Yep Thom, I was just about to mention that it's often "the second bullet" that gets ya!

In other words, it's often that SECOND cager(behind the first one who's just made that left turn with adequate distance ahead of your approach) who you especially should prepare for(lay off the gas and maybe slightly tap that front brake lever with those two fingers o' yours and SLOW DOWN a bit) until you're absolutely sure that the second cager doesn't just assume that because the guy in front of him thought it was okay to proceed across your path that it was clear for him to do the same.

And, this is ESPECIALLY true if that first cager is drivin' a high-profile vehicle such as a SUV or truck, which often presents an additional factor that BOTH the second cager can not see through that high-profile vehicle to make sure his coast is ALSO clear before he too proceeds across your path, but ALSO YOU the rider, because YOUR sight is ALSO often blocked by that high-profile vehicle to see IF that next guy is lurking there and about to make you and your motorcycle his new "hood ornament" and/or "right-side door handle".


Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)