An adequate cushion of space between your motorcycle and other vehicles:

Maintaining a cushion of space on all sides of your motorcycle helps to ensure that you have time and space to react if another road user makes a mistake.

• Allows you time to react if another driver makes a mistake.
• Keeps you in a single area of the lane, limiting your movement.
• Allows you to rely on others to identify hazards.
• Requires you go faster to stay with traffic.