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Originally Posted by Shreddy
This is the problem...I am a rider, I prefer to ride the left rut. I ride a street bike so pegs aren't usually an issue. However, there are a handful of Harley riders who think they own the road with their pegs and feet extended OVER the center line. Foolish IMO. All I can say is stay cognizant of the factors around you and whether you're in a car or on a bike, try to ride on the defensive side.
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The safest way to ride is to move back and forth in your lane to maximize sight lines and conspicuity. If you are approaching a corner than bends to the left, you should be on the right side of your lane. If you are approaching a corner that bends to the right, you should be closer to the yellow line.
Do this so that you can see as far around the corner as possible. This gives you the most time to react to things ahead of you and gives people ahead of you the most time to react to you.
This technique also puts you in the correct place (wide, like a "race line") to start a corner, but the difference between this line ("street line") and a "race line" being that you stay wide on a street line until you can see the corner exit, then apex (usually a late apex).
I use the same technique in my little commuter car, but obviously I can't move from side to side as much due to the width of the car. Can't do it while towing my boat though, trailer is too wide...
I don't operate my car or bike with any part of me or my vehicle over the center line unless I am overtaking. I can't fathom why anyone would ever do that, but I see it all the time. It's so incredibly dangerous. Why anyone would ever put themselves in a perfect position for a head-on collision is beyond me.