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Old 08-04-11 | 06:26 AM
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Glad you mentioned that. I have had a few right hook incidents lately, not real close but I had noticed the increase in them. One was with a motorcycel sitting right by me and car from the right lane and others I seen coming. What I was doing wrong that I will immediately fix is I have been stopping at lights real close to the curbs so I dont extend my calf so far, I just put my foot down on the curb. When it is really hot my calfs tend to cramp up, I drink lots of water but it still happens. Before I just stayed in the tire trail like normal. Goodness it is so easy to screw up.

[QUOTE=tarwheel;13032483]I will take more of the lane when prudent for safety reasons, such as passing parked cars (where someone might door me) or riding through intersections (so someone won't right-hook me).

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