re back breaker near hit in article r o tu menudo uh edu inde wv rosie uh edu writes i understand why you theoretically stop so far behind a car but can you really in actuality avoid such an incident suggestions if you had been looking in your mirror you would have seen the guy coming before you heard the screeching tires when you re stopped at a light stop so that you re got space in front of you and a quick easy escape route between lanes into a crosswalk up a driveway somewhere if someone decides they want to plow into you keep the bike in first with the clutch in until at least a couple of cars are stopped behind you so you don t have to waste a second you don t have trying to get it in gear if you need to move watch your mirrors in that situation most of the hazards you are trying to avoid are coming from behind you sipde msf geek speak isn t just for when you re moving and you re less likely to panic and stall the bike if you ve got time to prepare before the guy s tires lock up behind you you still get the bejeezus scared out of you but it s more a feeling of quickly rising dread than a sudden jolt ray shea unisql inc unisql ray cs utexas edu dod team twinkie hawk gt
