Your Biggest Fear on the Road

[mazer]

Im with MZ33 - I can expect someone else to do something stupid. I fear the day I am suffering from HUA and wreck my own day and bike.

[wrecks]

I went on a rider earlier this morning and i swear to god that taxi Drivers do not shoulder check AT ALL. I was pushed out of my lane 4 times in the span of 30 minutes...

Cabbies are known to do everything stupid in a vehicle. Especially the one's here in San Francisco.

[Grey Thumper]

My biggest fear is that my attention will lapse at a critical moment.

+1

I tend to think any accident is - not necessarily my fault - but still my responsibility, and could've been prevented if I'd paid enough attention enough time ahead.

[Lion_Lady]

Before you assume what bad judgements i made on the road how about look at the positive. The whole reason i didn't end up crashing was because i had to "look" in the first place and swerve to get out of their way. Yeah ill agree that putting myself in the situation wasn't smart, but what i think that counts is that i had the ability to get myself out of the situation.

No motorcyclist notices every potentially dangerous situation when they first look at it. Like i said earlier what's more important is that you can put learned information and skills to use and ride out of any given situation safely.

Okay. You didn't get hit. A positive. BUT, if you had to swerve to avoid being hit (not once but FOUR freaking times), you aren't looking nearly far enough ahead. Especially in traffic. Maybe you were a bit tired, so you weren't on your game. But after the second time, I would have seriously considered heading back home.

A smart riders uses their knowledge to avoid having to use their skills.

As for what am I most worried about while riding? Anything I hadn't considered a threat, ie surpises.

P

[Gunslinger]

My biggest fear is that my attention will lapse at a critical moment.

I'd like to add that to my list as well. That's a good one and something that we all need to think about. I think we have all spaced out while driving a cage at some point. Fairly easy to recover from that in a cage, but on a bike I don't have to tell you it's a quick way to get messed up.

[havegunjoe]

Every other driver on the road. Seriously! Any idiot can get a license and drive these days.

[MZ33]

suffering from HUA

What's HUA? My computer lingo is substandard.

[Amdonim]

My biggest fear is letting my mind drift and missing something.
2nd biggest fear is a trucker losing control while im passing and splattering me.
My third biggest fear is losing traction while leaning way over. I know what my tires can handle, but I still don't trust them completely

[Gunslinger]

I think HUA is Head Up A**.

[JC Viper]

People failing to notice me stopped at a light. Even with all the reflective stuff on my saddlebags and jacket idiot drivers still can't seem to see a bright white SOLAS sticker.

Then there's the metal joints on the bridge where it curves in the rain.