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Originally Posted by kach22i
Here is the deal in my area, if a vehicle doesn't occupy the full with of the road as in it's narrow like a motorcycle, larger vehicles tend to bully them over and even run them off the road - seen it several times.
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That's why motorcycle safety classes teach to occupy the side of the lane nearest to traffic.
When I'm traveling in a multilane highway, I ride closest to the vehicles in the lane next to me. Not only are they able to see me in their mirrors, and are more likely to watch where they are within their lane, but it provides a buffer that I can escape to should they begin to cross into my lane.
With oncoming traffic, I generally favor the inside line, and only move to the outside just before passing by.
If there's a string of oncoming cars, I favor the outside line to give everyone in the line maximum opportunity to see me.
All of these strategies can be applied while driving other vehicles, but hardly anyone thinks of such things. Most aren't engaged in the driving process, which is why they get hit by people running red lights when they could have avoided the accident had they simply looked.