car length which is good.
Saw this kind of information in a previous video and employed it immediately after watching it. Now that I'm seeing it in better detail, one, it gives me a better reference and, two, it kinda tells me that there are still people out there making those major mistakes. So happy I have been employing it well because it really makes me feel safe when I ride. Gotta say, these videos are really helpful! This one is really hands down a great topic to cover. Glad you did it.
Yeah, I had gotten into a bad habit of being close to the car in front of me. I'll adjust back to what's right immediately, and with the purpose of having an escape. I did continue to pull to the side of a lane so I could escape. I don't like doing that if I'm the first at a light because some drivers assume they have the lane and pull up beside me. I didn't mind that in California where people actually drove expecting lane splitting, but in NC if they pull up beside you they have the habits of idiots in the presence of lane splitting. In NC lane splitting isn't specified as illegal, but it doesn't have a law for it either. I had to learn to pretty much stop because drivers just don't get it...and like what someone said something elsewhere in the comments, it sets off road rage in some people and I don't need to feel like I'm racing to get away from them with a little 250. Takes off fast, sure, but it tops out.
This technique has already saved me once. Years ago I was on a two lane road behind a stopped car. My bike was angled towards the right side of the road and in gear. I heard squealing tires behind me. No time to even look, I took off and drove up beside the car in front on the white line of the road edge. The occupants looked at me like I was a jerk until they saw the car behind them get stopped 6 inches from their bumper. This video is right on the money. It can save your life.
The skills described here are an absolute must for road riders. I wanted the add though that a head check prior to making your getaway is something that I would add. If there is traffic still moving down those two lanes, you may still be in trouble with another collision with a different car. Thanks for all the hard work and discussion mate, I really appreciate it all the way over from Sydney Australia.
Excellent tips, MC! I stop at traffic lights on the left or right of the lane, depending where my escape route is. My bike stays in first gear, both hands on the bars. My eyes are on my mirror(s). Also, only my rear brake is engaged so if I have to move fast, there's no delay between letting off the front brake and applying throttle.
I had gotten a little complacent with my V-Star and often would stop and kick it into neutral. I never got into a bad situation with it, but at some point I realized how much risk I was putting myself in and changed my habits. Now with my new Eluder I try to always minimize my risk. I almost always stop left of center and a good automobiles length (or more) behind the vehicle in front of me, with the bike in 1st gear. Only if it's a long light, and if there's a good number of vehicles already stopped behind me, will I kick it into neutral and rest my clutch hand.
I stay in 1st as well except for after one practice session. Was doing a lot of slow drills and so in the friction zone most of time. When I went home, man was it hard to pull in the clutch. Lesson learned. Mix up the practice and give my hand and clutch a rest. Also got an exercise device to strengthen my hand and forearm.
If you have a hydraulic clutch, you may want to replace the fluid! It may not have all been down to tired hands. This can be a symptom of water in the fluid vaporizing with use. Be careful!
No, it is definitely my grip. It's always been rather week and as I age it's not getting any stronger. The clutch pull on my V-Star is a little stronger than my Eluder, and the Eluder has an adjustable lever position.
This is one of the reasons it is advantageous to have lane splitting and filtering. I will stop like you demonstrated, looking for an escape route if the traffic is parked in such a way as to block the gap, but generally I'm looking for a channel between the vehicles stopped in front enabling me to reach the front of the queue where I feel that I have greater protection from the traffic coming up behind me. When I am the first vehicle stopping at the lights I try to move towards the side of the lane, hoping that the following vehicle, if it does misjudged it's breaking distance will find space to the side rather than smashing into me.
I've been guilty of doing just that, the bit at the beginning of this video. Thank you for opening my eyes on this one. I have much to learn . I hope I live long enough to apply them!
Ditto Paul. I installed a bright LED tail light on my 07 Victory and I keep a eye on my mirrors, pumping the brakes when a vehicle approaches. Had a brand new F150 a few years ago and was rear ended by a Honda De Sol 2 seater at a red light. Left a lasting impression in the back of my mind.
Twice.......happened to me twice. First time I was off the side of the road. Second time I had to come to an unexpected emergency stop for people standing in the lane on a relatively busy road . I spend as much time watching my back now as I do looking forward. You do good work Kevin. Thank you
Excellent Advice Kevin! As a new rider (< 1 yr) I learned a lot from a MSF Street Rider Course I took after the basic rider course. The rider coach emphasized leaving one car length between you and the car in front, and discussed getting out of the way of someone coming up from the rear. I like your added strategy of angling the bike to both increase the profile and make it easier to execute an escape route as my bike is not as nimble so I will definitely practice this added technique.
I truly thank you for making this video. Having watched it some time ago before my first motorcycle, I got the habit early of stopping with about two car lengths in front of me, and in the left or right lane position. Unfortunately New York City drivers take this as an invitation to go around me. That's much better than being rear ended - but having watched this video again, I think I will stop in the future with my bike angled toward the escape route, which also makes me more visible and takes more space.
I take my motorcycle safety course next weekend, and I feel like these videos help me with coming more prepared. I’m super excited and can’t wait to get my bike. I look forward to more videos to help me, a new rider, with being safe.
Wow that opening was like Hey road warriors this is the real deal training day is done, I learn alot by checking out your training videos Kevin keep ' em coming !
Superb lesson, Kevin. I also have installed an LED brake light that flashes 3 times before going solid red. I deploy it several times at each traffic light stop helping those behind me see me. Have a great holiday weekend! 🏍👍🏍
Hi Kevin I just started riding a year ago and your channel has been full of great tips to help me become a better rider. I want to share something with you that you might want to talk about. I live in Northern Ohio and the Ohio turnpike is a route we use sometimes to get around town. I was riding down the turnpike and come up on traffic at a standstill I put my fourways on as approach the car parked on the Turnpike I thought man these cars are coming up right behind me pretty fast so I decided to go around the cars and go about 10 cars deep in traffic and cut in to the parked cars so I didn't have to worry about getting crushed by other cars coming up on me. Thanks so much for sharing your tips and strategies on the road it's helped me a lot and I'm still learning.
Morning Kevin, two safety features that are important to me or a headlight modulator and a brake light modulator I hold my brakes till the cars behind me stop while watching in the mirror and coming up on cars in an intersection or a driveway I’ll look to make sure they see me. Thanks Kevin for all your videos and instructions it’s much appreciated pray your family has a blessed weekend.
Very good tips there Kevin. I don't put my bike in neutral until at least the second vehicle behind me has stopped. Also on a two-way road if we are coming to a stop ahead in heavy traffic i will slow down early to bring the speed down of the following vehicles. Great advice, keep up the good work.
For around $100 you can get a module that will flash your tailight. For about the same price you can also get a module that will activate your rear turn signals to light up in conjunction with your tailight. Generally a very simple plug-n-play procedure. RIDE SAFE, GOD BLESS. 🇺🇸🏍🇺🇸🏍🇺🇸🏍🇺🇸 As always, great job Kevin. Thank you. My comment ONLY applies in ADDITION to Kevin's advice.
I almost was hit on a new years eve with it sleeting. I live in tucson and was stopped behind car when another one came up behind way to fast. I have the habit of leaving myself an out to the bike lane and so pulled into it and the car behind hit the vehicle I was behind. both drivers were mad a me because they were drinking. Me I am safe and here today because I leave myself an escape route.
not unusual in tucson. most drivers don't know how to drive in the rain safely let alone the ice. plus all they seem to think about is getting where they want to go as fast as possible. there are a lot of discourteous drivers in tucson and they seem to enjoy harassing their fellow citizens.
It’s so good that you talk about stuff like this. I think that many bikers need to take periodic safety classes. Just as a refresher. We all learn something. I’m mindful of slowly flashing my brakes when stopping in traffic, and then always leaving my break light engaged until I’m ready to proceed. I want to be seen! People in vehicles are just not mindful of bikers. Great video!
The only thing I don’t like about the forth position of pulling up and stopping at an angle to give you a straight shot at an escape route is that now your mirrors are facing back diagonally instead of looking straight back where you would want them positioned to see a car that’s coming straight at you from behind. Other than that I like the all the other points, and I think this video is a great reminder of the dangers of being rear ended and how to help to avoid it. Thanks for making this video, it could safe a life!!! Stay safe out there folks and happy trails!!!
I used all my MCRider and MSF safety skills as I came to a stop- first in line-at a red light last week. Good situational awareness. ATGATT. Had my escape route all planned out. Pumped my brakes for visibility. Watched in my side mirror as the van behind me approached and slowed right down. I was sure he was stopping. I turned my attention to making a safe right turn. I began to proceed through the intersection. BANG! He hit me from behind. Slow speed collision but still jarred me forward. Minor injuries. $10K in damage. All I could do was thank God it wasn't any worse. Not sure what else I could've done.
Thanks Kevin! That was a huge tip for beginner rider like myself. 1st gear... distance... angle. I always wonder about being in neutral at stops. That was helpful. Thank you!
As another viewer mentioned stay out of the center part of a lane. Additionally on my Street Glide I replaced my brake light with a 5 rope LED light and the turn signals with very bright LED components, then added a strobing effect to all the lights. This system really lights up the eyeballs behind me. If I get concerned about the vechile coming up on me I hit the brake lever a few times to strobe them to death. I am going to drop another fact, I notice when bikers (not all) are stopped in gear and clutch in they consistanly rev their engines. Not a good idea, if your hand slips off the clutch or the cable breaks you are going to launch yourself where you dont want to go. This happened at Sturgis a few years ago to a young lady , her clutch cable broke at a stop light and she was injured pretty badly. Kevin your information on videos is so right on and invaluable to us riders thanks for all the hard work you do to keep us safe. Safe riding to all you folks.
Great tips MC thanks. As others have mentioned a few pumps of the brakes helps to get you noticed. I also (when i remember) do a few weaves before pulling up just to further attract the attention of the driver behind me,
Only recently found your channel and I have to say, just some great videos, especially the breakdowns that you do! Great advice, delivered in a simple and real easy to understand manner! Glad to become a patreon so that you can keep these videos going and keep more riders safe out on the road!
Good tips. Where I live, the rider training courses instruct us to always stay in gear at a light or stopped traffic, with only your left foot down and your right foot on brake pedal at all times so that the brake light increases your visibility from behind (something not mentioned in video).
Always love your videos, I'm been thinking about this for a while. It always scares me that this is the only thing I can't control is people hitting me from behind when I'm stopped. You gave me some more info on what to. Just to let you know, I was one of those people that put it in neutral before I looked behind me to see if a car was coming, (Never again) Thanks Again!!
Excellent video on protecting your rear. I would like to offer a possible negative to the suggestion of angling the bike toward the possible escape route when you come to a stop behind the vehicle in front. This could be perceived by vehicles behind your bike that you are intending to change lanes when traffic proceeds forward. The vehicle behind you may start accelerating forward too briskly assuming you are changing lanes instead of going straight. It's the same scenario most of use assume when we see "turned" tires on vehicles and naturally believe they are going to turn. Thanks for all the great tips and keep up the sharing of valuable information.
Thanks Kevin, love your videos. I like to position myself as if I’m almost lane splitting, ready to split if required. Also flashing brake light as I see a car approaching from behind. I also wear a hi-vis riding jacket.
Great tips as usual Kevin. 1 commenter already mentioned pumping your brake lights gently as cars approach from behind, which is great and something I do as second nature now with the front brake lever at every stop. Another thing folks might want to look into is the various options available for their bikes that will automatically strobe their brake lights upon brake engagement (in moving traffic) as well as a steady flash pattern when the bike is at a full stop. These are usually called brake light modulators and some of them are very customizable to suit your preferences and motorcycle. There's plenty of these products to buy for a very reasonable price, and installation is as simple as splicing it into the brake line wire. A lot easier than it sounds. A $50 modification could save your life (or your bike at the very least!) Keep up the great work!
Great video Kevin ! I started focusing on this drill only in the last year . Before then i was relaxing in neutral with arms down . Not anymore. Such a good skill to work on . Thanks
The angle profile is an excellent idea when I went through school we called it the space cushion that leaves you Insurance time great Channel lot of great ideas
Excellent as always! I had read that some autonomous self-driving vehicles can have trouble detecting motorcycles that are off to the side. With that in mind, I like your last example the best.
Hit twice in the rear before I started using this technique both times I was lucky and they were small Taps not enough to knock me off my bike great instructions keep up the good work and by the way one was a no turn on red and the other one was a yield to traffic both times I should have checked my mirrors
Great video Kevin, GREAT video! I'm going to try to remember these tips each time I come to a stop light/sign. Hopefully it won't take me too long for them to become habit.
Great video and tip, glad to see that all those things are skills I learned when taking my license.. my driver instructors where great at learning us more then just riding and controlling a motorcycle, they really would make us great in thinking how to stay alive to ride another day ! .. once you learn these tips and tricks it becomes something you just do but the trick is to be aware of them and then apply them to your driving..
I attend3d the Harley-Davidson 115th Anniversary event in Milwaukee, WI, this past several days. On Saturday, during a brief break in the Police & Civilian Riding Skills Competition, they presented a brief Rider safety demo, and this was the first skill presented and discussed! Spot on! 👍
Great advise Kevin, I always have my head on a swivel now, I have a friend and his wife that were rear ended at a stop light by someone not paying attention. They were blest and not seriously hurt but the at fault driver tried to leave the scene in his truck ☹️
Here in the Nanny State of Victoria Australia we have finally been given permission to filter to the front of stopped traffic to prevent being rear ended. Two years now. Note this is not lane splitting just filtering. Thanks for the tips they're great. I've been riding 30 years now and will never regard myself as accomplished as I can and will always take advice.
The state motor patrol sent reps. to our club meeting. Their training had them do as you suggested and left foot down, right foot on the rear brake, both hands on the handle bars. They were ready to move in short order. Something else to ponder is driver assists for autos have failed in testing regarding detection by various sensor including braking/following. Unfortunately drivers are lazy and will become more dependent on "Gizmos" paying less attention to the road environment.
Hi shooter, are you saying that the AI driving cars don't see motorcyclists? I was worrying that they'd miss us too, if they never did, it would be an improvement.
Hi shooter, can I ask you an advice? what's your preference: case 1 Left foot down, first gear, clutch engaged, both breaks case 2 Right foot down, neutral, left food ready to engage first gear, clutch not engaged, front brake applied. case 3 right foot down, first gear, clutch engaged, front brake applied. I usually do case 2 or 3 when it is a shortstop. But I saw in the video doing case 1. what would you do? any advise?
Thanks for all your videos MCRider. It has helped me greatly. Yesterday evening, just when I took my bike for a ride, within 5 mts, to my left was a truck coming.... and this was in a slight curvy road... I was looking at the truck while I was turning and to my surprise I was going towards the truck.... crazy...I quickly maneuvered to the right .. So, here, I see if we look at something we kind of tend to go towards that.. so strange. that quick second, I felt that fear, the mistake that could cost my life, quickly I tried to push my right handle to lean and go right.., I think I used body motion to lean my bike and go right.... crazy. That kind of scared me. practice is required a lot, I clearly see that. it is easy to remember and say, push right handle forward to turn right / swerve right when 20+ miles speed or so... to apply the counter-steer. but, without practice, we might push the wrong side of the handle and instead go the opposite side towards the danger. I sensed all that in that 1 sec, felt, I was not sure. I need to practice. I am watching your videos again, to plan, to slow down, to be more alert and cautious and to keep mind fully focused on riding. (I was not focused much and taking it too confidently. my mistake)
Great video. I have to thank my safety course instructors, because they went over this very heavily, so it's the only way I learned to stop at a light. Thanks again Kevin for all the great videos.
Add a braking strobe light to the rear of your motorcycle and upgrade to brighter LED lighting as well. The bright strobe lights really get their attention. I have also seen duel front strobe lighting that Really Grabs your attention! Also, the LED motor and chassis lighting is very effective for night riding and really stands out.
Hey missed talking you at that conference in Dallas. I looked around for you on the last day and I didnt see you. Love your channel. Keep up the good work. Are you on instagram or twitter? Have a few questions for you sometime.
I escaped from a rear end collision today in my car. stopped in traffic, person coming up behind me squealing the tires. escaped quickly to the left shoulder. whew. was curious what was out there on youtube. this works for cars as well as bikes. be safe, protect your rear. literally. haha!
You forgot a very important idea from a previous post! The flashing tail light. I have a LED flasher on my Sportster. Whenever I stop I look at the cars approaching in my mirrors and I hit my brakes (on/off/on/off/on). My lights flash quickly. Most cars stop well behind me.
Great tips for new riders 👍 Only issue I have doing this .. is the vehicule behind me tends to pull up right next to me at the light in my lane and makes me very uncomfortable
By stopping the bike pointed to your escape route, you are in a better position to watch the rear-view mirrors for cars behind the one directly behind you. This allows you to see if cars further back are going to stop also. I also get on and off the break light after I'm stopped to insure the Custom Dynamic break light modulators provide maximum viability to everyone behind me.
In many states in the US, it is illegal to do, and I for one would not trust a cager to pull in front of me in a fit of "road rage" because they felt as though I was "getting ahead" of them.
@@TJRohyans in places where filtering is legal, most cagers don't mind motorcycles filtering, they are used to it, filtering prevents rear enders, but it comes with other risks, like cars changing lanes without blinkers and not looking the mirrors, it is as common as rear enders, you exchange one risk for another, the advantage of filtering is that you move faster on traffic. I would rather be filtering and moving faster with the risk of being hit by a car changing lanes, than not filtering and moving slow with the risk of being rear ended.
It depends on where the car in front of me is stopped in the lane side to side, but I often pull to the side of the lane that has straight-shot clearance around that forward car. I also look for a route past the car in front of me, because if an inattentive driver rear-ends it instead of me, it could still be pushed into me if I'm along side. Being on the right hand side of the outside lane often provides a clear escape route onto the shoulder or grass. That's not always a choice if your near the front and there is a right turn lane, but the point is to always always have a plan to get out of the way. Planning increases your situational awareness, and also increases your alertness, both of which reduce risk and improve your safety.
I never thought to put the bike at an angle. Favor one side or the other I think you've mentioned in the past. But the angle seems like a good idea too.
Very important safety topic, a great reminder to keep a look out for cars while at a stop Also points to the fact why being able to filter is a safety factor. More states should pass filtering and lane splitting laws.
I already gave this video a thumbs up. Meaning I watched this in the past. However, I was rear ended 3 weeks ago. I was at a stop sign. I was first in line. I didn't see it coming.... If my bike was lowered. She would have broken my back.
Another part of the Smith System for professional drivers I really think you should do one full comprehensive video on. This part is "Leave yourself an out" to prevent read end collisions.
Thanks Kevin, you allready tought me a lot, especially about awareness and road strategy. But what about when the lanes are too narrow to use this advice? I live in germany, where the lanes are barely a foot on each side wider than the cars in it, not to mention the big rigs. There is no escape route you can plan on. And with traffic lights every 300 ft (everage) you´ll burn more than one clutch a year, keeping your bike in gear. I allways keep my distance to the car in front of me and allways watch the cars behind me. The only option for me, if I see someone aproaching from behind, not stopping, is to jump off the bike to safety. Remember: there´s barely enought space for a bicycle to squeeze through, not speaking of my cruiser. Fortunately the education you receive before you get your license is at very high standard in germany and rear-ending at traffic lights not that common in the statistics despite our very heavy traffic. I´m allways aware of what`s going on around me and allways prepared to abandon my bike to safe myself.
I know it seems almost like common sense, but a lot of riders don't think about this: If your bike is the same color (or similar) to the car in front of you....if your jacket is the same color as your bike....if your tail lights are the same color as the car in front of you...YOU ARE GONNA BE NEARLY INVISIBLE TO PEOPLE THAT AREN'T PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION. The cure for this? Stand out. Dress in bright or Hi-Vis colors. Position yourself not only for an escape route, but also so that your tail light is discernible from the cars tail lights. Blink your brake lights when a car approaches from behind. Anything you can do to catch their attention. :)
Hi. I enjoyed the video. I live in California. Upon arriving at the stoplight, would you recommend lane splitting between the cars. This would ensure that you have a car behind you to take the hit from the cager approaching the red light who happens to glancing down at his phone. Thanks
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You left out what to me is the MOST IMPORTANT one. When I stop and see cars coming up in rear view mirror. I pump my brakes a few times as they approach for visibilty as well as wearing bright yellow construction vest. The brakes pump is effective.
Yes, flashing red light is a good signal. Yellow is my favorite color jaja
Definitely a good tip to pump the brakes. I do this too when while in motion and traffic gets backed up in front of me and the drivers behind me may not realize it. Flashing brake lights gets their attention.
I always tap mine, good advice. Especially in heavy morning traffic when people are stupider than usual.
turn signal too when stoped
Agreed. I've installed a brake light strobe circuit. It strobes 1 second fast, then a couple times slow, then steady. If I see someone coming up behind me when I'm sitting stopped, I release and reapply the brakes, which makes them repeat the strobe cycle. The circuit cost about $6 on Amazon and took < 30 minutes to install.
I also add a bit of a back and forth weave in my lane as I'm slowing down to help catch the attention of the person texting... Uhh i mean driving behind me.
There has to be a term for that "I'm not trying to be cute, I'm trying to be noticed" weave. I always feel like such a dork but it's really effective especially at night when cars might be pulling out from an intersection. I've had other bikers pull that maneuver on me when I'm driving my car and it turns a random headlight into a beacon.
The weave can also have an effect on a driver following too close.
I'll have to try that. Thanks - anyone have other 'tricks' to get someone from following too close??
I found people don't care about following distance.. When I drive behind a biker I keep a far distance compared to a car. If something happens and you drive over the biker or ram into him he could most likely be dead and you should go to jail. Guess I'm the only one thinking like that -_-. Idiots drive on my rear side when I am on my bike. Anyway for visibility I tap my brakes when approaching a stop light. Then I hope they see it
I lightly touch my brakes to make lights flash
WOW!! that graphic at the start of your video is POWERFUL
You think that's bad, check out episode 4, the first time Kevin covered this topic. Actual footage of bikes getting rear-ended. Don't worry, nobody killed but there may be an injury or two in there. th-cam.com/video/rQ349l4Hutc/w-d-xo.html
I think that guy was riding a bike made out of Tannerite 😀
My greatest fear is being rear ended, I have been using MC’s advice and treating each stop with the same importance as when I am accelerating. I watch the rear view mirror and as Paul mentions, I pump the brake to get the attention of the driver following me, to minimize the chances of a rear ended collision.
I have also replaced the obsolete factory rear lights on my Night Rod with LED bulbs, not expensive, they are annoying to whoever pulls right up on my tail, but they get me noticed.
Very good advice. This is exactly what I do . However, I do this in my car as well. Very important no matter what your vehicle is. I learned this as a young man because I grew up in Newark. And, sadly Newark was the carjacking capital of the world. There was a technique the bad guys used called "the squeeze play". They would pull up close behind you and now you're trapped. So, leaving at least a car length between you and the car in front and being alert and aware gave you an out, possibly. My uncle Vinny taught me this and I have never forgotten it.
Yes, similar reasons. Much safer to do this. I suppose you could be a victim on a bike even easier.
my mother always told me to be able to see the ground at the rear tires when she taught me to drive. That gives you about 3/4 a car length which is good.
Saw this kind of information in a previous video and employed it immediately after watching it. Now that I'm seeing it in better detail, one, it gives me a better reference and, two, it kinda tells me that there are still people out there making those major mistakes. So happy I have been employing it well because it really makes me feel safe when I ride. Gotta say, these videos are really helpful! This one is really hands down a great topic to cover. Glad you did it.
Yeah, I had gotten into a bad habit of being close to the car in front of me. I'll adjust back to what's right immediately, and with the purpose of having an escape. I did continue to pull to the side of a lane so I could escape. I don't like doing that if I'm the first at a light because some drivers assume they have the lane and pull up beside me. I didn't mind that in California where people actually drove expecting lane splitting, but in NC if they pull up beside you they have the habits of idiots in the presence of lane splitting.
In NC lane splitting isn't specified as illegal, but it doesn't have a law for it either. I had to learn to pretty much stop because drivers just don't get it...and like what someone said something elsewhere in the comments, it sets off road rage in some people and I don't need to feel like I'm racing to get away from them with a little 250. Takes off fast, sure, but it tops out.
This technique has already saved me once. Years ago I was on a two lane road behind a stopped car. My bike was angled towards the right side of the road and in gear. I heard squealing tires behind me. No time to even look, I took off and drove up beside the car in front on the white line of the road edge. The occupants looked at me like I was a jerk until they saw the car behind them get stopped 6 inches from their bumper. This video is right on the money. It can save your life.
The skills described here are an absolute must for road riders. I wanted the add though that a head check prior to making your getaway is something that I would add. If there is traffic still moving down those two lanes, you may still be in trouble with another collision with a different car. Thanks for all the hard work and discussion mate, I really appreciate it all the way over from Sydney Australia.
Excellent tips, MC! I stop at traffic lights on the left or right of the lane, depending where my escape route is. My bike stays in first gear, both hands on the bars. My eyes are on my mirror(s). Also, only my rear brake is engaged so if I have to move fast, there's no delay between letting off the front brake and applying throttle.
I had gotten a little complacent with my V-Star and often would stop and kick it into neutral. I never got into a bad situation with it, but at some point I realized how much risk I was putting myself in and changed my habits. Now with my new Eluder I try to always minimize my risk. I almost always stop left of center and a good automobiles length (or more) behind the vehicle in front of me, with the bike in 1st gear. Only if it's a long light, and if there's a good number of vehicles already stopped behind me, will I kick it into neutral and rest my clutch hand.
With these techniques applied, you should have no problem eluding the danger. Buh doom chhh
I stay in 1st as well except for after one practice session. Was doing a lot of slow drills and so in the friction zone most of time. When I went home, man was it hard to pull in the clutch. Lesson learned. Mix up the practice and give my hand and clutch a rest. Also got an exercise device to strengthen my hand and forearm.
If you have a hydraulic clutch, you may want to replace the fluid! It may not have all been down to tired hands. This can be a symptom of water in the fluid vaporizing with use. Be careful!
No, it is definitely my grip. It's always been rather week and as I age it's not getting any stronger. The clutch pull on my V-Star is a little stronger than my Eluder, and the Eluder has an adjustable lever position.
This is one of the reasons it is advantageous to have lane splitting and filtering. I will stop like you demonstrated, looking for an escape route if the traffic is parked in such a way as to block the gap, but generally I'm looking for a channel between the vehicles stopped in front enabling me to reach the front of the queue where I feel that I have greater protection from the traffic coming up behind me. When I am the first vehicle stopping at the lights I try to move towards the side of the lane, hoping that the following vehicle, if it does misjudged it's breaking distance will find space to the side rather than smashing into me.
I've been guilty of doing just that, the bit at the beginning of this video. Thank you for opening my eyes on this one. I have much to learn . I hope I live long enough to apply them!
Riding for 20+ years, mostly cities, did not know any of this stuff, so thank you!
Ditto Paul. I installed a bright LED tail light on my 07 Victory and I keep a eye on my mirrors, pumping the brakes when a vehicle approaches. Had a brand new F150 a few years ago and was rear ended by a Honda De Sol 2 seater at a red light. Left a lasting impression in the back of my mind.
Excellent advice,I have change my mirrors to bar ends and have started implementing you advice.
It’s priceless.
Cheers
Twice.......happened to me twice. First time I was off the side of the road. Second time I had to come to an unexpected emergency stop for people standing in the lane on a relatively busy road . I spend as much time watching my back now as I do looking forward. You do good work Kevin. Thank you
Excellent Advice Kevin! As a new rider (< 1 yr) I learned a lot from a MSF Street Rider Course I took after the basic rider course. The rider coach emphasized leaving one car length between you and the car in front, and discussed getting out of the way of someone coming up from the rear. I like your added strategy of angling the bike to both increase the profile and make it easier to execute an escape route as my bike is not as nimble so I will definitely practice this added technique.
Great reminder. Glad to hear your meet was a success!
I truly thank you for making this video. Having watched it some time ago before my first motorcycle, I got the habit early of stopping with about two car lengths in front of me, and in the left or right lane position. Unfortunately New York City drivers take this as an invitation to go around me. That's much better than being rear ended - but having watched this video again, I think I will stop in the future with my bike angled toward the escape route, which also makes me more visible and takes more space.
Excellent points! We are lucky we can lane share here in Cali. I have a flashing rear brake light. I also try to always have a brake applied.
I take my motorcycle safety course next weekend, and I feel like these videos help me with coming more prepared.
I’m super excited and can’t wait to get my bike. I look forward to more videos to help me, a new rider, with being safe.
Wow that opening was like Hey road warriors this is the real deal training day is done, I learn alot by checking out your training videos Kevin keep ' em coming !
Superb lesson, Kevin. I also have installed an LED brake light that flashes 3 times before going solid red. I deploy it several times at each traffic light stop helping those behind me see me. Have a great holiday weekend! 🏍👍🏍
Hi Kevin I just started riding a year ago and your channel has been full of great tips to help me become a better rider. I want to share something with you that you might want to talk about. I live in Northern Ohio and the Ohio turnpike is a route we use sometimes to get around town. I was riding down the turnpike and come up on traffic at a standstill I put my fourways on as approach the car parked on the Turnpike I thought man these cars are coming up right behind me pretty fast so I decided to go around the cars and go about 10 cars deep in traffic and cut in to the parked cars so I didn't have to worry about getting crushed by other cars coming up on me. Thanks so much for sharing your tips and strategies on the road it's helped me a lot and I'm still learning.
I am really enjoying his tips. it's hard though because part of me is like why do I put myself through the risk of riding a motorcycle.
These are great techniques! Thanks for saving our lives Kevin!
Morning Kevin, two safety features that are important to me or a headlight modulator and a brake light modulator I hold my brakes till the cars behind me stop while watching in the mirror and coming up on cars in an intersection or a driveway I’ll look to make sure they see me. Thanks Kevin for all your videos and instructions it’s much appreciated pray your family has a blessed weekend.
Very good tips there Kevin. I don't put my bike in neutral until at least the second vehicle behind me has stopped. Also on a two-way road if we are coming to a stop ahead in heavy traffic i will slow down early to bring the speed down of the following vehicles. Great advice, keep up the good work.
For around $100 you can get a module that will flash your tailight. For about the same price you can also get a module that will activate your rear turn signals to light up in conjunction with your tailight. Generally a very simple plug-n-play procedure.
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As always, great job Kevin. Thank you. My comment ONLY applies in ADDITION to Kevin's advice.
I almost was hit on a new years eve with it sleeting. I live in tucson and was stopped behind car when another one came up behind way to fast. I have the habit of leaving myself an out to the bike lane and so pulled into it and the car behind hit the vehicle I was behind. both drivers were mad a me because they were drinking. Me I am safe and here today because I leave myself an escape route.
that was a very fortunate escape. Strange that both drivers wanted you to be the sandwich filling.
not unusual in tucson. most drivers don't know how to drive in the rain safely let alone the ice. plus all they seem to think about is getting where they want to go as fast as possible. there are a lot of discourteous drivers in tucson and they seem to enjoy harassing their fellow citizens.
Merle voeller you can say the same for minnesota drivers...except minnesota drivers have an excuse....none of them know how to drive!
It’s so good that you talk about stuff like this. I think that many bikers need to take periodic safety classes. Just as a refresher. We all learn something. I’m mindful of slowly flashing my brakes when stopping in traffic, and then always leaving my break light engaged until I’m ready to proceed. I want to be seen! People in vehicles are just not mindful of bikers. Great video!
I agree with you 100%. I'm in the US Navy and we are required to take a safety course every 3 years.
The only thing I don’t like about the forth position of pulling up and stopping at an angle to give you a straight shot at an escape route is that now your mirrors are facing back diagonally instead of looking straight back where you would want them positioned to see a car that’s coming straight at you from behind. Other than that I like the all the other points, and I think this video is a great reminder of the dangers of being rear ended and how to help to avoid it. Thanks for making this video, it could safe a life!!! Stay safe out there folks and happy trails!!!
I used all my MCRider and MSF safety skills as I came to a stop- first in line-at a red light last week. Good situational awareness. ATGATT. Had my escape route all planned out. Pumped my brakes for visibility. Watched in my side mirror as the van behind me approached and slowed right down. I was sure he was stopping. I turned my attention to making a safe right turn. I began to proceed through the intersection. BANG! He hit me from behind. Slow speed collision but still jarred me forward. Minor injuries. $10K in damage. All I could do was thank God it wasn't any worse. Not sure what else I could've done.
Thanks Kevin! That was a huge tip for beginner rider like myself. 1st gear... distance... angle. I always wonder about being in neutral at stops. That was helpful. Thank you!
As another viewer mentioned stay out of the center part of a lane. Additionally on my Street Glide I replaced my brake light with a 5 rope LED light and the turn signals with very bright LED components, then added a strobing effect to all the lights. This system really lights up the eyeballs behind me. If I get concerned about the vechile coming up on me I hit the brake lever a few times to strobe them to death.
I am going to drop another fact, I notice when bikers (not all) are stopped in gear and clutch in they consistanly rev their engines. Not a good idea, if your hand slips off the clutch or the cable breaks you are going to launch yourself where you dont want to go. This happened at Sturgis a few years ago to a young lady , her clutch cable broke at a stop light and she was injured pretty badly. Kevin your information on videos is so right on and invaluable to us riders thanks for all the hard work you do to keep us safe. Safe riding to all you folks.
Great tips MC thanks. As others have mentioned a few pumps of the brakes helps to get you noticed. I also (when i remember) do a few weaves before pulling up just to further attract the attention of the driver behind me,
Thanks for the info. Absolutely need to change my approach. This will be implanted in my riding from here on. THSNK YOU.
Only recently found your channel and I have to say, just some great videos, especially the breakdowns that you do! Great advice, delivered in a simple and real easy to understand manner! Glad to become a patreon so that you can keep these videos going and keep more riders safe out on the road!
Thank you Andrew, I appreciate it. 👍🏻👍🏻🏍
Thanks Kevin. It's the little things that make a huge difference in safety.
Solid advice. I love that XSR900! I wouldn't mind seeing a video about why you chose it.
Good tips. Where I live, the rider training courses instruct us to always stay in gear at a light or stopped traffic, with only your left foot down and your right foot on brake pedal at all times so that the brake light increases your visibility from behind (something not mentioned in video).
Always love your videos, I'm been thinking about this for a while. It always scares me that this is the only thing I can't control is people hitting me from behind when I'm stopped. You gave me some more info on what to. Just to let you know, I was one of those people that put it in neutral before I looked behind me to see if a car was coming, (Never again) Thanks Again!!
Excellent video on protecting your rear. I would like to offer a possible negative to the suggestion of angling the bike toward the possible escape route when you come to a stop behind the vehicle in front. This could be perceived by vehicles behind your bike that you are intending to change lanes when traffic proceeds forward. The vehicle behind you may start accelerating forward too briskly assuming you are changing lanes instead of going straight. It's the same scenario most of use assume when we see "turned" tires on vehicles and naturally believe they are going to turn.
Thanks for all the great tips and keep up the sharing of valuable information.
Thanks Kevin, love your videos. I like to position myself as if I’m almost lane splitting, ready to split if required. Also flashing brake light as I see a car approaching from behind. I also wear a hi-vis riding jacket.
I'm glad that you have shared this video with us! I was already using tips 1, 2 and 3 (just using logic) but 4 seems a good iea as well.
Another life-saving video! Thanks, Kevin.
Prob some of the best advice you've given in awhile keep it up dude
Great tips as usual Kevin.
1 commenter already mentioned pumping your brake lights gently as cars approach from behind, which is great and something I do as second nature now with the front brake lever at every stop.
Another thing folks might want to look into is the various options available for their bikes that will automatically strobe their brake lights upon brake engagement (in moving traffic) as well as a steady flash pattern when the bike is at a full stop. These are usually called brake light modulators and some of them are very customizable to suit your preferences and motorcycle.
There's plenty of these products to buy for a very reasonable price, and installation is as simple as splicing it into the brake line wire. A lot easier than it sounds. A $50 modification could save your life (or your bike at the very least!)
Keep up the great work!
Great video Kevin ! I started focusing on this drill only in the last year . Before then i was relaxing in neutral with arms down . Not anymore. Such a good skill to work on . Thanks
The angle profile is an excellent idea when I went through school we called it the space cushion that leaves you Insurance time great Channel lot of great ideas
Excellent as always! I had read that some autonomous self-driving vehicles can have trouble detecting motorcycles that are off to the side. With that in mind, I like your last example the best.
Denise Wildfortune autonomous, self driving vehicles are scary enough. I hadn't realized that they have trouble "seeing" a motorcycle. Thanks.
thank you so much, never thought about widening my profile view, will definately practise that.
All true, and agree - the graphics are excellent.
THANKS MATE , U R SUCH A HELP, AFTER WATCHING UR VIDEOS I HAVE IMPROVED MY RIDING SKILLS SO MUCH. KNOW I RIDE MUCH SAFER THAN BEFORE.
Thanks! Hadn’t even dawned on me that I’ve been a sitting duck so often. Great simple tip that will save us all an accident or worse. Ride safe!
Another excellent bit of advice brought to you by MCRider.
Hit twice in the rear before I started using this technique both times I was lucky and they were small Taps not enough to knock me off my bike great instructions keep up the good work and by the way one was a no turn on red and the other one was a yield to traffic both times I should have checked my mirrors
Great video Kevin, GREAT video! I'm going to try to remember these tips each time I come to a stop light/sign. Hopefully it won't take me too long for them to become habit.
Thanks for caring to post this good info. Really enjoy the videos, drone shots change up the game.
How on earth are you removing the noise of the drone from your footage?
I record the audio separate and mix the two. 👍👍🏍️
Great video and tip, glad to see that all those things are skills I learned when taking my license.. my driver instructors where great at learning us more then just riding and controlling a motorcycle, they really would make us great in thinking how to stay alive to ride another day ! .. once you learn these tips and tricks it becomes something you just do but the trick is to be aware of them and then apply them to your driving..
I attend3d the Harley-Davidson 115th Anniversary event in Milwaukee, WI, this past several days. On Saturday, during a brief break in the Police & Civilian Riding Skills Competition, they presented a brief Rider safety demo, and this was the first skill presented and discussed! Spot on! 👍
I had some friends there riding in that competition. 👍👍🏍️
Excellent riding skills were on display!
Always leave yourself an escape route... that was a point my MSF instructor pounded into us and it's proven a valuable piece of information.
Great advise Kevin, I always have my head on a swivel now, I have a friend and his wife that were rear ended at a stop light by someone not paying attention. They were blest and not seriously hurt but the at fault driver tried to leave the scene in his truck ☹️
Here in the Nanny State of Victoria Australia we have finally been given permission to filter to the front of stopped traffic to prevent being rear ended. Two years now. Note this is not lane splitting just filtering. Thanks for the tips they're great. I've been riding 30 years now and will never regard myself as accomplished as I can and will always take advice.
Jacob Botha NANNY STATE. Just like California!
Excellent video Kevin. Great tips!! I added a Signal Dynamics brake light flasher as a added precaution.
Don't you mean Custom Dynamics?
Muchísimas gracias Sr. Kevin
The state motor patrol sent reps. to our club meeting. Their training had them do as you suggested and left foot down, right foot on the rear brake, both hands on the handle bars. They were ready to move in short order.
Something else to ponder is driver assists for autos have failed in testing regarding detection by various sensor including braking/following. Unfortunately drivers are lazy and will become more dependent on "Gizmos" paying less attention to the road environment.
Hi shooter, are you saying that the AI driving cars don't see motorcyclists? I was worrying that they'd miss us too, if they never did, it would be an improvement.
Hi shooter, can I ask you an advice? what's your preference:
case 1
Left foot down, first gear, clutch engaged, both breaks
case 2
Right foot down, neutral, left food ready to engage first gear, clutch not engaged, front brake applied.
case 3
right foot down, first gear, clutch engaged, front brake applied.
I usually do case 2 or 3 when it is a shortstop. But I saw in the video doing case 1.
what would you do?
any advise?
Jairzinho Who left foot down, right foot on brake, first gear, right hand on the throttle, that’s what he said the motorcycle cops told him they do.
Thanks for all your videos MCRider. It has helped me greatly. Yesterday evening, just when I took my bike for a ride, within 5 mts, to my left was a truck coming.... and this was in a slight curvy road... I was looking at the truck while I was turning and to my surprise I was going towards the truck.... crazy...I quickly maneuvered to the right .. So, here, I see if we look at something we kind of tend to go towards that.. so strange. that quick second, I felt that fear, the mistake that could cost my life, quickly I tried to push my right handle to lean and go right.., I think I used body motion to lean my bike and go right.... crazy. That kind of scared me. practice is required a lot, I clearly see that. it is easy to remember and say, push right handle forward to turn right / swerve right when 20+ miles speed or so... to apply the counter-steer. but, without practice, we might push the wrong side of the handle and instead go the opposite side towards the danger. I sensed all that in that 1 sec, felt, I was not sure. I need to practice. I am watching your videos again, to plan, to slow down, to be more alert and cautious and to keep mind fully focused on riding. (I was not focused much and taking it too confidently. my mistake)
Hi Kevin. Great video. Just want to say thanks for getting back to the videos on the riding fundamentals.
I was just thinking about this over the last couple of days!!! Thanks for the great videos!
Thank you for all of these tips, helpful to all riders.
Great video. I have to thank my safety course instructors, because they went over this very heavily, so it's the only way I learned to stop at a light. Thanks again Kevin for all the great videos.
Add a braking strobe light to the rear of your motorcycle and upgrade to brighter LED lighting as well. The bright strobe lights really get their attention. I have also seen duel front strobe lighting that Really Grabs your attention! Also, the LED motor and chassis lighting is very effective for night riding and really stands out.
Kevin. Thank you for an excellent tip.
Hey missed talking you at that conference in Dallas. I looked around for you on the last day and I didnt see you. Love your channel. Keep up the good work. Are you on instagram or twitter? Have a few questions for you sometime.
Great advice! I’ve looked thru your videos and didn’t see one on stopping on hills or inclines. Maybe a future video subject?
I escaped from a rear end collision today in my car. stopped in traffic, person coming up behind me squealing the tires. escaped quickly to the left shoulder. whew. was curious what was out there on youtube. this works for cars as well as bikes. be safe, protect your rear. literally. haha!
thank you for this informative video, I am sharing it with my friends
You forgot a very important idea from a previous post! The flashing tail light. I have a LED flasher on my Sportster. Whenever I stop I look at the cars approaching in my mirrors and I hit my brakes (on/off/on/off/on). My lights flash quickly. Most cars stop well behind me.
Great tips for new riders 👍
Only issue I have doing this .. is the vehicule behind me tends to pull up right next to me at the light in my lane and makes me very uncomfortable
Also get a brake light modulator. They help create more visibility to trailing vehicles.
4:43 Huh! I hadn't thought of that benefit, that it increases the profile of the bike. Nice!
By stopping the bike pointed to your escape route, you are in a better position to watch the rear-view mirrors for cars behind the one directly behind you. This allows you to see if cars further back are going to stop also. I also get on and off the break light after I'm stopped to insure the Custom Dynamic break light modulators provide maximum viability to everyone behind me.
One of the pros of filtering. In safe and reasonable manner.
In many states in the US, it is illegal to do, and I for one would not trust a cager to pull in front of me in a fit of "road rage" because they felt as though I was "getting ahead" of them.
@@TJRohyans in places where filtering is legal, most cagers don't mind motorcycles filtering, they are used to it, filtering prevents rear enders, but it comes with other risks, like cars changing lanes without blinkers and not looking the mirrors, it is as common as rear enders, you exchange one risk for another, the advantage of filtering is that you move faster on traffic. I would rather be filtering and moving faster with the risk of being hit by a car changing lanes, than not filtering and moving slow with the risk of being rear ended.
@@someone46018 Agreed TJ, a side impact of 2-3 mph is better than a rear impact of 20-30 mph.
@@TJRohyans actually CA is the only state it's legal in to my knowledge.
I knew that about Kalifornia, I wasn't sure about anywhere else.
Great video, Kevin! Thanks.
Will start employing this right away.
Cheers, Anjaan
Wow Mr Kevin. Riding is such a science!
Didn't think about stopping at an angle for more visability. Thank you!
It depends on where the car in front of me is stopped in the lane side to side, but I often pull to the side of the lane that has straight-shot clearance around that forward car. I also look for a route past the car in front of me, because if an inattentive driver rear-ends it instead of me, it could still be pushed into me if I'm along side.
Being on the right hand side of the outside lane often provides a clear escape route onto the shoulder or grass. That's not always a choice if your near the front and there is a right turn lane, but the point is to always always have a plan to get out of the way. Planning increases your situational awareness, and also increases your alertness, both of which reduce risk and improve your safety.
I never thought to put the bike at an angle. Favor one side or the other I think you've mentioned in the past. But the angle seems like a good idea too.
Great points, passing this along to some friends
Very important safety topic, a great reminder to keep a look out for cars while at a stop
Also points to the fact why being able to filter is a safety factor. More states should pass filtering and lane splitting laws.
I already gave this video a thumbs up. Meaning I watched this in the past.
However, I was rear ended 3 weeks ago. I was at a stop sign. I was first in line. I didn't see it coming.... If my bike was lowered. She would have broken my back.
Sweet video. Cant remember if MSF taught me that, as I did a BRC course, or do it because it was common sense to me. Either way good refresher, thx
Not sure why 6 people thumbs downed this video. Great advice!
Very helpful advice, thanks for sharing!👍
Another part of the Smith System for professional drivers I really think you should do one full comprehensive video on.
This part is "Leave yourself an out" to prevent read end collisions.
Thanks Kevin, you allready tought me a lot, especially about awareness and road strategy. But what about when the lanes are too narrow to use this advice?
I live in germany, where the lanes are barely a foot on each side wider than the cars in it, not to mention the big rigs. There is no escape route you can plan on. And with traffic lights every 300 ft (everage) you´ll burn more than one clutch a year, keeping your bike in gear. I allways keep my distance to the car in front of me and allways watch the cars behind me. The only option for me, if I see someone aproaching from behind, not stopping, is to jump off the bike to safety.
Remember: there´s barely enought space for a bicycle to squeeze through, not speaking of my cruiser.
Fortunately the education you receive before you get your license is at very high standard in germany and rear-ending at traffic lights not that common in the statistics despite our very heavy traffic.
I´m allways aware of what`s going on around me and allways prepared to abandon my bike to safe myself.
I know it seems almost like common sense, but a lot of riders don't think about this: If your bike is the same color (or similar) to the car in front of you....if your jacket is the same color as your bike....if your tail lights are the same color as the car in front of you...YOU ARE GONNA BE NEARLY INVISIBLE TO PEOPLE THAT AREN'T PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION. The cure for this? Stand out. Dress in bright or Hi-Vis colors. Position yourself not only for an escape route, but also so that your tail light is discernible from the cars tail lights. Blink your brake lights when a car approaches from behind. Anything you can do to catch their attention. :)
Hi. I enjoyed the video. I live in California. Upon arriving at the stoplight, would you recommend lane splitting between the cars. This would ensure that you have a car behind you to take the hit from the cager approaching the red light who happens to glancing down at his phone. Thanks
thank you kevin, i really never gave that much thought before this!!!.....love the videos & when are we going to see your gsd again??????