Freeway riding?

Question

Last saturday night, I saw a car stalled in the middle of freeway, this is very dangerous if happen to motorcycle. Anyone has have experience of engine dye in the middle of the freeway? For freeway riding, I use the fast land or carpool lane, so I am not worry about my left handside, but if something goes wrong with engine, I will have a big problem, sometime I ride on the entrance and exist lane, but I think this is unsafe because cars entrance and exist freeway. What is best lane to ride on freeway? Thanks.

Answer 1

The best lane is the one where you have max sight of the road. always have a way out and never let your self get boxed in. on the freeway you normally have a Lt and Rt shoulder so you can get out of the way of traffic. I t feel back roads with no shoulders are much more risky for a stall than the freeway because on those small back road there a few safe spots to pull off and low lighting . I lost a friend on a back road when he blew a tire and tried to pull off the road

Answer 2

yeah, I'm not too worried about it, I know I can just clutch and drift off the road should that ever happen, which it shouldn't because I take great care of my baby.

The left tire track of the right hand lane is almost always the safest place for a motorcycle to ride, the people getting on and off are easy to avoid, even if a lane change is necessary.

just make sure if you are in the fast lane you are moving for the people that come up behind you and not just cursing in the fast lane, I don't know about you but we have plenty of people doing that around here (Colorado) already.

Answer 3

whatever lane you travel in, make sure you leave plenty of room, if your engine dies on a motorcycle, you can usually pull the clutch and coast off one side of the road or the other to a safe location...

if you cannot, you should quickly get off the bike and push it to a safe location...

Answer 4

When your riding you should always have an "out". As I am riding I am looking for potential ways out of situations such as my bike dying or a wreck happening in front of me. Pull in the clutch and coast to safety

Answer 5

The one that takes you to your destination.

If your motorcycle stops on the free way, then move it to the side of the road, preferably protected by something solid like an overpass.

If you are in the right lane and that lane becomes a designated exit, you won't get to yiour destination, will you? And if you are in the left lane, you are unlikely to to there either, so I choose my lanes based on whether I can get there from here.  Makes sense, doesn't it?

Answer 6

On the freeways, I'll ride in the HOV/carpool lanes where they are available, unless traffic is very light in the other lanes.  I

If I know I will be exiting soon, I'll just stay in the right lane and just stay far back enough leaving room for people exiting and entering the freeway.

I never heard of any motorcyclist who had their engine die on them right when they were in the middle of the freeway without being able to get on the shoulder, but unlike a car, at least you can quickly roll your bike off the road if the engine dies.

Answer 7

Obey all the lane laws pertaining to cars; use the inside third track of the outside lane whenever possible. Get off the road under power if possible; coast under clutch if not. DON'T USE THE FREEWAY IF YOU CAN AVOID IT.

Answer 8

It did happen to me once ( the bike had just been in for service and they had pinched the fuel line ).  I was able to coax the kink out and keep riding )  but luckily traffic was pretty congested and not moving very fast.  I was able to hold the clutch in and coast across the offramp lane and on to the shoulder.

I prefer not to ride in one of the middle lanes.  I much prefer to have a shoulder on one side to use in case of an emergency manoeuvre