To clutch, or not to clutch...

[Bengt_Phorqs]

Back in the wonder years before cell phone I was the second car from the front of a five car rear end collision chain.  Seems like the culprit was a long haul trucker that was shaving in his cab.  And about 25 years ago on the highway by the old Dallas Cowboy stadium a gravel hauler failed to stop and completely drove over 4 or 5 cars at speed.  Killed about 6 people.  Keeping an eye on the rearview is a must when stopped.

[ambrose78]

However, if the cable should break while you're holding it in gear, you could get launched into the intersection or car in front of you.  Is this more or less likely than having someone rear end you?  (I've never had either happen in 29 years and 560,000 miles.)

I've had 2 cables snap on me but never at lights. Both times they snapped it was at the point of pulling the lever - never holding the lever. Probably as the force on the cable crimps will be highest when pulling the lever - rather than just holding the cable with load.

I generally hold the lever in gear if I'm at the front or rear of the traffic. In the middle will quite happily leave the bike in neutral.

[luxlogs]

Last year in Chicago a lady on a Harley was killed when some other lady rear ended her while doing her nails. Cops found the spilled nail polish on the drivers floor board.

At least she wasn't texting, thats my biggest fear while on a bike. Some 16 yr old valley girl in her Dads 500 SEL Mercedes with a iPhone.

Oh, lady with the nail polish, 2 years Probation.

Lady on the Harley, Dirt Nap.

Only gonna get worse now that you can twit and A$$book while driving your new BMW Cage.

[Barry]

Only gonna get worse now that you can twit and A$$book while driving your new BMW Cage.  

Just as well they don't allow Drivers to watch TV on the move ... on the other hand these stupid iDrive controls with an LCD panel in the new BMW's are nearly as bad.

[dav]

Only gonna get worse now that you can twit and A$$book while driving your new BMW Cage.

You can count on that, with all the gizmos that are out know for all the drivers to use/view/watch while driving what will be in cars in 10yrs time.