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Originally Posted by WarChild
Curious as to why you think it's wrong? Pretty much every riding school I know of teaches keep it in gear.
Rear foot on back brake, in gear, left foot on ground. If you have to accelerate to avoid a collision you're ready to go.
You once said you though beanie helmets were safer than full face helmets too which is absurd. I'd love to hear how you have this one figured.
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I guess I will have to ask my son and goodgirl what they were taught, but my reason is simple.
If you are sitting at a red light in gear, there are many things that can happen that would cause the clutch to engage. Things like cables breaking. I am sure you have heard of a "suicide clutch." That is because it was considered suicide to sit at a red light in gear hoping the clutch did not somehow engage.
I have experienced it and I have seen it happen to others. I remember asking some guy on a bike what time it was while we were stopped at a light. He twisted his arm to look at his watch and lost his grip on the clutch lever. Luckily, there was no cross traffic in the lane he ended up in.