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Some people can't see Tractor Trailer rigs or mile long trains. Always assume you are invisible.

@donyboy73

6 жыл бұрын

exactly lol

@shawnjarman9860

6 жыл бұрын

As a motorcycle rider and a truck driver, truer words could not have been said!

@harryrooster1

6 жыл бұрын

That’s how I ride like it’s wonder woman’s jet no one can see me

@gypsymage7777

6 жыл бұрын

I drove an 18 wheeler for 8 years. People relate big trucks=slow speed. I have had several instances where someone pulled out in front of me, luckily with no accident. They relate time-distance alright when they are paying attention, but when they are not the brain seems to fill in the blank with big=slow. My mom one time told me a story about a truck driver (logging truck, they are permitted to carry overweight on certain routes) that told her that a woman looked him right in the eye and pulled out when he was right up on her on a 70mph highway. Killed her instantly and the car, and her sadly, had to be picked up by the pieces.

@faelwolf1177

6 жыл бұрын

I always relate big truck = slow to stop, and give them all the room I can no matter if I'm on my bike or in my pickup! And didn't you just love the people who thought that space on your right hand side at a cross street was the perfect place to sit all snuggled up to you while you made that right-hand turn? I've seen a lot of close calls and frantic backing over the years. :)

As a former MSF Coach and Harley Davidson Riding Academy Instructor, we heavily emphasized lane position and making yourself visible to surrounding traffic. This video is an excellent demonstration that I'll be sharing with my HOG group. Thanks MC Rider!

I am a restart! Got back in the saddle 4 years ago. Been away for over 30 years. I am 64. It hit home on your video about returning riders and old ways! I have captured lots of info per your videos Keith. Thanks for taking us the extra mile!

Wow! First pass you looked like you were not moving or moving really slow. Just changing lanes really changed my perception of your motion. Thanks for the tips as always.

Im 40 years old and a fairly new rider to the streets. I rode dirt bikes for years and the street is very different. This channel is very helpful and i am subscribed. Thank you very much for these tips. I honestly feel safer after watching your videos and i will continue to watch and learn every week.

@mowfer

4 жыл бұрын

Same here. It's like learning to drive all over again but a lot more complicated.

There's a little trick that I use, which is flashing my headlights along with weaving the left 2/3 of the lane. Also when you are approaching the car on the right don't focus your vision on the whole car. Keep an eye on the front wheel, you will see motion in the wheel before you see the whole car moving

@bwghall1

6 жыл бұрын

yep. that's a must. been riding for 70 years, speaks for itself , still here.

@bwghall1

6 жыл бұрын

nearly forgot. my train horn. they tend to wake up when i give that a blip.

@donaldsteen1325

6 жыл бұрын

I have found on a few occasions that flashing my lights can be perceived as a signal for the car to proceed. I have stopped doing this.

@RodFleming-World

6 жыл бұрын

William Castleberry yeah. In Europe though, many drivers will read a headlamp flash as an invitation to go ahead. I'd be careful.

@johnmulcahy9903

6 жыл бұрын

Dont flash your lights in Ireland it is definitely an indication to proceed

today I am thankful for mc rider...who he is as a person and being gracious enuf to share his wisdom. i'm an average rider married to a wonderful rider (I call him glidey pants...and he hates that ;-) and he too has enjoyed mc's vids. also very happy to see that most of his commenting followers are respectful to him and others on here. thanks to all of you for being that way...makes for a nice community.

Very useful! Every rider needs to be watching this channel. Thanks!

@touristguy87

6 жыл бұрын

Steven day no that is entirely untrue

@bananabana6630

6 жыл бұрын

I do this and they still pull out in front of me!

@touristguy87

6 жыл бұрын

of course, because you're not driving a big truck or car. that's the problem with idiots like this vlogger. they're constantly talking about hypotheticals not the real world.

I am so thankful to mc rider for these life saving tips

@nancyfahey7518

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. I'm the driver you have to be careful of. I'm retired in Florida, aging eyes, tinted glass and loss of brain function. Less reaction time too. I like the blinking lights on the bikes, especially that blinking brake light.

Another great tip. Sometimes the back and forth motion while riding makes the annoying tail gaters back off a bit too :) Thanks Kevin.

@orbitalair2103

6 жыл бұрын

Yes. And if you have a high bar on the back of your bike, do what my friend did, tie up a golf towel (or small cloth). The random wind motion really does catch the eye and make following easier in daylight.

@faelwolf1177

6 жыл бұрын

Or have a hot blonde with a long ponytail sit behind you :D

@suicune456789

6 жыл бұрын

Nah man, a hot blonde will distract the driver behind you, and he'll forget to brake!

@raymachado4481

5 жыл бұрын

Britt Ben

@MathieuBourgie

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'll try that next time

I ride a lot, feel confident and might look cocky at times but in the privacy of my loneliness, I watch all the content I find and try to learn something every day. Great job !

For sure I am a better rider after I subscribed this channel. Thanks a lot and God bless you always for been so careful on all you have said.

25 yr rider here, and still learning myself new stuff from this channel. Thanks a million, Kevin!

I wear a solid hi-viz yellow helmet. Other riders may laugh and say: " Look at that clown, you can see him coming from a mile away .... oh wait.......".

@Z6D4C4

6 жыл бұрын

same!

@orbitalair2103

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, my first gear was silver, worst color ever, blended into everything on every gray or foggy day.

@etiennelabeille

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, much better than black. Also, the more black/yellow edges you have, the better. The eye picks up contrast edges even better than solid hi-viz.

@gfunk63901

6 жыл бұрын

I wasn't thrilled about buying a high viz helmet but not too many things stand out like a high viz helmet and I want to give myself as many chances as possible to be seen. helmet, lane position, etc.

@pagecrow7252

6 жыл бұрын

My Pops painted his entire Indian Scout school bus yellow, because folks kept pulling out in front of him.

I'm over 50 but only have been riding for only 8 years, but learned something new from your channel once again. Thank you for your great video.

Why would anyone give your video a thumbs down? Your videos have made me a better, safer biker.

I think about this often, and it is probably the clearest explanation of looming and paralax I've come across, and I'm re-visiting your video four years on. I'm still sharing this information with other riders.

This was a great example. I didn't realize how much more recognizable I am on my motorcycle to cross traffic by just moving to the inside lane. Great video.

This is so great and simple! I like that it’s something I can apply TODAY, no practice or trial and error required

I love your videos and learned so much off of them, you wouldn't believe how I take your videos to heart and use them almost as if I were in school. The special effects are awesome, especially for new riders. Keep up the good work, people like you are highly needed for us bikers.

What a great video. Your channel should be required viewing for every motorcycle rider. Keep up the good work Kevin and thank you again.

I love your videos. I already know most of these things from riding and taking all the classes available. But you make super obvious easy to follow good demonstrations for people to learn on. Good job man

Excellent reminder for an old riding veteran! Thank you for all the great reminders.

Thanks MCRIDER, definitely will be putting the weave into practice next ride. Today has been a week since I got MC license and your videos have gone a long way to help me be a safe, diligent rider beyond what was taught in class.

This is a very good advice!! Thanks Kevin!! Happy new year!!

Great advice. I always try to ride to the left for exactly this reason. I also believe it gives me additional options of escape if the need arises. If you are riding to the right side of a lane, your only safe option, other than braking of course, is to swerve left. Whereas, if you are riding in the left portion of the lane, you can swerve left or right.

Thank you, Kevin. I look forward to your videos each week.

I’m glad I subscribe to this channel. I recently took the BRC1 class this past week .... last range class cancelled due to snow(wi), and we just touch on lane position, but this channel goes in depth with things like this.

Thank you for your lessons. We appreciate your work. You are helping keep motorcyclists alive.

Excellent lesson! Thanks for all you do for motorcyclist's safety.

At 50 i bought a bike it feels so natural to me but i am a newbie and trying to learn everything i can. Thanks for the great service you are providing educating new and more experienced riders.

Gotta wonder...what possible reaaon could someone have to give a thumbs down??? Two thumbs up for good advice.

@armyparrot9353

6 жыл бұрын

TheGeorgiaGent Probably a mistake or a troll

@karabesklow

6 жыл бұрын

a car driver who hates bikes can give a thumbs down 😂 life is full of jerks

@illsuspect

6 жыл бұрын

TheGeorgiaGent some people are just mad at the world because they Hate their Life!

@TheBeagleBrigade

6 жыл бұрын

7 thumbs down now. They're the guys with the wives that won't let them have a motorcycle :P

@mikeca98

6 жыл бұрын

The astute riders who believe that the taller visual profile achieved from a wheelie is a better way of increasing visibility.

I absolutely wouldn't have believed that lane position alone would have caused that much of a relative movement difference. Thanks for proving me wrong and changing my riding style for the better. Thank you!

I kind of new about this but your video demo was very insightful. I never relized how much difference lane position could make. Thank you Kevin for your great videos.

@MikeOnBike360

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, right? I never realized that you have more motion towards the background. The plus side is also that you have more space to avoid the car if it happens to pull out just a bit too much. Mike

Thanks, Kevin! Great reminder. I knew about "waving the lantern" but did NOT know about the significance of lane position, visibility and closing rate! Bravo

Excelent demostration! Thank you!

This was pretty eye opening for me. I am thankful that there are channels like this one that focus on making you a better, safer rider.

Excellent tip! Thanks for sharing!

New subscriber been riding for years always open to learning about safer riding. Extremely useful content in your videos! Great job with the production. Very skilled videography. Impressive to say the least

Excellent highlighting of the little things we can do to help ourselves. Great videos.

Amazing demonstration. I really appreciate this high quality content and instruction, especially given my return to motorcycle riding after 30 years.

That's why I love checking out MCrider channel just those little tips may make the difference. thanks

Something that most people don’t take into consideration, whether you’re in a car, or wanting to be seen by the driver of the car, is that every vehicle has a solid, non transparent aspect. That is the corner post of the windshield of your car. Many times a vehicle coming at you from an angle, can be completely obscured by this. You may think, no that’s not possible, because the corner post usually isn’t very wide, but trust me, most drivers just glance to one side or another before crossing traffic, and their view of you, especially on a motorcycle, can be obscured for just the length of that glance. MCrider, maybe you can do a little demonstration of this, and maybe help prevent a collision.

Excellent video and really smart thinking. Great job!

A very useful advise. There are many videos and channels about how to lean more and more or how to become faster, but your videos are about an average everyday rider who wants to enjoy his motorcycle safely and arrive home in one piece. Yours is a great work Kevin, and I thank you for it. Besides I am improving my english. Greetings from Spain.

Love your video! Great job! Thanks for providing it!

As always Kevin a great video to keep us safe. Lane position is very important to see and be seen. Especially at intersections. I travel the same route to work every day and one intersection has a turn lane going left and two straight through lanes. A box truck was in the turn lane so I changed to the number 3 position to see if there was a vehicle in the turn lane that would cross my lanes. I’m sure glad I do this as there are vehicles there 9 out of ten times. I hate intersections as much as gravel. I watch and rewatch your videos and share them with friends. You have to practice what you learn and always keep learning. Some instructors are better than others. Thanks for another great video to make us better and safer riders. Travel safely. See ya on the road.

WOW! FANTASTIC way of demonstrating and explaining this! Liked and subscribed!

Great tip, Kevin. Thanks for the training.

Absolutely WONDERFUL and VERY helpful information!!! This is an extremely interesting concept and one that I have never heard anyone talk about in the years that I have been riding. Thank you very much for this very important safety tip! This is something that I will be using and thinking about every time I ride and at every intersection I approach from now on! I wasn't aware of your channel until today and I just subscribed. Keep up the great work and thank you again for the awesome safety tip! 🏍

Thanks. Awesome lesson with visuals!!

Nice reminder - thanks Kevin! (love the graphics too, very helpful)

Great videos. All riders need this information!

Great demonstration. Thank you

Great demonstration to be applied on the road! Thank you so much!

Great tip. I’m always cautious when approaching an intersection , but this gives me a little edge to make myself more visible.

Riding for years now. I've picked up some safe actions to take that helped me out being more visible to others on the road.This rider safety video presentation shows one of the actions I picked up. It works. Movement in the lane works too in situations. Draws attention. Sometimes you'll be in their blind spot and you need to move around to be noticed.

Very practical and useful advice, thanks.

Great video Kevin. Keep up the good work.

Excellent . Especially liked the graphic. Thanks

Thanks Kevin always look forward to your videos.

Excellent video. Thanks Kevin

Some very good points there, thanks for sharing

Very informative and helpful. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for the continued advice, I find it very useful and it helps me become a better rider.

Great information...thx for the hard work and energy you put into your videos! .

Love ur Video's been watching from the start keep it up Kevin

Absolutely superb advice, exemplification, and teaching. I must share this video with my friends!

Just wanted to throw in a thank you! I'm in the "dangerous group" of older returning riders, according to your "5 most dangerous types of riders" video, so I'm studying up on how to ride again. Thanks for all these great tips.

I'm a newly retired Police Officer and new rider. I just finished my Basic Motorcycle Riders course. I'm thankful that I've found your tutorials. I haven't ridden in 45 years & at 63 years I'm having a ball. I'm taking advantage of any training I can. I did well in my Basic Course, but that was on a closed course. I'm starting off slow with riding in my neighborhood at low speed & practicing my new skills...swerving, panic stops, & tight -turns. Thanks to MCrider, I'm using all of my gear, and using proper lane positioning. I'm thankful for your experienced training from a Brother Christian.

Thank you for all of the good info.

Good stuff, Kevin. Thanks!

Thanks you for your videos. I learn something from you everytime.

That demonstration was very helpful!

absolutely wonderful ! tk you for your experience, time and effort, it is greatly appreciated ! awsome vlog !!

Another great video Kevin. Thanks, from Australia

Thanks, MC! Awesome tutorial!

Thanks for the tips and demonstrating how effective they are.

Awesome training video! Thanks for putting these out for our benefits!

Great tip! I love these nuggets!

Excellent points. This video was just shared on a bicycle related Facebook group where we talk about the advantages of bicyclists also using lane position for visibility. We have the further disadvantage of being thought to have less right to use a full lane because we’re usually slower, but the same visual and human perceptual principles still apply. Riding at the edge makes any narrow vehicle less noticeable and less relevant to car drivers. Thanks for making this video!

Very informative! Thank you!

Thank you Kevin. Every little bit helps

Great video, Kevin. As a beginner, I find your videos very helpful. Thanks!

nice one MCrider. It is very useful. Never thought of this before. Glad you made it.. Thanks.

Awesome video......great perspective

Thank you for the info!! It really does help!

WOW this is an amazing video!! Thank you so much!

New to the street riding with my dual sport. Still have 6 more weeks until my MSF class. Always did the dirt riding 25+ years ago. MC rider videos are priceless. Thank you Sir!!!

Hey Kevin. Your videos are so informative and scientific. I like the way you put physics subtly in your explanation, which helps me to understand the reasoning behind. Thanks again for making these videos! Cheers and happy riding

Great video! Seeing the example made a huge impression!

This is hugely helpful. Thanks bud!! 🙏

Excellent methods. Thanks for sharing.

this is great help and advice. I'm a beginner on a motorcycle but an expert on a bicycle - I've been using this technique on my bicycle for decades...I'll use this on my new motorcycle too! Thanks!!

Perfect, thank you!!

Very good tip , i learn everytime i watch your videos , thank you

Great advice. I’ve been doing this for years and I swear it works.

Wow this was a very informative video. Thank you for this I'll become a paying member soon to get more videos and information.

Never thought about being seen better in this type of way. Very simple and effective in your video. Will use this always, thanks.