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Got clipped by a car tonight on my ride home.

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Perknose said:
To too many cagers, motorcyclists are invisible. If riding a cycle doesn't teach you defensive driving, nothing ever will. 🙁

Did you and he, ummmmmm, dialog?
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Yes, I pulled to the center divider and he stopped and apologized profusely. Said he didn't see me. I didn't have any damage so I didn't bother to exchange information. His passenger door mirror was broken. I think he was just happy I was okay... as was I.
 
I avoid passing on the right whenever possible. When I have to do it because some jackass doesn't understand what he's doing to traffic, I first give the jackass every possible opportunity to move over. When I actually do it, I do it VERY cautiously.

I only drive a car, but passing on the right should be avoided whenever possible.
 
Commuting on a motorcycle is still one of the dumbest thing you can decide to do. You're trying off gas money for hospital money.
 
halik said:
Commuting on a motorcycle is still one of the dumbest thing you can decide to do. You're trying off gas money for hospital money.
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I don't do it very often. Couple times a month really. I work with guys who commute on their bikes every single day. Two of them have been hit by cars within the last 2 years, they're okay thankfully.

I'm probably done commuting by bike though. Too stressful. My car actually gets better mileage and is cheaper to operate anyway so I'm under no illusion that I'm saving any money by taking the bike.
 
Ichinisan said:
I avoid passing on the right whenever possible. When I have to do it because some jackass doesn't understand what he's doing to traffic, I first give the jackass every possible opportunity to move over. When I actually do it, I do it VERY cautiously.

I only drive a car, but passing on the right should be avoided whenever possible.
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Yeah, that might work in rural parts of the country but not here. When you have 6 solid lanes of gridlock it is impossible not to pass people on both sides when all 6 lanes are completely occupied.
 
JulesMaximus said:
Yeah, that might work in rural parts of the country but not here. When you have 6 solid lanes of gridlock it is impossible not to pass people on both sides when all 6 lanes are completely occupied.
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I'm talking about Atlanta interstate highways. Traffic gets worse and more-congested when you make it difficult for people to move over and get out of the way.
 
This is one of the reasons I have fisheyes on my mirrors, and probably why a lot of cars are coming with them from the factory now. They let you see, if used correctly, into the blindspots. Nothing beats turning your head to look when safe, though.

We disagree a lot, but I'm glad you're mostly unhurt Jules. My old man rides, and I'd be highly pissed of some self-absorbed dumbass hit him on his bike.
 
JulesMaximus said:
I was riding up the 15 freeway in San Diego, traffic was horrible, cars changing lanes left and right. As I was nearing the 78 I was riding along slowly in the carpool lanes when the car to my left signaled as he started moving over. I was in the left side of my lane and he was just suddenly right on me, nothing I could do to avoid and his mirror hit my left handlebar which wrenched the bar and jammed my right shoulder and wrist and for some reason my left foot. Because I was going faster than he was the jerking of the bar to the left caused the bike to go to the right and away from him so I never even went down.

Not really any damage to me or the bike fortunately. Could have been a lot worse. My shoulder is sore though as is my right wrist.
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I used to laugh at the Harley guys for talking about "safety sound", but there really is something to it.

Glad to here you didn't get hurt, 30mph is frighteningly fast when it's your ass sliding down the pavement.
 
Greenman said:
I used to laugh at the Harley guys for talking about "safety sound", but there really is something to it.

Glad to here you didn't get hurt, 30mph is frighteningly fast when it's your ass sliding down the pavement.
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I would have no problem with loud pipes if only for a few jerk-off's who just HAVE to go down residential streets when people are trying to sleep and let everyone know they've got a badd-ass'ed machine!, "look at me!, hear my rumble!" and rev the crap out of them needlessly..
 
Greenman said:
I used to laugh at the Harley guys for talking about "safety sound", but there really is something to it.

Glad to here you didn't get hurt, 30mph is frighteningly fast when it's your ass sliding down the pavement.
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I think he's get termis on his ducati. The ones on my 916 are not quiet.
 
You lucked out on that one. Glad you walked away clean & with everything intact. Doesn't sound like you had time to clutch & blip the throttle a bit so that dumbass could hear the Termis.
 
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JulesMaximus said:
Yes, I pulled to the center divider and he stopped and apologized profusely. Said he didn't see me. I didn't have any damage so I didn't bother to exchange information. His passenger door mirror was broken. I think he was just happy I was okay... as was I.
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Glad you are okay but this was a mistake IMHO.

First of all, what if some damaged occurred that wasn't immediately obvious? But more importantly, you want to put this guy through the process and especially get his insurance company involved. I understand he said he was sorry but the lesson will be better taught if his insurance rates go up for a year. Or, at the very least he sweats a little that his rates might go up for awhile.

-KeithP
 
KeithP said:
Glad you are okay but this was a mistake IMHO.

First of all, what if some damaged occurred that wasn't immediately obvious? But more importantly, you want to put this guy through the process and especially get his insurance company involved. I understand he said he was sorry but the lesson will be better taught if his insurance rates go up for a year. Or, at the very least he sweats a little that his rates might go up for awhile.

-KeithP
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Haha you can't call his insurance company and order them to inflate his rates just to "teach a lesson". You have to have suffered monetary damage in some respect either through property or injury. Otherwise I'd have every one of those companies on speed dial (GOT ANOTHER ONE FOR YA! Dickhead cut me off!)

There is a statute of limitations on these accidents. In MD he'd have 3 years to file suit. Plenty of time.
 
I got clipped by an old lady's mirror in Pasadena, CA. She said I shouldn't be riding on the road. She also clipped my bro who was riding behind me.
 
I commute everyday on my motorcycle.
Difference is on the motorcycle, it's $10 a month to park. In my truck, it's $12 a day.
 
Ichinisan said:
Motorcyclists are allowed in the HOV lane everywhere that I'm aware of.

...even though they are low-occupancy vehicles. It's a safety thing.
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No, it's because a lot of motorcycles are still air cooled and they will overheat when stopped in traffic, only making things worse.
 
JulesMaximus said:
Yeah, that might work in rural parts of the country but not here. When you have 6 solid lanes of gridlock it is impossible not to pass people on both sides when all 6 lanes are completely occupied.
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He was talking about ATL.

Atlanta traffic is worse than San Diego. Ask my sister who lived in San Diego for decades and then spent the last two years here. Ask me, who commuted daily down the very freeway you describe (I-15 from Mira Mesa to downtown SD) from 2008 to 2012. My motorcycle + CA lanesplitting made it more tolerable, but I still had to take my sister's cage around often enough (didn't own a car myself) and it wasn't nearly as bad.

Exception: ComiCon. Even then, ATL's Freaknik was worse if you want to compare event-related traffic anomalies. Good thing that's over!
 
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Raduque said:
This is one of the reasons I have fisheyes on my mirrors, and probably why a lot of cars are coming with them from the factory now. They let you see, if used correctly, into the blindspots. Nothing beats turning your head to look when safe, though.

We disagree a lot, but I'm glad you're mostly unhurt Jules. My old man rides, and I'd be highly pissed of some self-absorbed dumbass hit him on his bike.
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I have my mirrors set up in a way that I don't have blind spots, without extra mirrors.
I'm glad you're ok, Jules!
 
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