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FJR probably saved my life
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<blockquote data-quote="mcatrophy" data-source="post: 1188348" data-attributes="member: 3187"><p>Back to the old mantra. Be prepared for the worst, expect the unexpected, always drive with an "out". In any sort of emergency, look where you want to go, even if you think it's beyond the capabilities of the bike. Practise sudden braking; squeezing rather than grabbing will earn you a few feet of stopping distance. If your ABS kicks in, you are already beyond your best deceleration. I try to use the ABS as a measure of how close to the limit I am, rather than rely on it totally (though that has inevitably happened).</p><p></p><p>It's predictable that 99% of car drivers <span style="color: #006400">[edit] that have any reaction [/edit]</span> will brake in any sort of emergency. It's a built-in, taught-from-the-start, reaction. Even in the back of a thinking driver's mind, explaining afterwards to an official (police or court) either "I accelerated to get out of the way, but I wasn't quick enough" or "I braked as hard as I could, but he still ran into me". Which sounds most likely to achieve leniency?</p><p></p><p>(And, what good would a normal car's "acceleration" do for you anyway?)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcatrophy, post: 1188348, member: 3187"] Back to the old mantra. Be prepared for the worst, expect the unexpected, always drive with an "out". In any sort of emergency, look where you want to go, even if you think it's beyond the capabilities of the bike. Practise sudden braking; squeezing rather than grabbing will earn you a few feet of stopping distance. If your ABS kicks in, you are already beyond your best deceleration. I try to use the ABS as a measure of how close to the limit I am, rather than rely on it totally (though that has inevitably happened). It's predictable that 99% of car drivers [COLOR=#006400][edit] that have any reaction [/edit][/COLOR] will brake in any sort of emergency. It's a built-in, taught-from-the-start, reaction. Even in the back of a thinking driver's mind, explaining afterwards to an official (police or court) either "I accelerated to get out of the way, but I wasn't quick enough" or "I braked as hard as I could, but he still ran into me". Which sounds most likely to achieve leniency? (And, what good would a normal car's "acceleration" do for you anyway?) [/QUOTE]
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