Unsafe Lane Change

I know it's a bad idea to ride in the blind spot of a car, but I was slowly passing all the cars in the right lane rather than hovering there.

Because of the blind spot thing I was watching the driver like a hawk. He looked in his side mirror a couple times and by the time he went for the lane change I was already on the horn. He looked aorund for a second to find the source of the sound and then finally looked over his shoulder, saw me and gave me that : "Where the hell did you come from??" look. That's a classic look that all bikers rcognize...

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• dangerous
• lane
• change

[vbdenny]

A bike now? I wish I had the restraint to ride one.

[Scruit]

@vbdenny Had the bike for 6 or 7 years now. It's a Suzuki Volusia 800 cruiser. It's not a fast bike at all. My Legacy is faster than the bike. But the bike get me up to 40mpg and the commute is a heck of a lot more fun. I just stay off the freeways when I can.

[dannyboyinxs]

Bike riders have to assume all drivers never look in their blind spots. The only thing really telling you a bike is next to you is the sound - even then, the noise can be reduced by other surroundings.

There is a duty of care on all parties - if i was this motorcyclist, i would've passed him quickly, and gotten out of his way, not stayed in his blind spot.

[rextinctione]

yeah you always have to watch others on the road and more so if on a bike or motorcycle! Ive only had one time that I didnt see a motorcycle because it was quiet not like others but now I have the blind spot mirrors that are glare resistant to help with looking and parking!

[vbdenny]

@Scruit I actually have a motorcycle somewhere in the back of my garage. A 1972 Honda CB350 which I haven't run since 1984. I tend to speed a little and doing that on a bike is just more dangerous than I need right now. Once I have time I plan to pull the Honda out of storage and get it back in operation so I can ride around some back roads.

[mattbjrs]

I always try to check my blind spot, but it's nice to know that there is at least one motorcyclist out there that is also watching out for when I make mistakes. Redundancy is always good when it comes to driving safely, because if you both assume that the other is going to be looking out, disaster strikes.

[Bryant5493]

Gotta be vigilant all of the time. I've done that a few times, almost changed lanes without seeing a biker. On the car I drive normally, I have blind spot mirrors as an assist.