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A Sydney rider who was dangerously tailgated for several minutes by a driver is livid that when she asked police for help, they failed her. That’s the response 61-year-old Sydney commuter Barbara received after she was dangerously tailgated for several minutes by a driver in a Mazda3. (Below of a short section of video of …
A new study has found that one of the most common motorcycle crashes is riders running into the rear end of vehicles in front because they follow too closely. The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute motorcycle crash study for Motorcycle Safety Foundation chose 100 volunteer riders to carry cameras so they could study their behaviour. They …
Almost every rider will have experienced a tailgater following way too close. Why does this happen? It’s probably for the same reason that drivers pull out in front of you – they just don’t seem to see motorcycles. There is something about the size of the bike that makes drivers perceive them as further away. …