Local fatal accident, motorcycle rear ended...

at 69 don't think the van driver was texting ,But I would make him have his eyes checked ,

Yep, got to leave a escape route between you and the cage in front of you just in case of that. I also don't put it in neutral but instead always keep it in first gear with clutch pulled in. You just never know when it could happen.

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LIght up yer rear, it makes a difference

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I put the conversion kit on my LED tour pack, all three on the back are brakes plus two LED's down by the fender, and now I have two TS on the back on each side, one on the Tour Pack one lower..

YOu can't light up yer arse enough....

Don't matter how bright or how big you are. I was in my MAC Tools dealer I was stopped at a light. A MAC Tools truck is bright yellow and white at the back and I had a huge section of chromed diamond plating along the lower part of it. Guy hit me so hard it threw me back of my seat really hard. Guy said, I didn't see you. Could not freaking believe it.

Yeah but this was at night. Bike looks to be softail. Single center light. N
If he did not have brakes on then it's hard to see.

Those tombstone are damn near invisible




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Well wether night or day these people are preoccupied with other things. They need to pay attention of their surroundings. To many phones, texting, loud music, pretty girls for guys to look at and for some girls to
People just need to pay attention period.

You'll laugh at this one. A couple of years ago I'm sitting at a left turn light behind other cages while on my Springer with a car to my right stopped further up at the light also. I happen to look to my right and see this guy staring at my bike who is not stopping or slowing down. Well he slams into the car in front of him that was stopped at the light. Hit them really hard. Yea, the guy was not paying attention to his surroundings. He new a great looking bike and was day dreaming of probably being on a bike like that. If people would just pay attention:cussing:

Yeah happened to us, We were with another couple pulling up to a light
I heard screeching tires behind us, and in a second was on the throttle and running
the light, lucky it was in the next lane, two cars pounded.

Buddy was rear ended in daytona guy behind just let off the brake and hit him
at a light, nobody hurt lotta damage to the bike guy in the truck rode, and was all
upset, knowing my buddy that was hit I figured he went ballistic but he didn't.

Last year the owner of Diamond Cut Heads was at Bike Week, early
rear ended by a gal in a Navigator, didn't see them sitting at a red light.
Right
Killed his wife on the back...

JMO get as much light on the bike in the back as you can
I had a softail and put the Kuryakyn panacea with panacea
turn signals on, made into running and brake LED combo with flash.

Big difference between them and stock.

Sorry wont help, they will still get us cause they just don't pay attention.

I disagree to some extent, yeah if you have a texting drunk teenager in an SUV or anyone not paying attention you have a problem, but that problem existed anyway, the way brighter LED's flashing give you a better presence and may attract the attention of the driver.

Shidt happens but we can't simply say it's going to happen regardless, otherwise, why carry, you're gonna get robbed or mugged anyway so no reason to carry for defense..

A bright light is a defense, it might give you the edge...

Your biggest asset to keep from being rear ended is you. Don't sit directly behind a cage but give yourself an escape route but sit back to one side or the other depending on your best advantage, pay attention yourself, keep the bike in first gear. I've seen so many guys on bikes that pull directly behind the vehicle in front of them with their radio on full and there bouncing around like a pin ball machine. We here call it the Stevie Wonder style.

You gotta be on the defensive all the time, never let your guard down.

Yep you have to be aware
and you have to make them aware...