Do You Notify Other Riders About their Side Stand?

[FlyByWire]

I definitely pass the info, even at the cost of overtaking the guy and telling him/ her. I have never faced a situation where someone had to point it out to me so far, thank God!
Here's my take on this. Side stands are designed in such a way that they retract when they they contact ground when moving forward. But for that to happen:-

(a) The banking has to be gentle when it snares the ground. Whip on bank and even if the stand retracts, the impact may be enough to disturb the dynamics of the bike and send you crashing.

(b) The stand must be rigged at its design angle for this to work.

Its the second which is the cause of many accidents where the stand doesn't retract. I mean, how many stands on our roads are maintained at the correct angle and corrected from time to time? Why, I have been driving bikes since 1988 but never once have I checked my side-stand for its angle, unless the bike starts balancing precariously when parked! That's why I guess these days they have a buzzer/ light warning if the side stand is down. But then again, how many notice this or keep it serviceable (I know Pulsar side stand warning is pretty poorly made and goes kaput quite often).

The Dupatta/ Saree problem is quite serious and I have seen accident of a woman thrown off a bike after snaring her dupatta in the rear sprcoket (Yes, macho looking bike with exposed chain etc etc). Luckily the she got away with a few bruises since this biker, a friend of mine, was just coming to a stop at a red light on an intersection.

 

[Username]

I definitely pass the info, even at the cost of overtaking the guy and telling him/ her. I have never faced a situation where someone had to point it out to me so far, thank God!
Here's my take on this. Side stands are designed in such a way that they retract when they they contact ground when moving forward. But for that to happen:-

(a) The banking has to be gentle when it snares the ground. Whip on bank and even if the stand retracts, the impact may be enough to disturb the dynamics of the bike and send you crashing.

(b) The stand must be rigged at its design angle for this to work.

Its the second which is the cause of many accidents where the stand doesn't retract. I mean, how many stands on our roads are maintained at the correct angle and corrected from time to time? Why, I have been driving bikes since 1988 but never once have I checked my side-stand for its angle, unless the bike starts balancing precariously when parked! That's why I guess these days they have a buzzer/ light warning if the side stand is down. But then again, how many notice this or keep it serviceable (I know Pulsar side stand warning is pretty poorly made and goes kaput quite often).

The Dupatta/ Saree problem is quite serious and I have seen accident of a woman thrown off a bike after snaring her dupatta in the rear sprcoket (Yes, macho looking bike with exposed chain etc etc). Luckily the she got away with a few bruises since this biker, a friend of mine, was just coming to a stop at a red light on an intersection.

Forget the bike, an old lady who lives in neighborhood had her chunni/dupatta stuck in cycle-rikshaw's wheel, and it winded around the wheel and got some serious injuries to neck. Docs even said it could have resulted in death.

 

[VipinLJ]

Yes. I do notify people about their side stands, indicators that have not been turned off, loose shawl etc. All are dangerous in their own way.

And I thank people with a smile (though it may be difficult to see through my helmet which I NEVER ride without) and a wave of my hand when they notify me about the same.

 

[vijay]

Also not just about side stand, there are regular events i come across where every day have to let rear female passengers on two wheelers to look out for their clothes,duppattas,saari's corner, extra shawls hanging down the rear tyres side walls which is extreme prone to fatal accidents in speeding vehicles with colthes getting jammed inside the wheels.