We have all see or experienced rear end collisions, drunks driving into trees, new rider dumping in a turn ,guys getting t-bonded at intersections.Anybody know somebody that had accident caused by high cross winds and a truck moving in same direction as the bike. I always tense up when passing or being passed by a semi when their is 30 mph cross winds and it feels like the wind stops when the truck blocks it or the wind is ferocious when the you get pulled towards a truck. Do I have bricks in my head and its just a scary situation or do bikes get sucked in by trucks or knocked out of their lane.
Mazz

 

I don't like to be anywhere near a semi while on the road. Too many times I've seen those tires shed their skin and I will tell you that hunk of rubber coming off the tire WILL make for a very bad day for you if it hits you or your bike. Wind is the least of my worries around those trucks.

 

Stay away from trucks
Pass or drop back.
The faster you pass a truck the less you notice the turbulence.
In time you really won't notice the turbulence anyway.

Nothing good comes from riding anywhere near a truck.

 

30 MPH Crosswinds? Steady? A gust is one thing, but riding in 30 MPH winds is no fun no matter where you are.

 

the best thing to do is keep your distance from a truck, theres been times when i have pulled over just to get away from them... the whole idea of a vacuum from a truck can be real depending on the situation and conditions... the cross winds can be blocked by the truck, and the truck does get blown around by the wind..... the best thing to say is get away from the truck

 

The more you think about it the worse it gets. You grip hard and tense up because in your mind you think it's coming.
Just ride the bike and look ahead not at the trucks.

You make bigger more dramatic corrections and adjustments with out thinking all day. The truck gets in your head and your head causes more issues than the truck.

 

Yup, it can be a bit unnerving to pass truck when there's a high speed crosswind. Just try to relax and ride right through it and you'll be fine. Look down the road and do your best to ignore that truck. The bike will straighten up abruptly while you're aside the truck but be aware that you'll be riding leaned over again as soon as you're around it.

 

When I was a kid I had a morning paper route.
On cold days ,5am and 0-40 degrees I would wait for a truck heading down the highway five miles to my paper station.

I would wait at a stop sign , and when the truck took off I would get close behind it .

It blocked the wind , and pulled me right along at whatever speed it ran.
My 1951 Mustang never ran that fast on its own.

It is a wonder that I have lived this long.

 

1951 Mustang?

 

The first thought that crossed my mind when I read this was.....


Can you even imagine the reaction you would get from a kid today if you told him he had to do a paper route...on a bicycle....in the dark....early in the morning...every day before breakfast?

Lazy little bastards would call CPS on you.