Adjusting mirrors..

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Nice post Pete, thanks for the input!

I think I just found my next little mini mod!

[KJohnson21]

Originally Posted by BlueTyke

As for the lights and stops... something that might ease your mind...
I would suggest watching them in the mirror. I stay in 1st gear (Clutch in) while stopped (and no one is behind me) just incase someone comes in to hot I can move. I also choose a lane position that would allow me an escape. Lane splitting in MD is illegal but I would rather a ticket if I was caught jumping up a car than being rearended. (So far I haven't had to test any of these techniques.)

If it is a long light and a car safely stops behind me I switch to neutral. Just so I can rest my hands.

Good tactics Sunny! Another step you might add is to pump the brakes on and off a few times when someone is approaching from behind. That way your brake light flashes on and off to catch their attention. I'm pretty sure I've seen it work a few times when the car behind me seemed to be coming too quick at first. Just make sure you're not holding your rear brake with your foot while you pump your front brake with your hand, after all there's only one brake light and if you have either brake on, the brake light is going to stay on solid, not flashing. (Also a good reason to have a brake light flasher.)

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Originally Posted by KJohnson21

Good tactics Sunny! Another step you might add is to pump the brakes on and off a few times when someone is approaching from behind. That way your brake light flashes on and off to catch their attention. I'm pretty sure I've seen it work a few times when the car behind me seemed to be coming too quick at first. Just make sure you're not holding your rear brake with your foot while you pump your front brake with your hand, after all there's only one brake light and if you have either brake on, the brake light is going to stay on solid, not flashing. (Also a good reason to have a brake light flasher.)

LOL! I do the same thing (my own personal brake light modulator ). When approaching a stop light/stop sign I'll normally lightly squeeze my brakes a few times to grab the attention of the driver behind me.
Came in handy last night. Riding on the access road I knew I was coming up on a stop sign to get into my neighborhood so I started to slow down, just as this car came in pretty hot and started tailgating me (I was only doing 5 under in preparation to slow down). I very lightly tapped my brakes about four times before the final stop (making sure the brake lights flashed) ... I think he got the picture. Pretty quickly he backed off and maintained good distance.