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Old 08-01-2008   #39 (permalink)
Tbirdnz
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...... A very old and experienced motorcyclist friend once told me that if you behave on a motorcycle as if you are a car, cars will tend to treat and respect you more like a car. This can be argued, but from what I have experienced I tend to agree with my friend.

A wise and valid point and also passed onto me by my father, I followed that rule for years, then when the incidence of being hit in the rear in bumper to bumper traffic increased, I started lane splitting.

.....but I still follow the rule, don't annoy other drivers when doing it.


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