rpolitics and here are total echo chambers . go against the hive mind and get buried . <| sep |> If he ' s as experienced as you say he ' ll agree then that there ' s not much similarity between riding on and off road . I find it funny that suddenly he ' s also an expert at road riding from a young age when I pointed out motocross experience doesn ' t mean a whole lot on road riding skills . The semi is only going to suddenly appear if you ' re coming up on a blind intersection . If the intersection has any sort of visibility and you ' re not hauling ass , you should be able to see a semi coming . Defensive riding really does a lot to mitigate risks . I will give you the part about it can all be over in an instant if you make a mistake .