Originally Posted by
terrymorse
Nonsense. It takes an instant to push back on the handlebars. Especially if it is a learned and practiced action.
It takes an instant to swerve. That too is a learned and practiced action. It takes an instant to tap the rear brake along with the front brake. That too is a learned and practiced action.
I'm extremely skeptical of this "safety education" stuff. In general, I think the more you bike, the better your instinctive feel for what is going to work in a given unpredictable situation. I think playing out imaginary scenarios on a track or whatever is a waste of time at best, and possibly conditioning us to rely too much on one strategy at worst. We're not going to convince each other, so go ahead and have the last word. We've reached this impasse before, and I like most of your posts too much to want to get into an endless squabble with you.