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MOVING PYLONS
Just wondering...
In your part of the world, what are the most common moving pylons?
What is a moving pylon, you ask?
Well, imagine you are riding along a country 2-laner, beautiful day, cruising along at 10 or 20 (or maybe more) over the speed limit, not a care in the world. You're passing the odd cager or RV that's cruising a bit slower, not an issue. Then for no reason there appears a string of vehicles in front of you, and now everyone is moving a few klicks below the speed limit. The gap between all vehicles has become dangerously close and It now feels like you're in a funeral parade or something similar. You pass one car, then another few when it's safe to do so, and gradually filter your way though to the front of the pack. Finally you pass the pylon that is holding everyone up and lo and behold, guess what kind of vehicle it is? Well. in this part of the world, it seems, more often than not, that it's either a Harley dweeb that has no clue that there's a string of vehicles behind him or a Can-Am Spyder 3 wheel POS. They have mirrors but use them only to refresh their make-up I think. Does this scenario reflect your experiences in your neck of the woods and why does this happen? Commence discussion.

gpsd? Welcome back! I tend not to ride in traffic but when that happens to me on the interstate it's generally a 4 wheel vehicle.

When touring I will usually just pull over and wait for a stream of traffic to simply go away. I'll drink some water, stretch the legs and hit the road 10 minutes later. And I'm happy to do it again if I catch up to them later. Overtaking vehicles in those situations is too risky IMO. Eventually some dickhead will pull out without bothering to look or indicate.

Sports bikes are the ones doing it over here. Always getting in the fuckin' way.

ME 109 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 31, 2018 5:45 am Sports bikes are the ones doing it over here. Always getting in the fuckin' way.

Ha, yep. I often get them blasting by me in the straights, only for them to end up with mirrors full of Airhead at the next set of twisties...

Airbear wrote: ↑Tue Jul 31, 2018 4:34 am When touring I will usually just pull over and wait for a stream of traffic to simply go away. I'll drink some water, stretch the legs and hit the road 10 minutes later. And I'm happy to do it again if I catch up to them later. Overtaking vehicles in those situations is too risky IMO. Eventually some dickhead will pull out without bothering to look or indicate.

Exactly that has happened to me at least once, but it was a long time ago. I ended up in the dirt on the other side of the road and was lucky enough that the road edge was shallow and the dirt was well compacted. Mildly disconcerting at overtaking speeds with trees close to the verge.
I saw the indicator come on but there was no head check at all.

I was out on the edge of the wrong side of the road yesterday. Had to avoid a car that pulled out from a tee intersection. I saw it coming, as I was obscured behind two vehicles in front of me. Both vehicles indicated they were turning at the T and I knew a car sitting waiting to turn out was going to move.
It was all good, I didn't reduce speed or even look back after getting through the intersection. Heart beat remained the same.

That's what I often do as well, it's a lot less stressful than trying to pass a whole string of vehicles, only to encounter yet another whole bunch of them. It doesn't work when the road is too busy though. Sometimes the roads are so busy here in Crowdorado, I turn around and go home rather than deal with all the bozos.

Airbear wrote: ↑Tue Jul 31, 2018 4:34 am When touring I will usually just pull over and wait for a stream of traffic to simply go away. I'll drink some water, stretch the legs and hit the road 10 minutes later. And I'm happy to do it again if I catch up to them later. Overtaking vehicles in those situations is too risky IMO. Eventually some dickhead will pull out without bothering to look or indicate.