Originally Posted By: Cujet
The advent of the cell phone has, in my opinion, added significantly to the risk of motorcycling.
I will have to disagree and say that I haven't noticed a big difference in risk. The seating position of my bike really puts me in a position to see into the surrounding cars and be able to watch what they are doing. I still think that cars "not seeing" motorcycles on the road and especially at intersections is the biggest risk we face on a daily basis.
The most common thing I see people doing while using a cell phone behind the wheel is not going at green lights. They start texting or doing whatever at a red light and never look up again until the car behind them honks. I see this almost every day, at close to half of the stop lights I pass. I have even seen cars stopped at lights with no other vehicles behind them, missing two or more light cycles before they look up and realize the light had changed a few times.
The most common car vs motorcycle accident I see and the one that I was almost in myself, is the cars "not seeing" the motorcycle at intersections and pulling out, taking a left in front the bike, causing the motorcycle to hit the front fender area of the car.
The advent of the cell phone has, in my opinion, added significantly to the risk of motorcycling.
I will have to disagree and say that I haven't noticed a big difference in risk. The seating position of my bike really puts me in a position to see into the surrounding cars and be able to watch what they are doing. I still think that cars "not seeing" motorcycles on the road and especially at intersections is the biggest risk we face on a daily basis.
The most common thing I see people doing while using a cell phone behind the wheel is not going at green lights. They start texting or doing whatever at a red light and never look up again until the car behind them honks. I see this almost every day, at close to half of the stop lights I pass. I have even seen cars stopped at lights with no other vehicles behind them, missing two or more light cycles before they look up and realize the light had changed a few times.
The most common car vs motorcycle accident I see and the one that I was almost in myself, is the cars "not seeing" the motorcycle at intersections and pulling out, taking a left in front the bike, causing the motorcycle to hit the front fender area of the car.
