Comments on: Motorcycle Survival in 3 Seconds

By: Mike K

Mike K — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:08:05 +0000

Good idea when practical but, regarding the comments about trucks, here in the heat in Florida make your exposure to them as short as possible. Their damn, cheap retreaded tires are constantly shredding and letting fly with large pieces of tread that can weigh up to 40 or so pounds. At 70 mph they hit hard! I just stay well back until everything is clear beside and ahead of them and then go WOT to pass them as quickly as possible.

I wish AAA and the other safety nazi lobby outfits would get serious about having these retreads banned but they tell me the truckers unions fight them every time they try. Saving money on tires is more important than safety in political eyes I guess.

By: roy

roy — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:48:13 +0000

3 seconds bull do 3 seconds in fla at 70mph and there will be some dumb ass on a cell phone sliding in from the next lane to get 15 ft ahead of where he was before. try i-4 orlando some time do 3 seconds space and you will be going 30 ft foward 10 ft backwards. to readjust for the next 3 seconds space….theres book rideing and theres real life riding…the book sure its great/safe . real life with all the fools driving. 3 seconds ya right

By: Gord

Gord — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:11:35 +0000

Many of the bikers I see in rush-hour traffic don’t read sites like this one.
Never mind a 3 second rule. They are lucky if they leave 3 yards between themselves and the tractor trailer they are tailgating at 65 mph (105 kph).
If they did it to save gas by drafting maybe there is a cost benefit equation involved, however, it is usually simply to allow for “sling-shotting” past one trailer only to take up position 3 years behind the trailer in line ahead.

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:48:30 +0000

This can not be emphasized enough ! Just had an incident this past July. Oncoming motorcyclist was following the trike in front of him too closely. He grabbed his front brake and the bike dropped like a ton of bricks – of course. Blood was flying everywhere. It even hit my windshield, my tank, and my clothing.

It is so simple but soooooo important !!

Thanks for bringing it up again.

By: roy rodriguez

roy rodriguez — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:21:53 +0000

oh god not another safety thing