| While traveling in your vehicle in slow traffic here | | | | you the ability to react quickly if a situation |
| are a few things to do to avoid a self defense | | | | develops that requires an immediate reaction. You |
| situation. When stopping behind another vehicle, | | | | do not need to think about putting the vehicle into |
| make sure to leave enough space between your | | | | gear to make a move. The less you have to |
| vehicle and the vehicle in front of you so you can | | | | think about in a self defense situation the better |
| see the rear tires of the vehicle in front of you. | | | | you will react to it. |
| This leaves enough space for you to pull out of | | | | Be aware of motorcycles approaching from the |
| the line of traffic in situations where you may be | | | | rear if you are in the faster lanes. Many riders |
| threatened. It also allows you to yield to | | | | ride between the fastest and next to fastest lane |
| emergency vehicles, which is required by law in | | | | in slow traffic. There are two reasons for this. |
| most areas. | | | | They can get to their destination faster if they |
| If you are too close to the vehicle in front of you | | | | can keep moving. And most motorcycles are air |
| there is no way to maneuver your vehicle out of | | | | cooled. If the motorcycle is stopped for any |
| traffic if the situation requires it. This applies even | | | | length of time the engine could overheat and blow |
| on a freeway. In stop and go traffic there is the | | | | up the motor. Being aware of riders approaching |
| possibility of someone approaching your vehicle | | | | you allows you to move over a bit in your lane to |
| either from the side of the road, exiting from | | | | avoid the rider taking off your outside rear view |
| buildings, or from a vehicle near you. If there is | | | | mirror or hitting another part of your vehicle |
| not enough room for you to break free of traffic | | | | causing an accident. There is no doubt you would |
| you could be put in a dangerous situation. | | | | find yourself in a self defense situation if you |
| If your vehicle has a standard transmission, keep | | | | were to cause an accident with many motorcycle |
| the vehicle in gear instead of neutral when | | | | riders. |
| stopped at a stop light or stop sign. This allows | | | | |