Originally Posted by
Biker395
Did you miss the part about the motorist blowing his horn at him? Unless that is some kind of wild coincidence, it's a pretty good indication he was seen.
It's an indication he was seen but, maybe,
seen too late.
The wild speculation is that the collision was deliberate.
Originally Posted by
Biker395
Read the thread again and tell me where I said he would have been better off doing something different.
You do so
here.
It's possible that "curb-hugging",
in this case, was less dangerous.
Originally Posted by
Biker395
I do agree that curb-hugging is dangerous, but homicidal maniacs aren't our only worry in the land of distracted drivers. That's a real risk.
I use the "control and release" method (moving into the lane enough so the motorist has to move left to pass, then moving to the right when they actually do pass). Although it hasn't happened often, I've had a few cases where the motorist, for whatever reason, didn't move over to pass and I had to bail out to the right.
OP: Did you have a rear view mirror? They come in very handy in instances like this. The "control and release" method requires it.
If the driver is distracted, they will hit you in the middle of the lane too.