Originally Posted by
kingston
...I wouldn't be surprised if a left cross is the most common motorcycle accident. The obvious difference is that even in urban settings motorcycles are travelling much faster than bikes and have significantly increased stopping distances making these types of accidents harder for the rider to avoid.
I agree. I had a co-worker who rode a motorcycle die by getting hit by a vehicle hanging a left at a light. I've often thought that motorcyclists could probably benefit if they had white strobes mounted to the front of their motorcycles with a button on the bars they could activate when needed. The idea being that the strobe would come on automatically ( a 20 sec timed circuit ) whenever the horn is activated ( OR ) activated for about 20 sec with a secondary switch when no horn is needed. I don't ride a motorcycle but if I did I would very much desire something like that. Surprises me that someone else hasn't come up with that idea yet.