Originally Posted by
corrado33
If they DO hit the car, you're probably going to get hit even if you ARE beside the car instead of behind it.
I see it once a week. Cars right next to me get hit and it has no effect on me, other than making me laugh. I used to run a video camera and have proof. Here is just one of them:
https://vimeo.com/album/2757727/video/67094914
And if they DO hit and break your bike, you get a new one.
You must live in Beverly Hills if every motorist out there can afford to buy you a new bike, or even has insurance in the first place. Or a current operators license. Unless you just love drama, why put yourself at extra risk?
I have a good friend who was stopped in traffic and a moving van slammed into the back of his SUBURBAN and ruined his neck so he can't work. He was a dentist and can no longer stand up and crane his neck downward all day. What chance do you have on a bike?