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Originally Posted by SAMM3Y
I have a bike and can say 90% of bike accidents are avoidable. I might ride it a tad aggressively, but I know to stay in front of traffic. I'm always scanning ahead and covering my brakes, I constantly scan for "what if" scenarios and look for exits, lane placement is key. I Make as much eye contact with people in their mirrors as possible. Bike riders aren't given enough respect in the States and aren't considered by most on the roads. They should always be given the right of way like pedestrians and cyclist. In Europe bike riders are more common and are treated differently and with caution.
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I can't agree with the "always given the right of way" comment; not sure where there is logic in that. When you ride a motorcycle you have to ride as if you have no grant of right of way from anyone. However, what you initially wrote is the essence of being a great motorcyclist. I like to put it another way though; 90% of motorcycle accidents are the rider's fault, because he put himself in harms way.
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."