A motorcycle lane position is not only about comfort or cornering line. It determines how well the rider is seen by drivers ahead, beside and behind.
SAAQ safety guidance stresses that motorcyclist visibility comes from several habits together: lights, contrast, spacing and avoiding the areas where other vehicles have blind spots.
When riding too close to the centre line behind a car, the motorcycle can disappear behind the vehicle body. Staying too long near the rear corner of a car can also leave the rider outside the driver mirror view.
A visible lane position helps the rider as well. Better sightlines give more time to notice a junction, braking traffic or a car preparing to change lanes.
Checked lights and early turn signals complete the picture. When these elements work together, motorcycle movement in traffic becomes easier to understand and safer for everyone nearby.