Triumph 'n Shadow
Member
I think being seen by other drivers starts and stops at the visibility of your clothing, helmet, and any lighting you have on your bike.
I have a hi viz green full face and a co-worker once told me I can always spot you on the road from a good distance.
If you feel they can't see you in the center why do you automatically appear to them when you slide over 2 feet to the left or right?
I will sometimes ride with my high beams on during the day to be more visible.
If I see someone at an intersection I am approaching looking "past" me I will hit my horn as I am getting closer to get their attention.
And when I approach a traffic light I am looking for the eye on the overhead or the wire/metal in the road that activates the light.
(Though Pennsylvania signed into law a bill two weeks ago a law making it legal to go through a light if it is not changing for you when the road is clear!!)
It has been a while but I do not recall the motorcycle guide given out by DOT instructing you on actually where "you have to ride" when it comes to lane position.
So, while there are good reasons to choose a tire track, it is not the law.
And I do like DD and 670 and I am back and forth for the same safety reasons (poss animals coming from the side, vehicles riding close to the center line, gravel on the road.)
The reminder about concrete shining up was great!
God bless and ride safe!!
Michael
I have a hi viz green full face and a co-worker once told me I can always spot you on the road from a good distance.
If you feel they can't see you in the center why do you automatically appear to them when you slide over 2 feet to the left or right?
I will sometimes ride with my high beams on during the day to be more visible.
If I see someone at an intersection I am approaching looking "past" me I will hit my horn as I am getting closer to get their attention.
And when I approach a traffic light I am looking for the eye on the overhead or the wire/metal in the road that activates the light.
(Though Pennsylvania signed into law a bill two weeks ago a law making it legal to go through a light if it is not changing for you when the road is clear!!)
It has been a while but I do not recall the motorcycle guide given out by DOT instructing you on actually where "you have to ride" when it comes to lane position.
So, while there are good reasons to choose a tire track, it is not the law.
And I do like DD and 670 and I am back and forth for the same safety reasons (poss animals coming from the side, vehicles riding close to the center line, gravel on the road.)
The reminder about concrete shining up was great!
God bless and ride safe!!
Michael