Came to say this. My friend saw it in his rearview mirror and was checking if it was me.
Looks like no a major injury to the motorcyclist. Nevertheless GWS.
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I did a round trip today from Mississauga to Welland through the 403-QEW-406 route. I took the HOV lane in the 403 and I had two frustrating episodes.
First was during the onwards journey, vehicles were moving at 120 but there was a pickup truck who came aggressively close behind me and started...
Haha.. sticking out the knee somehow came naturally to me. People back home thought I was weird doing it when it was windy. Wasn't expecting to hear it here again.
This is excellent. Thank you.
Yep. I got a windshield extender exactly for this purpose. It covers till above my eye line. I also tend to open up the visor and put it up at an angle that doesn't obstruct my vision and also deflects the rain from the top to an extent. 100% agree on other things. Thank you.
Follow-up...
Oh yea, there's one bicycle path painted right at the entrance of my home area. Really bugs me out. I try to be as upright as possible over it when it is wet.
Absolutely.
Question though: is it safer to go through a deeper patch or a shallow one?
My grandad warned me when I used to go on trips with him as a kid that when riding on highways and when it rains there's a thin layer of water that form between the road and tires which drastically reduces...
I went out for some bowling in Yorkdale and got caught in the downpour right after Dixon exit on way back to Mississauga. Only thing that got wet were my forearms. (One of the reasons why I ride a maxi-scooter- protection from rain.)
Interesting observation: cars slowed down; trucks didn't...
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