So I am out riding the other day. Perfect day for riding sunny, warm, and no wind. I am traveling down a 35 MPH road about to make a simple left turn. When a nice lady sitting at the T-Stop decides to pull out right in front of me blocking my path. [...]

So I am not sure if this is a trend in just Illinois or around the country. In the past year many traditional 4-way stop intersections using traditional stop signs are turning into 8-way stops. What I mean by that is instead of having just the usual 4 vehicle stop either a right [...]

So I recently had my first near miss for the 2008 riding season. I was out for a relaxing ride traveling the speed limit of 40 MPH down a two-lane highway. I then saw a car come flying up to a stop sign on a side road coming up on my right. [...]

So I am cruising through a parking lot the other day on my motorcycle. Out of the corner of my eye I see a lady yapping on her cell phone just getting into her car, and sure enough she starts her car up and then proceeds to back up right into my path.
Luckily, I [...]

I just wanted to get something off my chest about all of the none motorcyclist tailgators out there. If you hit a motorcyclist from behind because you are tailgating you are going to end up badly hurting or killing one of us.
Motorcycles have just as much right to the road as your automobile. [...]