Was riding two-up with the wife yesterday. Went to make a right turn into a Forest Preserve. There were two cars behind me.

Guy directly behind me decides he doesn't want to slow down so I can turn right, and goes around me in the other lane (on a two lane country road).

Luckily I was watching and expected a problem. The guy behind him couldn't see me, so when the guy directly behind me went around, the second car had to brake hard when he saw me turning.

I was prepared to keep going if the second car couldn't stop, but thankfully he was paying attention.

Watch out for stuff like this.

On a side note, when the first guy went around me, let's just say, he knew I was pissed off at his dumbass move.

 

yup...nervewracking out there for sure at times, sure would like to be out west with long sight distances and fewer cross streets and angry commuters

 

Glad you were paying close attention and that all three of you are safe.

 

Danger Zone.....someone is always in a hurry

 

Good point, TalldogsFatBob. I've seen this numerous times.
Likewise, when I'm the driver of the car directly behind a motorcycle turning right, I'll always slow down and keep with the biker until he/she has completed the turn as a means of "protection", you could say, so the next car behind me doesn't slam into the biker.
One biker looking out for the other, whether on bike or in the cage.
You gotta have eyes in the back of your head - anticipation is everything.

 

You know, as bikers we think about stuff like this, but folks that don't ride (at least some of them) just aren't aware of the danger from pulling a move like this.

Sharing the road with bikers should be part of driver training.

 

Did you spit on him?


Sorry, I couldn't pass up this line. That thread still cracks me up.

 

If you stay to the left side of your lane until the turn, they are less likely to do that. Moving to the right gives them a large opening that is hard to resist.

 

But eventually everyone has to ride into town out here.

 

Good tip, thanks.