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<blockquote data-quote="painman" data-source="post: 759027" data-attributes="member: 1114"><p>As one rides on a race track there is usually pleanty of wide track space with pleanty of run-off with cushioned wall areas, no on-coming traffic, pleanty of visual line of sight through the turns, no rocks/gravel in the roadway and no forest rats or moose or other wildlife to collide with. The only real issues are staying on the track, staying upright and not running into your fellow racers.</p><p></p><p>On the road especially in tight winding turns that usually occur in mountainous terrain, we deal with very narrow road space, roads that lack maintainence that have bumps and or potholes, no run-off areas, no cushioned areas in case of a crash, on-coming traffic that can come into our lane, very little line of sight through the turns, rocks/gravel streawn across the roadway, forest rats, moose and assorted other wildlife, all resulting in no second chances if you make a mistake and if you do can result in distaster.</p><p></p><p>Seems like the main theme to the answer of this thread is look well enough ahead as one can, slow down and ride your own ride, and be safe doing it, and hopefully avoiding disaster. With the main objective to have fun but be able to ride home to your family at the end of the day. PM. &lt;&gt;&lt; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="painman, post: 759027, member: 1114"] As one rides on a race track there is usually pleanty of wide track space with pleanty of run-off with cushioned wall areas, no on-coming traffic, pleanty of visual line of sight through the turns, no rocks/gravel in the roadway and no forest rats or moose or other wildlife to collide with. The only real issues are staying on the track, staying upright and not running into your fellow racers. On the road especially in tight winding turns that usually occur in mountainous terrain, we deal with very narrow road space, roads that lack maintainence that have bumps and or potholes, no run-off areas, no cushioned areas in case of a crash, on-coming traffic that can come into our lane, very little line of sight through the turns, rocks/gravel streawn across the roadway, forest rats, moose and assorted other wildlife, all resulting in no second chances if you make a mistake and if you do can result in distaster. Seems like the main theme to the answer of this thread is look well enough ahead as one can, slow down and ride your own ride, and be safe doing it, and hopefully avoiding disaster. With the main objective to have fun but be able to ride home to your family at the end of the day. PM. <>< :D [/QUOTE]
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