# Twice in one night

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**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [May 9, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twice-in-one-night/197356 "2008-05-09T20:19:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![fah\_quad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac91a4/32.png) [@fah\_quad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fah_quad)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twice-in-one-night/197356/9 "2008-05-12T17:30:56Z")

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> [@Sunglasses Repair](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunglasses-repair/33492/20):
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> Anyway, what I have learned is that you need to expect people to do the dumbest stuff when you are on a bike. Always ride in control, always ride super defensively and you should be alright. Gotta constantly be looking around and watching mirrors. My biggest fear is getting crushed at a light so I always keep it in gear and pretty much ready to roll or drop the bike and run if I see something about to happen behind me.

Me too. And one of the reasons I actually didn’t try and get rid of all the reflectors in the back like a lot of people do. Or go with puny-ass little signals.  
And any time I come to a stop, I am checking my mirror. I have my right mirror set up to see pretty much the lane behind me. If I’m passing or anything that involves needing to see a lane to the right, I turn my head like blind spot searching, because my right mirror is set to see what is exactly behind me so I know if some moron is riding up on me at a light.  
I think never ever letting your guard down and planning the worst case scenario for everything you see occuring helps a lot. If you’re just out riding mindlessly or even above your skill level, you will get clobbered.

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