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Originally Posted by Bibio
it does not matter how day glow you make yourself if the other driver/rider dont look in the first place and in events like those there is nothing you can do. no training in the world will stop you being T-Boned.
if people want to ride in flip flops and shorts that its their problem if they come off and personally they deserve everything they get but its up to them.
only advice i can give is ''head up, eyes open and brain on''. riding a motorbike is not so much about control but observation, with observation the control comes naturally.
rider error is something completely different and is usually the result of people riding beyond their ability and fear due to self preservation. one of the biggest causes of people crashing due to rider error is target fixation and it takes a lot of road hours to be able to combat this, its not something that can be taught and target fixation usually comes as part of fear and mistrust in the ability of the motorcycle. trust me on this, modern motorbikes are far more capable than most people would think. going 'hot' into a corner most people would apply the brakes and shut the throttle when in fact they should just lean the bike over a bit further and hold a steady throttle. those metal pegs on the bottom of your foot rest are an indicator and the reason each different make of motorbike has different lengths is due to the tire contact patch, when you are scraping the pegs then you are running out of tire contact patch. but most people panic at the lean angle and shut the throttle or even worse brake which results in the eyes looking straight ahead and 'fixating' on a target. ''if in doubt ride it out''. your bike will go where your eyes are looking.
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Second that. And even if you do run out of lean angle or grip, a lowside crash is usually less serious then standing the bike up and going off the road into trees, walls etc.