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Riding your motorcycle at dusk or dawn can create more hazards. It is not only about your motorcycle riding skills, but it is also how the environment presents itself. High traffic motorcycle riding is different than riding out in the boonies, treat it that way.
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I have so little trust for others on the road that I check both directions before turning onto a one way street.
Lol same
Good idea. You have to watch for drunks, robbers, bums, and salmon riders.
Yeeesss... I thought I was super paranoid doing this lol
True
@@stopglobalswarming hell yeah
I wish rush hour looked like that around here. Hell, I wish traffic in general was that light around here.
Agreed.
Come test your skills in downtown Houston at rush hour in a downpour.
exactly. This stuff would for sure count as light everyday traffic around here
haha, normal 10 min traffic? don't worry rush hour will push it to 1 hour and maybe toss in a pinch of accident.
It's Tucson, there's no such thing as traffic here.
I took my wife on her very first motorcycle ride yesterday. She was my passenger. When we stopped for lunch, she said, "You have to pay attention to so many things when riding on the streets, it's overwhelming." 😊
Holy shit. Finally a sensible motorcycle rider that actually takes his safety and the safety of others into account on UA-cam.
Never thought I would see this day.
Same all I see is some dumb ass dudes or girlies racing in the highway or freeway and r riding 100 mph that r doing wheelies I mean yes it’s cool 😎 but I’d rather have them be safe then do crazy stuff for content
Out of all the UA-cam moto-heads, you're the best one at emphasizing following distance and situational awareness. It's really nice to see this. Too many people get tunnel vision, either behind the bars, or behind the wheel.
My 2cents: If your space cushion is too big, it emboldens opposing/cross traffic to make their move
If someone comes in, I have time to make changes. I don't mind if people merge into my lane from the same path of travel. I just keep making more space.
@@DanDanTheFireman Love your work!!! Others (who I won't mention) got a little weird over time. Your vids always seem fresh.
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Bing. It isn't Rossi or Jeff Gordon going for the championship.
DanDanTheFireman in TX if you slow down the cager fuctards will just cut in front and try to clip youfor spite, then hit their brakes when they get to the car in front of you. They want to make you a tailgater too.
@@DanDanTheFireman Another issue you may have, esp here in SD California where I commute, are angry impatient drivers who think it's ok to pass you/lane filter in your lane. A couple days ago I had a driver who apparently likes to tailgate & when I maintained my space cushion, she became angry and passed me on my left, in my lane. I was riding in the #1 lane (far left) in the #3 position in my lane and of course this was in the middle of peak rush hour traffic (7:30AM) on Hwy 94 freeway. This isn't the 1st time this has happened either. Being in California, there are too many impatient & careless drivers on the roads. Anyway, just my 2 cents.
I wish I had your kind of rush hour traffic here in Houston
Quotidian Moto I don’t risk my commute, it’s too far and In the city
Houston rider here too. Ride like you’re invisible and do 10 over at all times. Anything else is a death sentence.
@Quotidian Moto Dude! I just got a job on Nasa Rd and I live north in Spring! Thankfully its mostly remote and I only have to commute on Fridays but its 48 miles 1 way! What a crazy ride.
Learning in Houston is like trial by fire
@@Jeremiahking101 don’t know if this is real, but I happy for u
I can honestly and proudlu say, I have mastered rush-hour riding (safely). In NYC, it is always rush hour, with plenty of Id-jets surrounding you. Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens are the worst. And rush-hour highways , parkways and expressways are just as bad. These folks will kill you if you let them. Then run. Great job on the teaching Dan. Keep doing what you do. 2020 Indian Scout bobber with mods. Perfect cruser for NYC streets.
"I'm kinda protected by,oh hey theres a dog!"
came here to comment this xD
My NYC rush hour makes your rush hour look like the Nurburgring. Thank you for the advice and safe ride to all!
One thing I would recommend, is to stay in gear when you're stopped at a traffic light. When you're in neutral, you can't quickly move if someone is about to hit you from behind.
Hi city dweller, absolutely right. should never ever change to neutral at any intersection.
I agree strongly but once someone's stopped behind me then I'll pop it into neutral as I will have a bit more protection from the back
@@clivequbik most likely you won’t be able to react on time either way
@@timer42s_83 dude come on, get real, even a tenth of a second could matter!
wouldnt that wear your clutch incredibly quick? Like i come from cars and we are adviced to not even rest our left foot on the clutch to avoid unncesary wear
I just got my motorcycle license last week and will be getting a bike next semester. Thanks for your videos. I've been watching them religiously for a few months.
Dan these videos are just perfect, thank you for taking the time to ride and say all these things at the same time, this is what people need to see and hear.
Dan, one thing I also practice automatically everytime when coming to a stop at the intersection is watching the person behind me, like you said, but I also flicker my brake light. And if Im already stopped and there is a vehicle approaching behind then I flick my brake lights until Im confident Ive been acknowledged. Just a quick little 1,2,3. Sometimes 123,123,123,123! Lol. And, of course, offset in traffic, as you said. 🤙
I watch Dan a lot when I need to check myself
Really enjoying your instructional and educational videos. They provide a greater perspective of how to be a safer rider.
Thank you for this video. I’m a new rider and I live in a heavy traffic area. I’m really nervous about riding in traffic, but your video taught me a lot. Especially when it comes to lane positioning. Thank you for what you do and posting these great videos.
Thx for all u do to help us become better riders and for also making the ride much more enjoyable
Got to say. Love this video. I like the live pointer. Reading traffic for me is therapeutic. Well done my friend. Ride safe.
Keep these types of videos coming. Really like the awareness and teaching us different things. Like lane position and what to look for. Thanks!!!
Only started this yr near end of season for me. I hope to be riding all summer to work tho hahs
Thanks. I never thought to consider that while I'm sitting waiting at a junction or intersection, staring at a cool car, the other drivers all around me are probably doing the same thing (being distracted). Also never thought to use sitting right next to cars as a type of safety cushion. I do always say "blindspot blindspot blindspot" when I'm sitting in a car's blindspot in my next lane. These ride along videos are so helpful.
Awesome video! It's great just to hear your thinking while riding for lane position and safety. Would love to see more of this.
Thank you for all that you do. Safety is top priority for me when I ride
Your rush hour traffic is very peaceful.. beautiful view btw.
Perfect timing. Great video to get my brain back in the game as my riding season is about to start.
Thank you for the video. Extremely helpful great job! Keep up the great work.
Great video. A lot of very useful pointers. I enjoyed your content. Thank you!😊
Awesome to see someone explaining motorcycle riding in my hometown!
9:32 keeping an eye out for possible hazards an- Hey! A dog 🐶 😊. So damn wholesome 😂
Supee interesting as usual. Thank you DanDan!!
What a lad for making these videos for new riders
This is super important to watch and learn. I liked it to keep track of this video and watch it tomorrow
Priceless vid. Thanks a million Dan.
Heya Dan, good vid on a ride-a-long with threat assessment. You've made some good points in here. I have finally made my bike purchase and have been on the road for about four days now since monday. And one thing I noticed while driving in heavy traffic was a situation that came up and was similar to some of the stuff you talk about. Now before I write about that I'd like to say that one of the first rules that I employ on the road regardless of riding or driving is to give permission to other drivers to do whatever silly thing it is that they want to do. Even if that thing isn't in my best interests, or if it may be dangerous for me. This allows me to keep calm on the road. Because I can't get made at someone for doing a thing I just granted them permission to do.
Moving on, as I was approaching a red light, again in relatively heavy traffic, I noticed that where I was stopping was next to a left hand turn lane. And I was just at the first available entry point for this lane as the median blocked access up to that point. As a professional driver I've noticed on multiple occasions car drivers get frustrated if the vehicle in front of them hasn't given them enough room to enter this lane either due to leaving a space cushion, or due to their lane position. So what I chose to do was to swerve over the lane position 3 to give the car behind me room to maneuver around me and into the left turn lane if they so choose. While the vehicle behind me wasn't interested in turning at that particular intersection it seems to me that by making that lane position change that I cut off a potential source of frustration for the driver of a vehicle that is a few thousand pounds heavier than the 270 pounds that my bike weighs in.
I'd like to also add this helpful tip on how we can better assess our frame of mind while we are riding. If you find yourself saying something akin to "No! Don't do it" to the other road occupants more than perhaps once or twice in an hour, then perhaps it's a good idea to take some time off the bike to get our heads right. For me, I take it as a warning that I'm starting to get a little grumpy. And for me that can be indication that a migraine is starting up. So it's a good idea for me to be off the road for a while if that does start to happen. However for everyone out there it's never a good idea to ride while angry, or even just a little grumpy. It's at times like this that we start to make bad decisions. We start to ride more aggressively. Here in California it is neither legal or illegal for bike to lane filter(lane splitting). But when we ride mad, it is much more likely that not only will we lane filter, but that we will do so far too aggressively for it to be done safely.
Anyways, thanks for the videos DDFM. I always enjoy watching and hearing what you have to say on this topic. Ciao for now, and I hope your days treats you well.
Great video - thanks!
One habit I have gotten into is flashing my brake light when decelerating (rolling off the throttle)- just a couple taps on the front brake lever, not enough to actually brake, but enough to light the brake light to let cars following me that I am slowing down.
Thanks Dan.
Love these ride along ones
These videos are extremely helpful, thank you
Pretty good video, congrats Dan! I am from Brazil and love motorcycle but I don't have mine yet... So I started to learning with your videos! Thanks a lot! Take care!
lot of info to take in man thanks alot good job
I think you leave too much gap in front of you, folks will be tempted to jump in there and put hazard on you- remember tail end Charlie! Tighten it up so you are perceived as part of that traffic group you are following - my take :)
That's definitely one way of doing it. I choose to keep that Gap so I have room. If somebody decides to get between me and the car that I'm following then I just keep increasing my Gap. To me it's always easier to add more space. When you are in a group ride though it is best to keep it tight for that reason.
I think what helps with awareness is if someone has done any commercial vehicle work then they are used to being more aware atleast in my case it is taking my basic class next weekend hopefully I pass
Your position when leaving the parking lot was perfect. You shouldn't go more to the right, like you indicated "you could also do". That way you would invite cars to take position on your left, blocking your vision. It's always best to take up as much space as possible in those situations so no one can block your line of sight.
I really like the ride-along videos!
In sweden we stay right to help flow of trafic. He also passes the stopping line. Might get license revoked for that.
very nice video! Astonishing!
What Dan showed is like light Saturday morning traffic for me. Where I live, I don't ever ride in Monday to Friday rush hour traffic.
Im a truck driver, and i have taken the "Smith driver training course" about 6 times over the last 10 years. It would be awesome if they would make a course for motorcyclists, because its about accident mitigation, and defensive driving. It teaches all the things your talking about. Ive been driving a semi for 13 years, zero accidents. 98% of accidents are preventable. Most motorcycle accidents are caused by the motorcycle rider, or were 100% preventable.
Good vid...timing of video and commentary is really good for beginners dude. Keep it up good man.
Hello from Mesa, I'll be getting my first bike very soon, and I'm learning a ton from your videos.
Rush hour in Tucson is just long waits at the traffic light.
Great vid! Just got a bike, so I appreciate the talk through of what obstacles you're looking for and how you present yourself to potential threats. I favor defensive driving like you do, so those were great tips! I'm in Tucson also, do even better! You got yourself a new sub.
Really glad to hear you mention using cars for visibility in specific situations. My commute has an uphill gradual left turn and there's a road coming in from the right, right at the apex of the turn. Those people can't see cars coming from their left, much less a bike. They have to nose out to see anything. It's the only place I regularly get as close to the car in front of me as I can. Because I know if the car coming into my road from the right sees that car in front of me, they have a better chance of seeing me right behind than if I'm 2 seconds or more behind. They definitely won't see me back there.
Thank you. I really like these real time educational videos.
I have referred several friends to your channel.
Dude! Thank you so much for the support!
Thank you for your videos, I watch them and go out and apply them in my rides. You've definitely made me a better rider! Oh yeah, I'm in Tucson also!
I am a city bus driver and a fellow rider and I would have to say that you demonstrated the Smith System very well in this video. Wealth of information that will save your life.
I'm also in Tucson. Maybe it's my imagination but it seems like in the last couple of years people haven't gotten more careless here. I've been in vehicles and had people try to merge into my lane! On the motorcycle I think I worry about left hand turners first, people crossing the road second and people merging into me third. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for the video. Very informative
Such helpful content!! Thanks
Thanks for this
watching this makes me a little more comfortable riding to work again, there's been quite a few moto accidents in Tuc these past few months
Thanks for the pointers
I’m in Southern AZ as well this is super helpful since I’m about to start riding again.
nice video. I wish rush hour in Atlanta was like this
Thanks for the tour, it really taught some good precepts to urban riding. Man, Arizona ppl are so well behaved, reminds me of riding in Houston in the 70’s. Shalom!
yes, watch out for that gravel, I had to learn the hard way about that gravel! great tips!
Excellent
I never thought about wiggling around a bit to present myself. It's a good idea.
absolutely unrelated to the ride aspect, I'm always amazed how grungy the streets are in the USA. Overgrown sidewalks and grubby empty lots. Thanks for the video. Good stuff.
Excellent real life video! MSF Coach myself.
Need more vids like this!👌🏻👍🏻
You are racking up major Karma points! Let’s hope riders appreciate your effort and time.
Wow! I thought Michigan roads are bad! Nice video! Keep up the good videos and information.
I really love your indian ftr 1200. I'm definitely gonna get myself one of those! I find it poetically beautiful!
Great 👍 scenario video man
Great stuff! Thanks
Those roads are terrible. Stay safe, have fun!
this is amazing
I'm fairly new to your channel, but I love how you talk through all this stuff because it's the same stuff I tell myself when I'm riding. Is that guy going to pull out, does he see me, if he pulls out where do I go, etc. Very cool to see a video of you saying what I think when riding. I do tend to tuck up to some vehicles for protection through traffic like that thinking if they don't see me it's ok, they won't turn into that truck or whatever I've tucked up behind or next to. Obviously you have to be super careful, know how to stop and know when to stop faster than the vehicle you've tucked up to. If you can't see beyond the vehicle, don't tuck up to it, but I do try to use vehicles as shields sometimes, as the conditions dictate. Also, Tucson traffic is child's play compared to Seattle/Bellevue (WA) traffic, the major difference being the size and complication of your intersections.
Best you tuber ever, hey man you should frame the screen with the warning colour that needs to be use in the moment,
Mostly very carefully and big gap between the cars and do speed limit! I do have brake flasher hook up And I drive with my high beams on some times! DDFM
New rider friendly 👌🏾
I wish rush hour looked like that here in Rome. Seriously, this is nothing aahahah
Thank you for this video, as usual.
Come to India
Listening to you talk while riding through the traffic makes me realize how much we process. Ahhh
1 min into video. Subbed after reading first paragraph of your bio.
I wish rush hour traffic looks like that in Washington DC. LOL
I know right? I'd take that over DC traffic any day!
Hey hey ! I saw a great tip from another youtuber mcrider going through an instersection do the side to side to show any cars possibly turning to show that your coming through
when you are at an intersection you should also have your clutch in and be ready in-gear
Cool beans bro! I like the constant situational awareness👍🏽🏍 Although I wish SoCal rush hour was that light. At least here we can filter. Adam Waheed at Motorcyclist is the all time best at filtering💯
Its weird that in the usa you can wear no helmet in some states, but you cant laine split except if you are California.
Alittle weird
Infantlight Gaming - Well, consider this. I live in Rhode Island, the smallest state, located in the northeast surrounded by Massachusetts and Connecticut. In Rhode Island, you are required to pass the Motorcycle Safety Course in order to get a permit, then, after 30 days, you can get the motorcycle license. However, there’s no helmet requirement. On the other hand, Massachusetts requires a helmet, but you can get the motorcycle license at any point, as long as you have a car license.
They are trying to get it passed here in VA
Lane splitting. or filtering here in UK. Is a must one thing you don't want on a motorcycle is being crushed whilst sitting in traffic. Also a few bikers make the mistake of sitting behind a van or lorrie< not sure what you call these over the pond but anyway sitting out of site of there mirrors
@@kidmosey to be fair dude you do see some bikers filtering or lane splitting to swift or stupid swift. but with that said you may see a biker passing close but he knows exactly how wide his bike is. But we don't like cars ect passing close for good reason as you see to meny missjudge the width of there car ect this is getting more often in the uk and seems to be increasing. I don't ride on strong windy days as I've been blown into incoming traffic a small gust doesn't effect a bigger bike much at all. I wouldn't recommend riding a 125 or 250 in strong winds ive been riding down a bypass on a 125 in strong winds leaning left into the wind same road i got blown into incoming traffic i managed to get out of it just it required weight transfer on the left foot peg and through the handle bars effectively like you was taking a swift left hand turn to overcome the centrifugal force plus a strong side wind
i wish i had your rush hour, such a nice ride... this kind of traffic is similar to a sunday morning in my city.
The only one not looking at the fire-truck, is the fire-man 😁👍
Dandan thank you for this informative video.
I learned a few things from it.
I live in New York City.
I ride a 1200 BMW.
Would love to see a video of how to ride in New York City traffic.
Much appreciated brother.
Drive safe look twice.
I think you meant ramora, not lamprey. But I knew what you meant. Great video - good to hear your thoughts!
Great! I find great value in these ride along videos, DDFM. Keep ‘em coming!
Re: being tardy. When I was teaching my sons to drive, I gave them each a tiny troll figure, the ugliest ones I could find. I mounted them on the dashboard and told them “Your troll has a name, ICKY. ICKY stands for Impatience Can Kill You. Remember that there is no appointment or rendezvous that is worth your life to keep. Better to arrive late and safe than rush and be dead.”
See you on the road and keep up the great work!
I really enjoy your ch. What about using your turn signal 100ft before changing lanes? And stopping before the stop sign limit line? Avoid moving violations,
Very good.. Your mind needs to constantly be scanning for danger. One thing you didn't mention is you want to be constantly aware of who is in YOUR blind spot and don't allow that, so that if you need to make fast maneuver, you are not going to crash into someone next to you.
In addition you should practice emergency braking and evasive counter steering in a safe parking lot to keep your skills sharp.
Tuscon is so pretty. Some days I miss living there.
we gotta commute together man! Stay safe in the Dirty T!
great info for new riders they all need to watch your videos,lol
"present myself" I like that. Been using it self-taught for year, but never called it that. I have whitish LED low on my forks and the typical yellowish stock headlights. I think the contrasting colors help me be seen. Given my low lights mounted to the forks, I'm able to "present myself' by merely twitching the bars when I think there's an oncoming left-turner that might not see me. I like your vids. Good affirmation of things I do while riding.
I like shining a painful spot beam helmet light in their face till they put down the phone