03-04-13, 10:35 AM
(03-04-13, 10:24 AM)noggythenog link Wrote: [quote author=Buzz link=topic=7046.msg67038#msg67038 date=1364979988]
I never heard of that very sensible technique being called "Off-siding" before, thought it was just common sense, it's a learning day for me obviously...
This was my reference.
Often giving something a name like this can create a negative image when really it is using all of the road available to your advantage,just like popping out into the other lane to view the road ahead before commiting to an overtake,if somethings coming you just pop back in.
Some years back i did a 1 week blue lights driving course with the army,cheap focers wouldnt pay for the IAM :o ,i do remember us being encouraged to use as much of the road as possible & while we werent exactly offsiding,(mostly as we were in an 8 tonne truck) we would regularly cross the lines,if anything was coming it was easy to tighten the corner but doing the opposite & going in too shallow,especially with the weight, could fire you out onto the other side at the wrong point.
It makes perfect sense to me,only thing that slightly concerms me with being on a bike is cornering over the middle where the 2 sides meet due to the crap & markings etc.
Ok buzz so i only just noticed your link & it seems that off siding means something kinda different to what i was on about,another problem with fancy names,oh dear we'll all start ranting about nameology next :lol
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I will use as much of width the road as I feel necessary provided it's safe to do so. Generally I find if I can see 40 metres or so ahead it's enough distance for me to hang back from the car in front and have a peek if I'm looking to overtake or find out if the reason the traffic is slowing is an accident or a tractor etc.
I'd be a lot happier doing it in a car than on a bike, but given the extra heigh of the riding position of a bike, I don't feel that it would be needed often. Generally if I'm on the bike there are plenty of overtaking opportunities anyway, so missing one isn't really going to be an issue :lol
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