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Lion_Lady wrote:

rugaluga wrote:PlEASE RIDE WITH YOUR HIGH BEAMS ON !!! There still people that will cut you off but trust me I notice a steady decline when my brights are on.. DId you take an MSF course? One of the first things that is taught..
Be safe!

Please consider how BRIGHT your highbeam is, and how it is aimed, before you decide to do this. I HATE it when a motorcycle comes up behind me with their brights ON and aimed at my rearview mirror. The brakelight modulator is definitely a good idea.

THANK YOU. HATE high beams.

Thanks for all the tips everyone.

On my ride today I definitely realized details like position of their hands on the steering wheel and what the front wheels are doing are things I wasn't considering before.

I like flw's advice. I'm not shy about sounding the horn in intersections, esp. when somebody's waiting to make a left turn -- even if I think they see me. If they look annoyed I'll give a little "what can you do?" wave.

I think it's saved me at least twice: I'll see the tires starting to move and suddenly stop. Cagers tend to freeze when the hear a horn, even if they can't see where it's coming from.

But it's not a cure-all. Damn cell phones.

Be prepared for anything... just in case. I've only had a car do the left thing to me once and that was scary, even scarier was the gixxer that turned left in front of me & I had to swerve and brake to avoid him. Scariest: the car driving the wrong way down a street towards me one dark evening.

I put some SOLAS stickers on the front end of my bike and so far I've had less people turn left in front of me when I'm nearby. I'll prolly post some pics soon to show you my front and rear end set up and how I OD'd on visibility.