Don't Die at an Intersection!

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[@richardhuffman3265]

all the time when i come to a light im always on the left side of the line so if something ever happens i can put i dont even put it in neutral if something happen if im already in gear i can move fast to get out of the way. i even look in my mirrors all the time to pay attention behind me there are to many ppl on there not pay attention to us already there in them dam phones

[@RidingandWrenching]

It's so easy to get distracted at a stop light. That's what happened to me. At one of my classes we were told a story about a rider that was rear ended and was severely injured/paralyzed.

[@whammo11224]

The problem is that drivers don't realize that they are supposed to give riders the same space in the lane as they would give a car!

[@nickhathaway3711]

I really like it that you've taken responsibility for your mistakes and are using them as a lesson to get better. So many riders don't take responsibility and instead blame others for their mistakes.

[@RidingandWrenching]

I am solely responsible for my safety when I am on the road. The lady who occupied my lane was wrong....but I was "more wrong" for not seeing her coming. Moving out of the way would have been simple and easy to do. I would have issued a 1 finger salute, but it was an elderly lady, so I let it go.

[@GhostRyderID]

This video brings a pet peeve of mine as a motorcyclist to mind, and that's when people pull up two and a half feet off my rear fender. Okay great, you we're paying attention and got stopped in time, but what happens when the idiot behind you ain't paying attention and rear ends you into me. Leave safety gaps people!

[@RidingandWrenching]

Great point.

[@bradlozano2571]

This is a No Brainer here in Cali....We just Split Lanes all the way to the front at a Stop light....Out of Danger from being Rear Ended....👍

[@antdel33]

Wouldn’t this be applicable if you were the first to pull up at a stoplight?

[@rollinstone1969]

Very good advice you don’t see to often. When I’m stopping at a light I point the bike towards an out, shoulder or center lane

[@RidingandWrenching]

Exactly! Best to be prepared to move!

[@danielsouthern411]

Good idea

[@luckybee8315]

Great vid Cue! Thanks for reminding everyone to stay vigilant!!

[@RidingandWrenching]

be safe!

[@kman-mi7su]

That is an exercise similar to one we run in motor school and in-service yearly. It's called "Break and Escape" where you make those turns while approaching and slowing to the proper speed to make a decision and turn. Yours starts from a stopped position.

[@RidingandWrenching]

That's what we did at Lock and Lean.

[@briansnyder3064]

I would recommend the ProRider defensive rider course. It is a blast to do. Emergency braking and 30 mph cone weaves. A lot of situational maneuvers for that type of scenario to.

[@RidingandWrenching]

ProRider is on my list of future courses to take. I believe in constant learning, so I will be taking classes every year

[@Jim_Berry]

Good info. I’m still working on this one. Not too worried about a car pulling into my spot. But, I’m super worried about being rear ended while sitting at a light behind a vehicle. So, leave plenty of space and I move as far in my lane left or right depending on circumstances in first gear and I stare at the mirror. To be honest, it’s hard to tell if someone is slowing down enough, but at least I’m watching. For these reasons, I wish we could split lanes in Florida just to be safer at Red lights. Oh, and if I see a car coming behind me, I start flashing my brake lights. Later Cue…

[@dallas7346]

I can really see the difference in your low speed skills since you've done the training. 👍👍

[@RidingandWrenching]

I plan to take classes every year. In August I will be in Ohio taking the Champ School Street Class

[@wddrumming452]

I would suggest to stop in the middle of the lane as long as there is no fluids or slippery surface area. This would keep your space and lane unavailable for another vehicle to share. I also believe you would be more visible to other drivers. Maintaining the left or right of a lane is an old habit I have formed from group riding, but is not the safest position when riding solo I have found. Too many times I have been passed on my right in my lane by a motorist who felt as long as they can fit it is okay. Scares the crap out of me! Visibility is one of my most important considerations when I ride!

[@peternorton5648]

I’ve almost been hit sitting in the middle of the lane before. They said that they didn’t see me but the vehicle in front of me. Unfortunately from straight behind motorcycles have a horrible sight profile. Ive gotten so that I wear bright or reflective clothing most of the time.

[@BootsandJeansRiders]

Excellent video based on real-world riding.

[@RidingandWrenching]

Thank you sir! I was influenced by some fantastic KZbin channels (Boots and Jeans) when I started riding!

[@KrakensGarageandAdventures]

Another great lesson learned. I appreciate you sharing your incident. Ride safe, Cue.

[@RidingandWrenching]

Thank you Eric!

[@JoeGoeMotorcycleAdventures]

Life saving stuff right there brother. Excellent video and glad you’re ok! And by the way, I love that shirt!

[@prattropper]

Cue, You are awesome!!!! Thank you for the refreshing info and trying to teach all of us to keep practicing !!!!!

[@RidingandWrenching]

Thank you! I hope everyone who watches my videos takes classes, practices, and improves their riding skills.

[@Southern_Hogz]

Now that's a dang good exercise! Thanks for sharing with us!

[@RidingandWrenching]

Thank you!

[@marathonrefrigeration9593]

As usual, very well said and produced.

[@RidingandWrenching]

Thank you!

[@TD205]

Cue, you're good man👏🏿👏🏿!! Those maneuvers were impressive💪🏿💯. Yeah, you were lucky that day. Man, people just don't pay attention at all in 4 wheel vehicles. Or don't rescept motorcyclists. Stay safe bro!!👍🏿

[@RidingandWrenching]

Thanks bro! It was an old lady in the car otherwise, she would have heard some course language! But really it was my fault for leaving that much space and then not paying attention

[@stacyodom1746]

Great teaching! Thank you. God bless.

[@RidingandWrenching]

Thank you! I thought it was an important topic to share. It only takes one moment of inattentiveness to get you killed or seriously injured at an intersection.

[@donaldremington3737]

I understand the feeling of surprise. I got sideswiped by a 83 year old lady I have thought about it a lot wondering if I could have done something to avoid it. Great video

[@RidingandWrenching]

Wow! I nearly had the same story. I'm not sure if she didn't see me or if she thought it was ok (since I was so far to the left). I try not to go too far to the left but also do a better job of paying attention. I had to take my mom's keys....she would have killed someone if she kept driving.

[@daviscampbell9020]

Nice handling.

[@jeffcook722]

Minimum two bike lengths from the vehicle in front and stay in the wheel tracks of the vehicle in front to keep cars from creeping up beside you and maintain your safe distance cushion in which side of the lane you stay in depends on your escape route

[@RidingandWrenching]

Agreed! I generally prefer the left side of the lane....but sometimes I drift too far to the left. I think that is why the driver thought there was room.

[@alfonsodennis8450]

Great video and message. Stay safe out there

[@RidingandWrenching]

Thank you!

[@mpista7182]

I wish each state would have mandatory motorcycle questions for ALL drivers to take when they apply for a license. Education of cagers would go along way to saving lives.

[@RidingandWrenching]

Agreed. License standards are too lax

[@ClassicRider]

Hi I almost got clipped by a car passing on the left in my far left lane when the light turned green; I was the last vehile in line , with a cushion space of 15 feet or so to the next rear bumper. I was glad they rushed on - I have lived long enough to know that Karma will catch up with them in due time - meantime I went on my way - ( Karma: Stupidity tends to bury itself )

[@RidingandWrenching]

Glad you made it home safely!

[@ronwatts268]

Good idea to practice that scenario. I'm always watching my mirrors at red lights until vehicle behind me stops. I also have Custom Dynamics Triple Play module that flashes my brake lights. I squeeze my front break to keep the light cycle going. I'm surprised how far back vehicles stop behind me when it's dark out. And if they stop to close to me I cycle the lights the whole length of the red light lol.

[@RidingandWrenching]

Great plan. Stay safe!

[@BrandonWest87]

I enjoyed the cones set up as vehicles in a simulated stop! Great idea Cue! What got me paying attention at a stop was once when I heard the sound of locked up screeching tires coming up behind me. It was a young teen who was texting and not noticing I was stopped behind another car who was waiting to turn left. She came within inches of sandwiching me between their vehicles. I now prep with plenty of space cushion and have an eye on vehicles approaching from the rear in my rider radar. Always having paths of escape available to us is critical! I won’t ever be caught unaware like that again. Im gonna practice this myself!

[@RidingandWrenching]

Thanks! I have to credit Lock and Lean for the idea. Be sure to check them out if you are looking for additional training.

[@BrandonWest87]

@@RidingandWrenching I’m scheduled for LL101 in September! Your videos gave me the push to sign up for class. One of my fellow MSF coaches here in Alabama is doing it with me after I told him I was signed up! Looking forward to it man.

[@Old-n-slo-locked-n-leaned]

Great and Relevant Video, Cue! I enjoyed training with you in Pensacola.

[@RidingandWrenching]

Wish I could do 301 this year, but I will have to wait until next year.

[@JustGKue]

I try to filter to the top as much as possible

[@danielsouthern411]

I do to

[@retthectic]

Outstanding work Shipmate!

[@RidingandWrenching]

Thank you shipmate!

[@lyndonmccorkle8415]

Great video

[@RidingandWrenching]

Thank you!

[@kellybgliding]

Great video. We definitely need to be on our P’s and Q’s at all times. Good stuff my brother

[@RidingandWrenching]

yes sir! Thanks for watching!

[@L8Brakers]

Good learning lesson for all of us 🤙🏼

[@RidingandWrenching]

Yes indeed!

[@mrjkjhoedog]

Definitely can happen at any time and I wouldn't be too hard on yourself because I'm sure this is either the first time it's happened you were caught off guard or it's been a long time. Pretty cool you decided to make a video on it. I try to be in the line of sight of the side view mirror of the car in front of me. I've actually had a car start backing up because he didn't know I was there, why was he backing up at alight between other cars I have no idea but they did.

[@RidingandWrenching]

@@mrjkjhoedog wow! Never thought about someone backing into you! Holy crap!

[@NoVaSlowSpeed]

Great video Cue way to be proactive sir!

[@RidingandWrenching]

Thank you! Gotta practice and stay focused!

[@decosteablessr2563]

great advice looking forward to more content

[@RidingandWrenching]

Thank you!

[@RoadGlider1839]

Great work !! Left bag light out I m sure you know.

[@RidingandWrenching]

I have to fix it. I forgot to disconnect the light when I removed my saddlebag. It's been like that for a couple of months!

[@MotorCity2up]

Cue love the content keep it coming

[@RidingandWrenching]

Thank you!

[@Mr.FLOYDs]

Been riding for 15 years… Could be 16 now lol. Never have any such incidents because training only applies when not on the road. For instant, on the MSF beginner course they will teach you not to touch the front brake lever and apply full hand brake pressure. They will also teach you to swerve right and left to avoid obstacles and not brake then swerve. They will teach you to press both the brake and the clutch to come to a complete stop and not just the brakes and let go of the clutch for the bike to shut-off. Basically once you drive in the real world here’s what you develop. Or at least I do on day to day basis. Brake first when you notice an obstacle instead of speed and swerve. If coming to a complete stop because of an obstacle apply front and rear brake without clutch to kill the engine. While coming to a stop on incoming traffic it’s OK to be behind a car. Just not in the center. But while coming in front of the line in traffic, you should remain in the center and not to the left or to the right because you allow a driver to come next to you by giving open space. You don’t lane spit while cars are moving but do so while cars are idle only to claim the next open spot between a car and not continuing. Front brakes works as good as rear brakes when moving through a curve. Depends on the speed, if doing more than 25MPH front brake can help you gradually lean further if you start the curve not calculating. At the same time if you lean too much and doesn’t know the curve, engine braking also helps instead of applying brakes in general. Rear brake only works when moving slow to a curve and wants to maintain the same steady speed throughout the whole curve. Last but not least avoid cars that are not following road signs. Like a guy that brakes in front of you to give right away to incoming traffic that’s supposed to slow down for them with a yield sign. Technically speaking now is the time to pass them hard on the left overspeeding their speeds. I maintain that strategy for 16 years. Honest I don’t know when I built them up, could be a little over 14 years, but my techniques are sharp. When I practice with an instructor and I have that tried to tell me my techniques are bad habits, I tell them worry about how I perform in timing and not how I handle my bike the way I know how.

[@Mr.FLOYDs]

Oh, I always start with two fingers on the front brake lol. I let go when using the throttle. But always have two fingers in the front brake. Instructors hates that lol. Claiming you will have the habit to break hard with two fingers for the bike to fall. Also they don’t understand how I can use two fingers to brake with the rear brakes and wants me to brake using my full hands and the rear brake. I went back and forth with an instructor on timing difference with my techniques with him showing me how to brake and tell him to watch his reaction time vs mine. I humiliated the guy lol. I’m always the fastest everytime and he cannot believe how two fingers has so much power instead of a full fist lol. Also with the so call not using front braking through curve. He wants to slow down first before reaching the curve. I then told him, to speed through that curve then starts applying brakes, he couldn’t do it lol… Again another tactics that’s cannot be used for instructors.

[@RidingandWrenching]

I do the same thing....2 fingers is about all the brake pressure that I need. I might grab an handful if emergency braking is required.....but I normally leave myself plenty of room to move/brake.

[@wallacepulley6755]

Thats what happened to my father and mother, an elderly man didnt didn't recognize the bike and rear ended them.

[@RidingandWrenching]

Yikes! I hope they are ok.

[@Space_Cowboy_Revolver]

Love the t-shirt.

[@RidingandWrenching]

Thank you!

[@robertcorrigan3816]

Why not position yourself in the center of the stop Lane at the intersection..????

[@RidingandWrenching]

I prefer the left side of the lane so that I am directly in the drivers line of sight (behind me). I feel that gives me the best chance to be seen by the driver instead of them focusing on the car in front of me. I don't like the center of the lane because it is most likely to accumulate oil and other fluids that leak from cars. The tire tracks of cars is the safest place

[@rickyreyes-sy1mc]

Love that Guy PaPa D Rides

[@RidingandWrenching]

He is a good dude! The clip in this video is from Run To The Hills 1 or 2.....can't remember which one. We had a great time on that ride.

[@rickyreyes-sy1mc]

@@RidingandWrenching how’s the King 👑 Coming Along?

[@RidingandWrenching]

@@rickyreyes-sy1mc it's in the infirmary! I'm trying to put a set of bars from my RG on it, but I had to get a new handlebar clamp. The one I received is aftermarket and it sucks! I have to get a stock clamp so I can finish the job! I'll do a video once it's done

[@Ironhorse360DEG]

the only real problem is there are only 2 states that i know of, that legally allow lane filtering at a stop light. like it or not you can be issued a fine in many states, if you lane filter.

[@RidingandWrenching]

Lane splitting can be safer for motorcycles, but it still scares me a bit. I don't think it's legal in Tennessee.

[@Ironhorse360DEG]

@@RidingandWrenching just because you can do a thang, does not mean you should do a thang.

[@ricotime9264]

Be in 1st gear always great content Cue ✊🏽

[@RidingandWrenching]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching!

[@zavlo72]

Good video left saddle bag blade is out.

[@RidingandWrenching]

I know....I removed the saddlebag and forgot to disconnect the light. 😢

[@joeyclark1487]

👍

[@JoeFurtado-xv5no]

I try to always be on the left or right side of the stopped car in front of me in gear that way I have an escape route or if I do get rear ended I’m not crushed between two cars. I was rear ended last year when a light turned green as I was pulling away I saw the car coming up from behind me luckily I was going slow enough that I jumped off the bike a second before the driver hit my bike still scuffed up my leg. I had vehicles to the right and left of me I just reacted. Bike suffered a smashed up rear fender and a bag got damaged but that was it. Driver said the usual I didn’t see you. My guess on a cellphone

[@RidingandWrenching]

I'm glad you're ok! The bike can be fixed/replaced.

[@jamesstouffer1845]

I love your videos and I also follow Robert Simmons, but I have to say it's really hard to calculate other drivers. I know you and Robert are great at slow speed maneuvers, and yet you were caught by surprise by someone who couldn't see you, why? It's because it's extremely hard to always focus and look for an escape route. I know Robert got hit by one of his friends being aggressive behind him, as he couldn't anticipate his friends aggression. I think all of us that ride need these reminders to always look for an escape route, so thank you for that.

[@RidingandWrenching]

It only takes one moment of inattentiveness. I don't know where my mind was that day, but I've got to do better in the future. Practicing exercises like this will (hopefully) help me stay focused.

[@mpista7182]

Cue I've had those SOB's do that to me a few times and when the light turned green almost ran me over

[@RidingandWrenching]

Scared the hell out me! I try to leave less room. Hopefully no one will try it again

[@mpista7182]

@@RidingandWrenching Scared me and then made me mad and neither of those things are good

[@RidingandWrenching]

@@mpista7182 ditto. I'm not a violent man, but I wanted to punch the window! It was an old lady, I suspect she didn't know any better. I let it go and moved on. After reflecting on it, I blamed myself for letting it happen.

[@mpista7182]

@@RidingandWrenching Yeah fear and anger is a bad recipe, so like you, I have learned from it so I can do better in the future

[@136brando]

you can practice all day long doesn't help if you don't pay attention

[@RidingandWrenching]

You got that right!

[@rugershooter5268]

You were probably jammin with that stereo system You are setting up on left side where the car in front can't see you..,..if they have their side mirror adusted correctly......yes it's true most car drivers don't know how to adjust the side mirror so they have it to look at the side of their car When on the driver's side you need to move over to the right a little bit so he can see you in the inside rearview mirror.......this also makes it clear to that car that invaded your space that you are not leaving that space for them

[@RidingandWrenching]

Good point. It was clearly my fault for allowing it to happen. It has made me rethink my approach to intersections. I will use your advice and make sure the car in front can see me in their rear view mirror

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[@TheLyuen]

too tight to the line...you should be in the tire track

[@RidingandWrenching]

Yup. That was my other mistake.