Question on motorcycle positioning in town
Discussion
Hi everyone,
Can anyone offer advice or views on the following? Views from a police Class 1/bike cop would be especially welcome.
You're riding along a gentle right-hand bend in town, say in a 30 limit. You can see a junction ahead on the nearside. You can see into the entrance of the junction, which is currently empty of vehicles. In what position would you ride?
Position 1 obviously seems too far towards the nearside for town riding, encouraging other vehicles to overtake. Position 2 gives you more view ahead, but lets say you can see well into the distance even in position 5. Position 3 splits the difference. Positions 4 and 5 give you increasing view into the junction, but you can already see it's empty.
Advice I've heard is position 2, because you know the junction's currently clear so don't need the view into it. I personally prefer this, because it also allows me to move to position 4 or 5 (depending on oncoming traffic) if a car appears at the junction. If a vehicle appears, I feel the lateral movement helps the driver see me as much as my new position. However, more recent advice was to always position towards the centreline for nearside junctions, in order to see and be seen.
Thoughts ... ?
Can anyone offer advice or views on the following? Views from a police Class 1/bike cop would be especially welcome.
You're riding along a gentle right-hand bend in town, say in a 30 limit. You can see a junction ahead on the nearside. You can see into the entrance of the junction, which is currently empty of vehicles. In what position would you ride?
Position 1 obviously seems too far towards the nearside for town riding, encouraging other vehicles to overtake. Position 2 gives you more view ahead, but lets say you can see well into the distance even in position 5. Position 3 splits the difference. Positions 4 and 5 give you increasing view into the junction, but you can already see it's empty.
Advice I've heard is position 2, because you know the junction's currently clear so don't need the view into it. I personally prefer this, because it also allows me to move to position 4 or 5 (depending on oncoming traffic) if a car appears at the junction. If a vehicle appears, I feel the lateral movement helps the driver see me as much as my new position. However, more recent advice was to always position towards the centreline for nearside junctions, in order to see and be seen.
Thoughts ... ?
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