| One of the nice beautiful riding days last season, I | | | | cager would avoid any major obstacles on his/her |
| was cruising 30 feet behind a cage at 40 MPH or so, | | | | course, and you would notice it. |
| can't remember exactly anymore. I was riding at the | | | | Another aspect to consider is that if you were to |
| middle of the lane, so that my wheels would travel in | | | | ride on the right side of your lane, near the bank of |
| between those of the cage in front of me. | | | | the road, cagers waiting on intersections would |
| Everything was nice and quiet and I was minding my | | | | maybe assume that you are a slowly moving moped |
| own business. Then suddenly there was an object on | | | | or a scooter. Well I don't know if anyone really do |
| the road, perfectly placed at the exact middle of the | | | | ride on the right side, haven't seen it happening. Just |
| lane, waiting for my front tire to crunch over it. Cant | | | | a near-theoretical point to consider. |
| remember anymore what it was, a rock, piece of | | | | So what I like to do is to ride on the left side of my |
| wood or a piece of a cage. Somehow I managed to | | | | lane, near the painted markings. That way I can |
| steer aside and avoided running over it. | | | | better avoid obstacles on the road, try not to look |
| Immediately after, I started to think why this | | | | like a moped, and I have lots of space on both |
| situation had happened. I had made two mistakes, | | | | directions if I need to evade something. |
| riding too near the cage in front of me, and not riding | | | | When raining, these two tracks made by cage tires |
| at the same line that the cages left wheels were | | | | do fill with water, which isn't very comfortable. Then, |
| travelling. When a cage is in front of you, even when | | | | I simply ride at the middle of the lane and leave very |
| you have lots of braking space between you two, | | | | much distance to the cage in front, so that I can |
| you cant see ahead of the cage. If an object is | | | | brake or counter-steer an obstacle on the road |
| placed at the road, it will simply pop up on your field | | | | surface, if need arises. |
| of vision from under the cage. Too close, you have | | | | Also, very often the road surface is repaired with |
| no time to brake or counter-steer away from it. But | | | | new asphalt on the two lines that cage tires carve |
| if you ride at the same line that the cages left | | | | on the road. When raining, new asphalt is extremely |
| wheels are using, then you probably will have a | | | | slippery, it can honestly be like ice. |
| smooth surface ahead of you. After all, surely the | | | | |