What is the best way to be noticed by cagers?

[Katman]

Notice them first.

[oldrider]

Those flares that they use on fighter planes and helicopters in war zones would be handy!

They would surely catch most peoples attention popping off left, right and centre, then floating away in a cute arc leaving a smoky trail behind them!

Be great for discouraging tailgater's too!

Well the thought of it has got my attention anyway.

[CookMySock]

Those flares that they use on fighter planes and helicopters in war zones would be handy!

I got an insanely bright titanium flare on the front of my bike. It's called a High-intensity discharge headlamp. Its' 6000 kelvin flame sticks out like dogs nuts and looks like a freight train coming, LOL. NO ONE pulls out in front of it, unless they want to die.

It probably helps that I weave around like demented idiot, like I'm going to ram everyone, LOL.

Nah seriously I try not to be an asshole.. I call it "Offensive Riding" LOL.. much better than Defensive Driving.

Gee I should do training, and call it "The Offensive Driving Course."


Steve

[Mikkel]

FAIL.

[mowgli]

Those flares that they use on fighter planes and helicopters in war zones would be handy!

... what about this as a tail tidy?

The Flame Blaster consists of a small, 3-liter container of petroleum gas, which is typically mounted in the trunk of the vehicle, and nozzles fitted under the front doors of the vehicle. The electronic ignition system of the Flame Buster is activated by pushing a button (located near the foot pedals), resulting in three-meter long jets of burning liquid petroleum being thrown from both sides of the vehicle.

[FJRider]

I have found through past and bitter experience, that leaping off your motorcycle ... and flinging yourself across their bonnet, gains their attention ... fast.

This method has a greater effect ...the greater the speed you are travelling...

Sadly ... this method can be painful ...

[_STAIN_]

The answers as I see them.

2) Your average driver is conditioned to look for cars. Any thing bigger demands their attention, anything smaller escapes it.

This is one of the keys and has taken 6 pages to come up.

Cage drivers only identify with objects likely to hurt them, being another car or something bigger.
They look at something of a smaller size ( motorcycle ) it is not perceived as a threat like another car.

After you have ridden and experienced the venerability, you become more attentive to bikes.
Maybe this experience needs to be part of Driver license requirement.

Cage driver exception to this is the pedestrian, as sometimes they are one.
So they will look more consciously for them, being able to put themselves in their shoes...

[CookMySock]

I have found through past and bitter experience, that leaping off your motorcycle ... and flinging yourself across their bonnet, gains their attention ... fast.

One better than that, is ramming them in the drivers' door at high speed. This works really fucking well. They will never get that image out of their head.

Cage drivers only identify with objects likely to hurt them, being another car or something bigger. They look at something of a smaller size ( motorcycle ) it is not perceived as a threat like another car.

So ride like you are going ram everyone. Don't fuck around with them at all - ride straight at people.

Cagers need to realise, that if they pull out in front of bikers then they are going to die. Then shit will change, but not until.

Steve

[PrincessBandit]

Flourescent attack monsters painted on your helmet - like the toothy fierce looking things that used to get painted on the nose assembly of fighter planes. Or, bobbing flashing antennas that stick out from your helmet and back of your jacket?

Umm, custom made leather animal/ballerina/morris dancer costume?

I think I need to go make my coffee and start thinking sensibly again.

[The Pastor]

you cant make cagers see you, so ride as if they cant!

[jim.cox]

A fluoro vest

And a large white BMW with blue and yellow stickers

with extra red and blue lights and siren

might help (a liitle)

[Finn]

Stay at home. It does wonders for the re-sale price.

[EJK]

Blend in with the crowd.

Drive a car.

[slofox]

You might try carrying a shotgun across the front...and firing it off at odd intervals...

Or do what a loony mate of mine did once and mount a pair of home-made skyrocket launchers along the sides of his bike...now THAT got attention, especially at night...if you can find any skyrockets that is...