Increasing speed at intersection

[Gremlin]

...but would not risk a hard breaking stop for one though.

I completely agree. I hate a breaking stop. Unnecessary costs you understand.

However, I do practise how hard I can safely brake, including wet conditions as hard braking is something I consider a valuable skill.

[Big Dog]

I completely agree. I hate a breaking stop. Unnecessary costs you understand.

However, I do practise how hard I can safely brake, including wet conditions as hard braking is something I consider a valuable skill.

+1


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[Berries]

I very much doubt they would increase the phase time of amber lights to allow motorcycles who could not stop in time in the wet to get through.

It would be quite odd to have traffic lights that only allow safe stopping in dry conditions for any road user. And they don't require hard braking. If you are that close that you are going to have to brake so hard that you fall off then you are too close to stop, and it should not need a quick twist of the throttle to get through.

For what it's worth the majority of Amber lights I strike in the wet I am able stop for but would not risk a hard breaking stop for one though.

That's the whole point of the amber light. You don't need to brake so hard you fall off, you are allowed to go through it but should stop if safe to do so.

[Scuba_Steve]

The opposite actually, I get it reduced if a truck is approaching on the side road, just to give them a little scare.

I likes the way you think That's my idea to fix red light runners; special truck lanes that sit supertrucks with bullbars which get the green as soon as the cross gets the red

[ducatilover]

It would be quite odd to have traffic lights that only allow safe stopping in dry conditions for any road user. And they don't require hard braking. If you are that close that you are going to have to brake so hard that you fall off then you are too close to stop, and it should not need a quick twist of the throttle to get through.


That's the whole point of the amber light. You don't need to brake so hard you fall off, you are allowed to go through it but should stop if safe to do so.

Oh no fucking way.

Cassina you flamboyant womble, how are you not aware of this? Or are you just desperately tring to justify your poor riding habits?

[bogan]

It would be quite odd to have traffic lights that only allow safe stopping in dry conditions for any road user. And they don't require hard braking. If you are that close that you are going to have to brake so hard that you fall off then you are too close to stop, and it should not need a quick twist of the throttle to get through.


That's the whole point of the amber light. You don't need to brake so hard you fall off, you are allowed to go through it but should stop if safe to do so.

I fell off stopping for a yellow once, but I was speeding, my bike had fuck all front end feel, and I hadn't practiced wet breaking

I think this conclusively proves something, but since it hasn't happened again I'm not sure what that might be

[Katman]

I personally would never practise hard braking on a wet road because I don't have the money to afford dropping the bike while practising like you do.

You just leave it to chance, do you?

[ducatilover]

I personally would never practise hard braking on a wet road because I don't have the money to afford dropping the bike while practising like you do. It may give you a false sense of security as there is no guarantee when you have to do a real emergency stop the road will not be more slippery than your practise stretch of road. Some of us and 2 others in this debate agree with me that risking a ticket is cheaper than risking dropping your bike and I did say I am able to stop for amber lights most of the time in the wet but I would never do it at the risk of dropping my bike.

I never practice emergency braking because I might drop my bike, so when I do emergency brake I definitely drop my bike? It's pretty piss easy to lock up the front in the wet, yes, but it's also just as easy to get teh wheel spinning again.
I used to enjoy practicing this on GN250s, because of the geometry they are very easy to lock in the wet, and easy to control. Fuckin horrid feeling 'till you get used to it.

Being better at recovering a front end slide is better than whatever the fuck your plan is

[bogan]

Fuckin horrid feeling 'till you get used to it.

What fucking feeling? Get more feels by cupping a snowmans tits through 8 pairs of mittens.

[bogan]

You take a far bigger risk riding on wet roads than dry no matter how good you claim you can brake in the wet. There will always be those on this site that claim riding on a wet road is no less safer than on a dry road and good luck to them if that's the way they think. They just need to respect the fact that others think differently.

Perhaps you should invest in a brolly and a bus pass dear...

The issue is not the difference between wet/dry, it is how the rider addresses such a difference, accelerating to get through yellows instead of stopping is a fucking retarded solution to this issue.

[ducatilover]

What fucking feeling? Get more feels by cupping a snowmans tits through 8 pairs of mittens.

Are you actually an engineer?

Perhaps you should invest in a brolly and a bus pass dear...

The issue is not the difference between wet/dry, it is how the rider addresses such a difference, accelerating to get through yellows instead of stopping is a fucking retarded solution to this issue.

Nah, according to Cassina, you don't need to know how to ride to ride. Or summat. Or practice kills?

[bogan]

Are you actually an engineer?



Nah, according to Cassina, you don't need to know how to ride to ride. Or summat. Or practice kills?

I prefer the term imagineer



Hmm, perhaps she was so busy talking rubbish she misheard the more adviceful advice of 'practice skills' so you aren't caught lacking when you need em.

[ducatilover]

I prefer the term imagineer



Hmm, perhaps she was so busy talking rubbish she misheard the more adviceful advice of 'practice skills' so you aren't caught lacking when you need em.

Oh, if Cassina is a woman, that explains everything. Probably used to slipping up on the freshly mopped kitchen floor.

[Gremlin]

Or summat. Or practice kills?

Practise breaks.

Apparently.

[sil3nt]

2 other posters as well as me think differently and if you read my post again I said I am able to stop in MOST cases at amber lights in the wet. Maybe you would think the idea is not so retarded if you lost it braking hard in the wet at the lights too.

Maybe you wouldn't be posting shit if you actually went out and discovered how hard you can actually brake in the wet. You might be surprised.