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Yeah I saw that this morning and thought of our Ride In group. LRC #1 is a pretty accurate description for Darrell.
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I feel I may resemble some traits of #4
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I’ll second that, lol
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(04-09-2021, 07:39 PM)azqkr Wrote: Lead rider should be right of center, the rest stagger from the lead rider.
https://bestrestproducts.com/wp-content/...-Pairs.pdf
Right of center (of the road) and left in the right lane. That is how we stagger in any group I will ride in.
I read most of that article (it is kinda long) and a lot of what he says about blind spots is true if the following distance is close. He does (correctly) note that we on motorcycles probably tend to follow anything too closely (me included), whether or not we are riding in a group. So that forms the basis for his point about other riders being in the blind spot of each other.
At the end it is all up to each other to exercise due care and attention, and not rely heavily on any other rider. That is why I typically follow a little father back than his article suggests, regardless of who I am following.
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I don't ever remember noticing the blind spot he describes from a staggered formation. And I pay very close attention to blind spots. But I'll look for it the next time I have a chance.
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(04-10-2021, 08:33 PM)runnerhiker Wrote: I don't ever remember noticing the blind spot he describes from a staggered formation. And I pay very close attention to blind spots. But I'll look for it the next time I have a chance.
If you are adequately spaced out there is none.
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