Motorcycle Riding Techniques
© 2002 - 2008, Raymond Wood

Road Riding Position

Straight road with no junctions

When traveling along a straight road with no junctions, keep near the crown of the road. This increases your distance from most hazards that are on your nearside and gives you:
1) A better chance of seeing the hazard earlier
2) More time to react in order to avoid the hazard

When approaching a rise in the road (where forward view is hidden / blind) then move away from the crown of the road in case some lunatic is coming in the oposite direction and is overtaking a vehicle on the other side of the crest because he/she will appear directly in your path!
  
     

Straight Road with Junctions:

We deviate from our normal road position when crossing the mouth of junctions so as to improve our view into (and down) the junction.

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