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Originally Posted by Slava
I guess a lot of my reservations are touched on here. I am not a complete idiot and I wouldn't be "that guy" ripping around and weaving in and out of traffic. I think that I'm pretty cognizant on the roads as it is and I would expect that would only increase on a bike.
I guess the other driver issue is something that you live with though...there is only so much you can do sometimes. That is easy to say right now I guess, but after a bad wreck that might be little solace! I figured that a bunch of you guys either do ride or rode before...so how bad is it in terms of other drivers not noticing you and such?
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It is a pretty big problem I have to admit, since most drivers are looking back for cars and often don't notice the bike in their rear view... the key is to be aware I think... you need to be extremely aware of your surroundings and be ready to get the hell out of the way if some idiot decides to change lanes right into you because he didn't see a car there... it's not too hard actually to slip out and away from the danger since the bike is so small relatively, but the problem is some riders just don't see it coming.