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It depends where you're riding and conditions of the road. You...or at least I try not to be too static about which lane position within which lane (ie. fast lane/middle/curb). When I'm on the hwy and if there are deer hazards, I try to position myself as close to the middle of the whole samebound direction as possible to get that extra response time in case a deer/wild life jumps out from the bushes or the middle (grassy/bush/ditch) median.
In the city, always the lane position where you're able to ride/shoot to the side of the vehicle infront of you so you don't get slam by vehicles from behind.
When I took my test the DMV official was wondering why I change lane positions so often. I explained that because I am on 2 wheels I need to avoid hazards (ie. bumps/rocks/gravel/sand/potholes/etc.). The DMV person didn't take that kindly and I felt they were assholes. One time, I was even stopped by a nice female RCMP in Richmond because I was changing lane position often as well. We had a nice chat and I think she just wanted to check out my bike and she said she rides too. Cagers do not realize why you change lane positions as they are on 4 wheels and it makes them unaware of those little 'bumps'. Just my experience!
Last edited by 4WheelsLESS; 08-06-2010 at 07:42 AM.
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