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saj · 12-04-2009, 07:15 PM

night time riding in rains...

1. make sure all the lights are functional. headlights are for your convenience and tail lights are for others to see you. in rains, indicators are much more visible than hand signals. use them wisely.

2. wear brightly coloured rain gear like yellow, white, fluorescent green etc.. it is good idea to select rain gear with reflective piping as it increases our visibility to others.

3. potholes are almost invisible at nights, especially when a thousand lights are reflecting from the wet surface. ride slow and safe.

4. maintain larger distances from the vehicle ahead so that there is enough time to react to sudden situations.
a larger distance also prevents from flying muck from the tires of vehicle ahead which is very difficult to clean from the visors.

5. dont wipe the visors with bare hands or dusty/dirty cloth. use a soft clean cotton cloth for the purpose.

6. make the bike visible. some small 3m reflecting stickers on the rear mudguard especially white ones and rear of the helmets are a good way to be more visible at nights!.

7. accelerate and brake in a gentle manner. sudden of both these actions tend to increase chances of traction loss.

8. use good tires with good amount of threads on it.

9. the lights from the vehicles glare from the droplets accumulated on the visors, i dont know how to deal with this problem. ride slow and keep wiping the visor is the only solution i know.

10. overtaking is a skill in rains. when the vehicle gives pass, its a bad idea to accelerate madly. rather accelerate gently and progressively. since the visibility is low in rains, make sure of all the objects ahead before overtaking.

11. giving pass to vehicles behind is also a decision to be taken carefully. give proper signals and reduce speed progressively while giving pass.

12. turns may not be visible as easily as in normal day night time riding. it is better to slow in advance.

13. dont try to lean the bike on curves.

14. on mountains, the soil from the slopes may be very very slippery. try to avoid soil and gravel as much as possible.

... if anyone has more to add, please do the needful...
ride safe and enjoy:-)

saj*

12-04-2009, 07:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
saj the city rider Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: bangalore Posts: 514	night time riding in rains... 1. make sure all the lights are functional. headlights are for your convenience and tail lights are for others to see you. in rains, indicators are much more visible than hand signals. use them wisely. 2. wear brightly coloured rain gear like yellow, white, fluorescent green etc.. it is good idea to select rain gear with reflective piping as it increases our visibility to others. 3. potholes are almost invisible at nights, especially when a thousand lights are reflecting from the wet surface. ride slow and safe. 4. maintain larger distances from the vehicle ahead so that there is enough time to react to sudden situations. a larger distance also prevents from flying muck from the tires of vehicle ahead which is very difficult to clean from the visors. 5. dont wipe the visors with bare hands or dusty/dirty cloth. use a soft clean cotton cloth for the purpose. 6. make the bike visible. some small 3m reflecting stickers on the rear mudguard especially white ones and rear of the helmets are a good way to be more visible at nights!. 7. accelerate and brake in a gentle manner. sudden of both these actions tend to increase chances of traction loss. 8. use good tires with good amount of threads on it. 9. the lights from the vehicles glare from the droplets accumulated on the visors, i dont know how to deal with this problem. ride slow and keep wiping the visor is the only solution i know. 10. overtaking is a skill in rains. when the vehicle gives pass, its a bad idea to accelerate madly. rather accelerate gently and progressively. since the visibility is low in rains, make sure of all the objects ahead before overtaking. 11. giving pass to vehicles behind is also a decision to be taken carefully. give proper signals and reduce speed progressively while giving pass. 12. turns may not be visible as easily as in normal day night time riding. it is better to slow in advance. 13. dont try to lean the bike on curves. 14. on mountains, the soil from the slopes may be very very slippery. try to avoid soil and gravel as much as possible. ... if anyone has more to add, please do the needful... ride safe and enjoy:-) saj* __________________ you wanna know me? COME RIDE WITH ME!!!!