Re: st-digest V2000 #131

[Neil Halbert <halbert@xxxxxxx>]

Scott&Donna wrote:

> <<He taught us a lot about which brakes to use, and in what sequence and
> proportions, in what conditions.
> But he also said that most people had a natural facility for cornering one
> ..........
> limb is more diffult. And since you have better coordination and control in
> one hand as a general rule, this is reflected in your cornering skills.>>
>
> I'm left handed, live in the US and just love right hand turns.  I'm not as
> bold with the left turns though.
> Scott

I think it may have more to do with fear/security and rules of the road where you
live. In the US a right hander places your head pretty dam close to that telephone
pole or mail box at the apex of the turn and you have a tighter more limited site
corner but you have a whole lane and a halve for runout.

On a lefty your wheels can end up being quite close to the edge and the sand and
junk that gets kicked to the outside of a corner, but you have a easier corner and
a longer view to what is ahead. When that Mack truck is not coming your way there
is not much to hit with the upper body.

At this point in my life I hope I have gotten pretty good at not smacking my head
into things and have sufficiently learned the consequences of doing so. Now road
conditions are less predictable and having more room for runout before one goes
agricultural provides a greater level security to me. So, I would contend that
handedness in riding has more to do with where you live.

In emergency situations there would be more a bias toward your handedness where a
predisposition to jump left or right would come in to play.

As a means of combating this and keeping from becoming complacent I play a game
with manhole covers. Basically you try to avoid running over them. As they come up
in the road or pop out from under a car ahead of you, swerve to avoid them making
sure you don't favor one direction or the other. Then when the retread or 2x4
appears in the road your ready.

Neil ('99 "Shadow")


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