Something I very rarely do is put my bike in neutral at red lights. I might if there's no-one to the rear. But once they're within 100 meters or so, clunk it in first and keep an eye for people not keeping an eye on me. When I started riding my buddy with a few more years experience said "just pretend everyones trying to kill you, and plan for that." its served me well. Ride your own ride if you're out with buddies and they're riding too fast for you, dont push the skills you dont have yet, you'll see them at the next red or gas stop. When we're riding with coworkers we put the newb upfront and say ride at whatever pace you're comfy with, dont try to impress anyone.

Been riding for 15 years. It’s always nice to hear the basics from time to time as a refresher. Been a long time viewer, since the days of your R6. Keep it up! 🎉

Just started watching The bad part about #1 drivers see the gap and most times they speed up to pass you and go around you, you don’t want cars to go around you to get in front of you, they did this all the time when I was on my smaller e moto. We want cars to notice us all times and to respect our presence on the road and my experience this is more important than worrying about what could possibly be in the middle of the road

There are reasons to appreciate such unplanned delays. YES they do happen for a reason. I am a long haul trucker, and have been one for last 30 years. Some years ago in Nebraska I pulled into a Truckstop to quickly use the restroom and snacks and a drink then get going. On the way out of the parking lot this flatbed driver pulled out in front of me because he HAD to be in a bigger hurry than me. Suffice it to say I verbally expressed my frustrations for the 20 second delay. Going down the freeway about 15 minutes later, I got in a dust storm so bad I couldn’t see the front of my Volvo 770’s hood. So from 65mph I started to slow down and feel for the rumble strip as nobody could see where we were going. I thought I saw a brake light come on so I decided to stop. I got on the CB and started to broadcast what was going on and that I was stopped on the shoulder with everyone else. About 5 minutes go by and after several repeats a driver said God must have been watching over me. I said I agreed and wondered what prompted his comment. He said he had a police scanner and the officer that walked by called out my truck number….as not being involved. “In what?” I asked. He said I wasn’t going to believe it but relayed their report accordingly. He said the brake light flash I saw when I stopped, was that car in front rear ending a vehicle in front of him, 3 people dead. The vehicle BEHIND my bumper was rear ended from behind me when he stopped. Rear ended by a U-haul truck, the vehicle behind me 2 fatalities. I was pinned between 2 car wrecks and 5 fatalities…that occurred about 15-20 seconds in front of of me and about 10 seconds after I stopped. HAD I NOT BEEN DELAYED BY THAT FLATBED in the parking lot for those 20 or so seconds, or waited a few seconds longer to leave the store, I could have caused one or both accidents. I can’t say how many delays I had over the years by a few seconds here and there only to come on an accident that just happened seconds earlier that had I not been delayed those few seconds I would have been involved. So remember, those delays happen for a reason, we might not always know why, but try to be grateful when they do. Not easy these days, but we gotta try anyway huh?

Kudos for the editing. The HUD effects were pretty neat!

The amount of people running red lights where I live is unbelievable. People blatantly ignore red lights so often it's worth waiting a extra few seconds after the light turns green before moving on. Throw in the people who always go near lane to far lane while making a left turn and you have yourself and old fashioned clusterfuck.

Constantly evaluating your situation. Identifying potential issues, and then dismissing them just as quickly when past. Finding escape paths incase X or Y happens. The focus needed to ride safely (or more accurately, safer) does take a higher mental capacity, but in a good way! Probably another reason why riding a motorcycle is a great mental health activity in that it helps you sort of forget about the other stresses of the world while you focus on the ride, and give your brain a little reset. Thank you, motorcycles!

Years ago I began looking at the stopped cars front wheel approaching intersections. You will see the wheel begin to turn before you see the cars body move. Every second counts if they pull out.

I always avoid being in blind spots, or even being beside cars/trucks at all, if I can avoid it. The only thing is that especially guys in bro-dozers seem to think you want to race them, when all I am trying to do is create some space between me and other traffic, and there a a LOT of bro-dozers where I live.

Pass the cars, don't ride next to them if you can avoid it.

Avoid that blind spot from cars, watch open lanes for people sliding over left/right, skip neutral at traffic lights unless there's already 3+ Cars standing still behind you and avoid manhole covers and white stripes (especially when wet) like the plague. And don't be scared to use the oomph your bike has to get into a better position with more space around your bike. These tips made the biggest difference for me when learning to ride and getting my bike license.

What a great video. Good animation, keep doing that.

Your videos are excellent, entertaining and informative. This one is no different. I've been riding for almost 30 years now and have never had a serious incident and never had an incident I didn't cause myself. I was very fortunate back in the 90s when I was young and dumb, that I took a motorcycle safety course with an excellent instructor who hammered these points home. I'd like to add that when I am at a red light and NOT in front, I plan my escape route. EVERY time. I may pull to the left or to the right and watch my mirrors for the traffic behind me. Getting rear ended and crushed in between vehicles is life changing if not fatal. I saw a motorcycle COP get killed this way a few years ago. Tragic. I'll ram my bike and myself in between vehicles in front of me in order to avoid getting rear ended and crushed. I don't stop watching behind me until there's at least three or four vehicles back there or the light turns green and we're moving. NEVER. If I ever feel there's a situation or area that I am going where I can't mitigate the danger due to extreme traffic or construction or whatever, I DO NOT GO!!!! Go around. Even if it takes you a full day. Your life is not worth the risk! I ride all the time like I'm invisible. ALL THE TIME. I started riding when I was very young. I was very lucky on multiple occasions. These days, I encourage young people to get a few years of driving a four wheel vehicle under their belt before they ever decide to take on a motorcycle. You learn how people drive, how to predict what other drivers are going to do, and how to tell if they can see you or not. These skills only come with experience. MANY of us have been lucky. Way too many young men and women have NOT been so lucky. Get some experience. Another thing I do that keeps me safe is I avoid road rage and stupid incidents at all costs, no matter how wronged I was or whatever my perception of the offense was. There's lots of ignorant videos online of motorcyclists chasing down some vehicle that they feel wronged them. Let it go, 100% of the time, without fail, no matter what it was. I don't give people the middle finger or antagonize them in any way, no matter how much they might deserve it. If you need to go a different way or get off the road, DO IT. NEVER EVER engage a driver in anger. NEVER!!!! There is always somebody crazier than you and you never know what somebody might do. Even the biggest bikes on the road are no match for a Honda Civic. You will lose every time if they use their vehicle against you. Your life isn't worth a momentary incident. NOT EVER. I'm almost 46 years old and have only been injured on my dirt bikes in the past. I have hundreds of thousands of miles under my belt. I have a wife and kids that love me and depend on me and need me in their lives. But like you all, I feel the need to ride. So... do it safely so you can return each and every single time to your loved ones, without fail!!! I am confident that I can ride until I'm too old to sling a leg over my bike, using the methods in this video as well as the ones I have mentioned, and never get injured or killed on my bike by somebody else's mistake.

Fun fact: I heard that when our brains are in "tunnel vision" only looking or focusing on one task, our brains literally remove other things we see from our vision whether we like it or not. So quite literally, what we see is not always what's actually there. Just think of those optical illusions where our eyes are fooled because of our brains. Motorcycles are life the real life (actually dangerous) scenarios of our brain playing tricks on itself.

Really enjoyed the drone shots and the graphics on this video, very clear and informative. I would argue that positioning yourself on par with the car's driver to avoid being in their blindspot is not as efficient as positioning yourself further ahead so they see you past the a-beam(?). Reason being you're still gonna be hit if the driver swerves into you regardless of the reasons being still not seeing you, or if they "have to" due to obstacles in the road like animals, trash, someone pulling out in front of them etc. 🤘💪💪

Looking ahead and careful through intersections are my biggest focuses with more traffic.

Binge watching yt, I couldn't turn the video off because the animations and video production were captivating lol. Newer riders hopefully appreciate what you've done here, nice work👍

Great video. Keep them coming 🫡💪💪 🔥🔥🔥

definitely make sure you know the traffic patterns and how many like to turn on "red" or after the yellow when others go green.. so the race from white line to white line isn't always great to do here at least in chicago. normally it is about 1 or 2 cars after the yellow goes away or red shows but every now and then it is 3 and 4..... smh. and yeah to self cancelling turnsignals. :) keep up the fun vids cheers.

Good tips to live by. Mine would be to always try lane filtering to the front of the queue. Stateside it's super important, albeit technically illegal in most states. Still given the fact of how many distracted driver accidents happen each year, if you're choosing to sit in traffic behind other cars than you're basically choosing to sit and pray a distracted driver doesn't shunt your rear end throwing you forward into the car/truck/suv ahead of you.

My additional tip, when stopped keep it in 1st gear and watch your mirrors. I know a guy who suffers from PTSD because he was stopped at a stop sign, and got rear ended by a car driver that did not stop until he hit the bike. Keeping your bike ready to exit left or right is a great idea too. 2 wheels down!

That was a good video and reminder of how to stay safe on the road.

Great advice all around tbh!!

you should look into the smith system of safe driving habits. as a bus driver i had to basically memorize that shtuff. also, define what a mid block pull out is and why it's the most important thing to watch out for while on city streets. if you want a bonus frustration try to define what an intersection is.

Great editing on this video.

Good words Chase, good words.

Another point to make since I watched pt.1 I have been tapping the rear brake while downshifting for months thinking it will illuminate my brake light for cars behind me. Turns out on my bike the rear light doesn’t illuminate with the rear brake, just the front. Simple mistake on my part but some bikes do, some don’t. Not a mistake I make now.

Great tips, the signal one, I use a lot, same with not being the first to leave an intersection. If a big vehicle to my left hasn’t moved, I assume they see something I haven’t. I also try to use the vehicle in front of me as a block when going through an intersection, and I’m not saying tailgating but close enough to where a left turning vehicle won’t try to turn infront of me. Speakinh of tailgating, I see too many bikes getting too close to the bumper of cars ahead of them, literally not even a car’s length. Something else I’ve observed, some bikes have very dim yellowish headlights, barely visible, white bright lights are best. Furthermore, when I’m coming up to an intersection, I weave in my lane to show movement of my person, we do blend in otherwise.

You made me interested in learning Motorcycle riding...I saw your full How to learn to ride motorcycle playlists with R7

Good tips .

I'm a new rider this year but I do # 5 all the time, I drive 18 wheeler and you need to pay attention to what's going around you especially in Boston traffic.

I honestly do all of those except 3. I need to get into the habit of scanning before I leave the line.

Excellent synopsis for the new rider. Definitely can’t be too careful.

Couldn’t agree more. Great reminders.

as for the turning signal part there is a good way to not forget to turn it off. just keep the finger on the blinker button until you are out of the corner and only let go of the button until you pressed it to unblink. good video none the less, very useful tips!

I like the style of this video too, w editor

If you pay attention to the actual road dark at edges near curbs, center median, center of lane. Only worn spots are tire travel wear areas. Rarely is the center of lane dark from dripping fluid.

Not only debris in middle of lane, but the middle is crowned......but if you're the only one at intersection you have to be in middle for sensor to see motorcycle Yamaha has the best self cancel turn signals, it works by time and distance, Harley is by lean and back up which sometimes you don't lean enough.......I have custom dynamics mirrors with turn signal in the mirror part, easily seen by the rider without trying to see it

I think one thing i have learned to do is to tap the brake before fully breaking just to give that flash affect and make yourself more seen

Just started watching, for anyone watching this to prep for a test, be sure you are studying for your states actual requirements vs what videos may recommend. There are no less than 2 questions on my states written test regarding his point number one, and following this video would have you get those both wrong.

Something I think helps: Anytime you’re getting to a passing section of a road, check your mirrors. It can be very surprising if someone is coming up fast from behind and intends to pass. Also do this if you intend to pass in a passing section just in case there’s someone behind you who may be moving the on that same idea already.

I made a comment on a video a year or so ago suggesting Chase to make a video for beginners on safe practices for street riding and how to "read" dangerous driver behavior. Other commenters said it's impossible to make such a video or "just ride and you'll get it." Well...here we are.

4:30 Do not change lanes and pass in the same motion. Change lanes first. Establish lane presence, then pass.

I had the mantra, "turn, cancel cancel" drummed into me when I was learning to ride. Now I have self-canceling turn signals but my thumb still automatically hits cancel after every turn...! 😂

just noticed that the end of this season is the beginning of my birthday month, you have to make this right chase 😂

I legit just watched your last year video on this and clicked on your channel to find this one😂

Lol I hit that middle button coming out of any turn that I up shift out of. Muscle memory I guess

OC Keeping your head on a swivel is a definite must. Also I would add to be a bit prejudice against certain cars. BMWs that can’t work their turn signals. Altimas that will catch their upcoming exit on the right at 15ft from the far left lane. Range Rovers that will nearly clip anything in its path because they just can’t be bothered to care about anything besides their needs. They’re stereotypes for a reason and make sure you can maneuver away/around them when the chance presents itself.

Ive been riding for 2 months. My ninja 400 has led lights. I keep my high beams on during the day to increase my visibility.

3:28 Are we going to ignore the fact that he crossed the dividing line of the two turning lane in the intersection? I know he did a head check before crossing but that’s one of the few things that cagers do that annoy us two wheelers

Like before watchint SQUAD 💪🏿

I legit hit the middle button even if I forgot to signal😂

It's all too common to tell everyone to stay out of the #2 lane position for the usual reasons. That depends on the condition of the road surface atm. We ride in the center around her on city streets. I noticed you did all highways and by-passes? There 3 lane positions and I use them all, depending on what I'm doing atm or turning. Besides road conditions at the moment.

In India we use after market blinker beeper, it costs about a dollar

Great video I always look twice at intersections in my car, to many idiots anymore.

05:34 this habit can be DEADLY!!

Well I do that all the time. I'm save, I just need to never stop doing it

Came here for the 450ss (due to having a 450sr) and like... having everything explained ON THE BIKE IM USING is just... ahhhhh a blessing Gonna be extra disappointed if the giveaway plucks it away from the channel

what bike are you riding

Here in the UK, they teach you to stay in the middle, unlike what I learned in Canada/USA. I adjust my chosen tire lane based on traffic conditions, weather, speed, etc. I have been doing the front tire observation since the beginning, some 20+ years ago.

#2 is an interesting one. We're trained as drivers that the most dangerous objects are horizontal objects (car, trucks), while vertical objects are safe (telephone poles, trees, people on the side of the road), or at least not as dangerous as horizontal objects. With so much information the brain takes in while driving, it has to reject a lot of it, so when the brain "sees" a vertical object, it'll reject it as safe and continue processing the horizonal objects. Well, a motorcycle is a vertical object on the road, so driver brains will reject it and it'll "disappear from their brains". Hence why they'll happily merge into or pull out in front of us motorcyclists. Compound this with modern cars with their infotainment centers that provide additional distractions and all of their "safety" features, which allow drivers to not bother paying attention, plus the ever present cell phone distraction, riding around cars is one of the most dangerous things we can do. I always highly recommend riding at a brisk pace, doing your best to keep ahead of traffic, and avoiding clusters of cars.

The biggest problem for riding in traffic for me... going from a quite small bike, to one that's 200mm wider and 600mm longer. just because the bike is bigger doesn't mean people want to give it more room... quite the opposite!

Honestly a lot of this is useful for driving a car as well. I guess I was fortunate that this kind of thing just comes naturally to me. I always keep every vehicle I can see in my brain, even when driving a car, so when I got my bike I didn't have to train myself to do it. My car is a Miata, so it has a lot of the same dangers, with more and more vehicles on the road basically becoming land yachts that could swallow my car. I actually feel safer on my bike because I'm so much higher up and can see further around other vehicles, lol. I actually had to drive through denver a couple weeks ago, and even in a cage, I was white knuckling half the time because those people are even worse than Dallas drivers, lol. I watched one huge 'murica truck almost rear end another huge 'murica truck as the one cut the other off, all while almost rear ending a minivan, and then they gunned it and passed on the left shoulder, all doing 80-90mph on a stretch that was 60... It gave me a real appreciation for how not terrible my local drivers are here.

Why lane splitting is illegal in US? Kinda pointless on buying a motorcycle then.

Cf moto ..... nice

#1, I just want to say that one huge benefit of being in the center of the lane is that you are visible in drivers rear view mirrors, not their side view mirrors. Most drivers check their rear view but might as well not even have side view mirrors. Be very careful occupying the far right position of a right hand lane as well, because this hides you from visibility if a driver is trying to merge suddenly to catch a turn or exit or maybe they're just fucking bad at driving and changing lanes way too fast. I agree that the grease trail is a major hazard, especially in highly populated cities, but keep in mind the importance of positioning yourself to still stay visible to idiots.

Blinkers. Yup.

I dont ride bikes but i drive a manual and have always been a defensive driver. If these tips have to be said then it makes me think bikes are just poor riders cus all these tips are exactly what i would do if i were riding a bike.

Heres couple ive came across. I been riding 18 years. Should do riding in rain on interstate, car wreck traffic, stop an go traffic in rain, cops making you do u turn in traffic, someone in your lane in a turn, car on your ass

This should be a DMV PSA.

Assume all drivers are idiots. Literally what my driver's ed teacher taught us.

🙏 Amen

I always think to myself green doesn’t mean go, it’s a suggestion.

Hey Chase! Great production here man!

If you have ridden the motorcycle in India, you will Become expert in these tips

Chase, if you are only now picking up that you shouldn't race away on a green in case of red light runners, then perhaps you also "have no idea how to ride in traffic" and you have also learn't something.😁

I have the biggest tip be a S.M.A.R.T Rider Seeks, Rccognizcs, & Understands Hazardous Situations Maintains Fundamental Motorcycle Riding Skills Acauires & Uses Personal Protective Equipment Rescues Injured Motorcyclists With Medical Training Tcaches & Mentors Other Motorcycle Rider

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Bonus If you ingrain these habits you will be safer in whatever you are driving

Was there another host prior??? Guy with a curly hair?

Lol

At red lights, stops signs etc, do a 3 to 5 pause! It has saved my life for the past 30yrs of driving! I will own my 1st bike soon and will continue this habit.

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American licence requirements are rubbish which explains why rider abilities are rubbish. No wonder you can’t handle roundabouts. Instead of these tips you should be making licensing requirements more stringent.

I commented on the first video with regards to #1 and it has I've 1k replies lol😂