I’m really sorry you had to experience that but luckily you seemed to get away pretty fine?
Just to be clear, this accident was of course not your fault in any way, shape or form and being hit from behind is probably the worst accident as a biker since it’s really not up to you....
However, one thing I like to do when the conditions allow so is to “sneak on by” and stand next to the first car instead of behind it, many cagers might see this as me only wanna skip the line but actually it’s a pure safety precaution from my side, simply to avoid being hit from behind when at halt.
This is what I’m talking about:
Yes, this works best at red lights and maybe not to well at stop signs, this technique does require you to be very updated in what’s going on at the moment and if at a red light make sure to arrive at the first car before it turns green, then go before the cars do at green light, if at a stop sign, obviously you’d probably wanna let the car go first and maybe even only attempt this if you are going to turn the other way then the car.
With that being said, shouldn’t you be way more to the side off the lane that you intend to turn to?
I’m writing from a Swedish motorcyclists view and maybe the laws and recommendations differ but I basically always show my intentions of where to go, with the placement of my bike in my lane.
For example: if I’m gonna turn right I also place the bike well to the right, before the actual turn (or intersection). The same goes for a left turn where I would place my bike to the left and if the road continues straight ahead in an intersection I’d place the bike in the middle (if I can’t use my technique shown in the video above).
As I said this way of placing in your own lane might differ due to different country’s, only my two cents on this. Keep on riding and stay safe!✌