What car drivers NEED to understand about motorcycles.

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This week on MCrider let's talk about how cars and motorcycles can better co-operate to help make the roads safer.

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[MCrider]

If you’re ever injured in a motorcycle accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can submit a claim in 8 clicks or less without having to leave your couch.

[meritholdingllc]

I have converted the "Punch Buggy" game into a "Bike Bump" game. My daughter and future driver is now always looking for motorcycles. Even if her motivation is the right to slug me in the arm, she's still being safe towards riders.

[neilshepherd]

Great vid. In my experience, a certain percentage of car drivers give only a cursory glance looking for large car-sized objects, before doing a maneuver in traffic. That cursory glance makes many motorcycle-sized vehicles neurologically invisible or insignificant. Being a motorcyclist made me a more courteous and aware car driver. Cheers.

[mdfrench]

I'm so glad you don't assume that since I have a phone and car I'm not checking Facebook on my commute... I'm to busy watching Mcrider rider on my commute for that.

[samanthagregoryurich]

I’m a new rider after driving a car for 43 years. I have always been pretty focused and careful when I drive a car but seeing things from the perspective of a motorcycle rider and developing rider habits has completely changed the way I drive.

[koolaidkitten]

I wish they would teach some of these things within driver education so they understand us better.

[billdonohue]

That’s the reason I don’t like the term “Biker”. I’m not a Biker, I ride motorcycles.😊 You’re exactly right, I’ve been asked if I was drunk the way I move from one side of my lane to the other. I’m putting distance between me and whatever I’m seeing that could be a hazard.

[tommeyer]

“Bringing more trouble on ourselves”… I see this every day.
The belief that people are trying to kill you is counterproductive and puts us in an adversarial relationship with every driver. There are aggressive riders and drivers, but they are generally in the minority. Sadly, distracted drivers are too common. You have to be a psychologist when you ride, and try to anticipate bad behavior. Riding is like online dating… you need to look for and see those clues and red flags *before* you get intimate 😅

[RollWithSoul]

There is an element of fear that riders can use to their advantage. Meaning that having some fear breeds caution and caution can save riders and/or drivers lives! Also, understanding one’s own “state of mind” before throwing your leg over the motorcycle, or getting behind the wheel can save lives! If a person is agitated, angry, impaired or emotionally disturbed for any reason, don’t attempt to operate a vehicle until completely fit to do so in my opinion. This video is absolutely invaluable and should be shown in all riding and driving schools! Awesome. 👏

[Magnarmis]

I go back in forth iny lane half the time because there are potholes bad enough to damage my bike up here.

[tiffinhappy]

Woman in pickup truck the other day stopped and then pulled out literally missing me by a few inches. I ran off road but got stopped. Daytime with my bright light on. I was going approximately 40mph. I asked her if she was on her phone and she said no. I rode off because further conversation would not have went well.

[YTisDumb]

If they're going to make generalizations about motorcyclists, then I should mention a few about motorists. They think motorcyclists are reckless because we are nimble and they are slow. They never see us, so we're already on the defensive in most instances. They are so detached and distracted from actual driving any sudden movements startles them like deer.

[davew]

My own mother. "Why are they always zooming around". My answer is, "They sense you may be a hazard, and they are trying to put distance between you and themselves".

[_______-]

Great advice, as always.

In the UK, the highway code makes provision for filtering through traffic (rules 88 & 160) but it's very much a "proceed with caution" / keep it slow thing.

[unionrdr]

Thanks for the good words. One must, weather a cager or biker, not only judge distance, but vehicle velocity as well. This equals reaction time! So, distance divided by velocity equals reaction time. And driver's training courses for cars don't teach folks to see a smaller silhouette of a bike & rider. I feel this should be part of the curriculum!

[ariesmarsexpress]

This a phenomenon that affects all minorities. Because there are so few riders in the U.S. relative to car drivers, the perception the general public has will be of the most heinous acts of that minority. In a way this is kind of built into our internal protection system. If one snake kills one person, it is far better to assume all snakes are poisonous and stay away from all of them when in reality only about 15% a venomous.

[robertchapman]

Be an ASSERTIVE rider. Not an aggressive rider.

[michaelc]

Excellent information and presentation...as usual.

[EdwardBenjamin-cc]

This video is crucial! Car drivers need to understand motorcycles for everyone's safety on the road.

[K_Unlimited]

I'm imagining the many truckers, car drivers, bus drivers and BMW drivers who are feverishly searching for "what to understand about motorcycles" and filtering by "motorcycle training" in the channel name.