re back breaker near hit in article r o tu menudo uh edu inde wv rosie uh edu wrote bdc driver nearly rams back of innocent biker i understand why you theoretically stop so far behind a car but can you really in actuality avoid such an incident suggestions glad to hear that the bozo managed to stop i ve only been riding for about two years but here are my rules for traffic light survival i try to never stop just over a hill behind a car if i have to stop in such a location i pull almost completely next to the car in front of me if i m the only one ie no car in front i turn the bike somewhat sideways across the lane to increase my visibility to any oncoming vehicle make sure to keep your taillight visible to traffic though note my bike is bright white turning sideways on a black bike might not be as beneficial on a flat road i stop with a bit of room ahead of me usually about two or three bike lengths this will hopefully give me room to pull forward and to the side as a car approaches if you are the last in a line of vehicles watch your mirrors constantly if you see a vehicle approaching and can t see any evidence to indicate that he she is slowing down get out of the way now flicker your brake light if i m the last vehicle in line i will pull and release the brake as a car approaches from behind noticed the car by watching my mirrors of course i vary the speed of the flicker hoping to make the cager notice that there s something in the lane ahead of him now with all that said it s the situation where you are first in line that i feel most defenseless if you re first in line your forward escape route is seriously limited you can only move forward to the extent that you don t enter the intersection i leave some room behind the stop line although around here the light activators are always right up next to the stop line and watch the mirrors i think i ve decided that hopping off the bike might be the best way out of this situation any other ideas for being first in line with no traffic directly behind you rob rob griffiths erasure shonalaing wildswans b s u judybats rem smiths robg apple com faa certified cloud basher i wanna drive the zamboni
