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I ride a lot with a group of 3-4 Gold Wingers and on many occasions our number one front man will pass a slow moving car and with us in a blind curve and say, "come on around, it's clear, nothin coming!" I have often felt helpless and reckless when passing a car in this situation, sometings reaching speeds up to 70-80 mph. I have put my life in his hands because I can't see what is coming toward me. Have any of you felt this way and how do you handle it? Are there safety rules that cover this?
Secondly, when we come to a stop at an intersection, if he sees it is clear, he will say, come on out...its clear. Once again I get this strange feeling of being unsafe. How do others feel and handle this situation.
I have often felt reluctant to tell the rider behind me to come on out in the road that I have determined it to be clear of on coming traffic. What if I made a mistake? What if I only looked one way and there was a car coming?
I have noticed that when the bike in front of me turns left or right at an intersection, even though he made it out, a second later a car has appeared. If I blindly followed him out into traffic, I would have been hit. I wonder how many accidents happen because of following the other bike out into traffic?
Thanks for your advice on this matter.....LarryR
Secondly, when we come to a stop at an intersection, if he sees it is clear, he will say, come on out...its clear. Once again I get this strange feeling of being unsafe. How do others feel and handle this situation.
I have often felt reluctant to tell the rider behind me to come on out in the road that I have determined it to be clear of on coming traffic. What if I made a mistake? What if I only looked one way and there was a car coming?
I have noticed that when the bike in front of me turns left or right at an intersection, even though he made it out, a second later a car has appeared. If I blindly followed him out into traffic, I would have been hit. I wonder how many accidents happen because of following the other bike out into traffic?
Thanks for your advice on this matter.....LarryR