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frugalman

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today during my ride, i was going about 45-50 km/h on a residential street. Max of 40 km/h
An old lady in a civic started tail gating me.

How do I deal with this?? :happy2:
 
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i try to stay within the limit as well especially on residential streets and i don't do anything...i ignore them and will try to let them pass if they like by pulling over as far right as possible and wave them by with my left hand...
 
Look ahead and keep practicing on residential streets... Stay within your comfort zone.

Tail gaiting will be there, if you want to avoid it then pull over to the side to let them pass and then continue on...

Ride on!
 
I think you were going a lot slower than 40 if an "old lady" was tailgaiting you lol cause they tend to drive like 20 under the limit.

In all seriousness though, just keep doing what you're doing. Go at a pace you're comfortable with and just ignor it, they're not going to do anything anyways. If it really bothers you then just pull over like many people already said.
 
Being a noob myself I appreciate some of the advice here. Driving in a bike as a beginner is giving me humility and level of awareness about motorcycle riders, in general. It's hard being a confident driver in a car and then switchin over to become a rider and being scared :) So pulling over and waiving cars through when they tailgate me is different but certainly makes sense.
 
frugalman said:
today during my ride, i was going about 45-50 km/h on a residential street. Max of 40 km/h
An old lady in a civic started tail gating me.

How do I deal with this?? :happy2:
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First off you're probably going slower than what your speedometer is showing. Most bikes are off 10-15% off from the factory, add in the fact that most people are in a rush to get everywhere and you got a bike doing 35km/h and woman doing 50km/h or better getting ****** off.

Step one, strap in a gps onto that bad boy and see what speeds you are really doing.
step 2, go 10km/h faster than the posted speed limit (this doesnt apply everywhere obviously, if a school zone and speed limit is 40 and known for police speed traps 50km/h might not be the best idea)
On the highway on the other end go 20 over, or a bit quicker than traffic.
 
I always change lanes, or in your case pull over, to let them pass. I'm not speeding up because of some tail gater just to get a ticket from a cop up ahead, nor am I going to brake in an emergency and get rear-ended and go flying.

Other than that, keep pennies or golf balls in your pockets and toss them over your shoulder.
 
A lot of those "little old ladies" drive the same roads every day and develop an attitude that does not include following the speed limits. The moms around here drive their kids to school at 80 or 90 in a 40 limit every day. They know the roads and are in a hurry.
 
it is surprisingly different when being tailed gated on a bike compared to being in a car. you get scared that they will run over you if they aren't paying attention.
 
TiburonJA said:
I think you were going a lot slower than 40 if an "old lady" was tailgaiting you lol cause they tend to drive like 20 under the limit.
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I have found (in my experience at least) is that old people will pick a speed and stick with it. My late grandfather was bad for that, always did 70km/hr. In town, school zones, rural roads. I don't ever recall him taking any of the 400 series hwys, but I can't imagine he would speed up for that either
 
frugalman said:
it is surprisingly different when being tailed gated on a bike compared to being in a car. you get scared that they will run over you if they aren't paying attention.
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That's your problem right there. Don't get frightened; react as you would while in car. Unless you do stupid and reckless things while in your car, in which case you should reconsider your habits At the end of the day, you're another vehicle on the road, and how you react to other people simply tailgating you should be relatively reserved and calm, regardless of being on a bike or in a car. It's not a science, it's the same either way.
 
brake check...the smart way, use both front and rear brakes and slow down as if you are on a race track, smooth and fast, and start releasing as the car gets close and keep an eye in case the driver is not going to stop in time...requires some skill to do this, but for us riders who i ride with works evertime, the driver backs off always, sometimes even twice as normal or switches lanes, the driver can't get mad either because you do it so sneaky.lol but remember some drivers ARE tailgaters, thats how they drive, for those dik heads, i usually look back after at them, just to body language, i know you're on my ***, and im not cool with that. these drivers usually change lanes and go on their way then.
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