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Originally Posted by Sanjuro
I've had some interesting moments on my bike, too. Here in the UK filtering between statioary lanes of traffic is pretty much accepted- I was doing that on the M40 into London (at perhaps 15mph tops) when White Van Man decided to try and jump his van acroos two lanes. I managed to miss him- then rode along the side of his van, banging on the side with an armoured glove. As I reached the front, the dirver was an enormous guy with a shaven head and biceps like my thighs-and he was cowering in his seat!
I guess body armour and a full-face helmet make me look a lot more intimidating than I really am...
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I've kicked big dents in a few car doors over the years (in my younger, angrier days), always following near misses.
Non-bikers seem to forget that in a low to medium speed accident the most likely result is that they'll end up stopped on or off the road, pretty much unharmed and upright in their stationary vehicle. A motorcyclist involved in the same sort of accident will, at the very least, be sliding down the road having holes torn in his or her clothing and skin. Or maybe stuck under the bike having a hot exhaust branding a permanent scar into them. Or hit something solid and be badly messed up or dead.