Rear Ended my biggest fear.

Mak10

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I had the fun experience of getting rear ended whilst driving on the interstate. Luckily I still need to swap tires on my bike so I was in my truck.
I have a fear -phobia of being rear ended on my bike.

I had a adjustable hitch in my receiver and it took all the impact. It probably totaled the car behind me. 523EEB49-1912-4DC2-B188-ECBD4F6767F1.jpeg
 
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Once upon a time, and likely still, being hit from behind was the #2 cause for motorcycle crashes; second only to cars turning left in front of the motorcycle.
 

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I've been rear ended twice on bikes over ~55 years of riding, fortunately with no injuries. I see far many more rear end collisions commuting now than ever and attribute it to cell phones.

I've learned to always either stop so I am behind the drivers mirror in front of me or far enough back to drop the clutch and come up next to the car in front of me.
 

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Pontiacs are my nemesis. While they are less common, I would bet that 50 percent of my "other driver" issues over the last 15 years were with Gran Ams, and 25 percent with Grand Prixs. I got a Grand Am as a rental once and it seemed to make me want to drive aggressively. A buddy had a Grand Prix and it had the same effect on his driving. He calmed down after he sold it.

I'm sure some of this is my imagination and unhealthy prejudice. . But not that much.

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I've been rear ended twice on bikes over ~55 years of riding, fortunately with no injuries. I see far many more rear end collisions commuting now than ever and attribute it to cell phones.
Agree, back in the late 70s / early 80s when the Hurt Report came out, rear ender accidents for motorcycles was not one of the major contributors, but that study was done in pre-cell phone days. Nowadays I see at least 3-5 rear end accidents a week on my 46 mile commute. I have the impression that a large majority of the at-fault drivers are younger people in small cars. Before cell phones became ubiquitous, I would see maybe one or two rear end accidents every other month or so.

I too suffered two minor rear end accidents on motorcycles, both cases were from stopped when the driver behind me got over-eager to go when the light changed. In the first case the guy was driving a small British sports car. I suffered no damage or injury on my Yamaha AT-125 Enduro, he just hit the tire, but his whole front bumper fell off! Second time was on my Yamaha XS750 and the woman who hit me took off when I pulled over and motioned for her to do the same. Didn't notice the damage until a couple of weeks later when riding two up and cars on the freeway were honking and pointing to the rear of my bike. Couldn't see it in the mirrors but when I turned around to look there was heavy smoke rolling off the rear wheel! Turns out my rear fender was dented in and making contact with the tire, but only when loaded two up.

I think I've either been lucky or avoided rear enders in traffic lately by lane splitting extensively.
 

WJBertrand

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My impression is that it is not tolerated by society. It's a ticketable offense, at least in California and I think most other states.
 

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On the East coast little is done about it. Every time I ride, I roll up on someone texting. They drive just like a drunk driver. You look in at them. Head down texting. Our news cast are full of people hurt or killed from distracted driving.
I just took my employer mandated Defensive Driving course today. There was a lot of statistical info presented. One that stuck in my head was that texting while driving is 10x more likely to result in an accident than talking on phone, smoking or eating while driving or even putting on makeup or shaving.


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Did I read somewhere that some state outlawed eating and driving? Sounds like something Kalifornia would do...
 

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….It's a ticketable offense, at least in California and I think most other states.
In Texas, it's illegal to TEXT while driving. Everything else is legal; navigation, talking, music, etc.... The problem is that if the driver is stopped, and denies that he was texting, you need a search warrant to look in the phone. So, realistically, the law is unenforceable. For such a law to be effective, it has to be all encompassing. It needs to be a hands free only law; which I believe is what CA has.
 

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About ten years ago. I had a friend towing me in a bucket truck with a chain. Everything was good. Then I saw him pick up his fone. The chain went slack and the damn snatching and yankin started immediately. I've seen grandma to grandson doing it everyday., In town in traffic. Texting isn't going to get any better anytime soon. On some stretches of road when it only my ass on the line. I have to admit. I've been guilty.
 
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