At that intersection, what can oncoming traffic see? When approaching an intersection are you aware of your position behind traffic – from the perspective of oncoming traffic? You have seen many intersection crashes that typically are a result of a …
Category: motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycle safety and fun: Mutually Exclusive? What’s your opinion? How much fun can you have and still maintain a safety mindset? I think these two concepts go well together rather than being diametrically opposed. How can this be? I think …
As a motorcyclist, one of my most tense moments is peeking in my mirrors while waiting at a red light and noticing the approaching vehicle doesn’t appear to be slowing down. There is certainly an oh-shit factor when I see …
What’s wrong with this picture? As motorcyclists we are adept at complaining about cagers who do things that make riding more dangerous. We complain about them texting while driving, blocking their side view mirror with their phone to their ear, …
You’ve been there as a motorcyclist – riding along and everything is great, then someone violates your right of way and nearly crashes into you. In these situations, having the right of way is useless of someone crashes into you. …
Road hazards and motorcycles do not mix. And when it’s a magic road debris it’s even a bigger challenge. Here some road debris seems to appear out of nowhere, but fortunately the rider has a safe following distance and was …
Two seconds Pyle, two seconds! Anyone who has ever attended even a basic motorcycle rider training course has heard this – keep a 2-second safe following distance. This will give you time to react to emergency situations. How do you …
Motorcycle Melee wants all riders to avoid motorcycle crashes and live to ride as long as possible. In this episode of Motorcycle Melee’s Collision Avoidance Tips to Live By we talk about stopping at stop signs, what to look for …
You’ve been there. Riding down a multi-lane road and a vehicle suddenly swerves into your lane. Their response is often, “Sorry, I didn’t see you.” Today’s Proactive Collision Avoidance Top of the Day is to use your situational awareness to …
The phone in the left hand, at the left ear – blocking the driver’s vision…yet they’re still merging into your lane?