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This wouldn't have been a issue if I could .. The other day I was riding and identified myself in a road paving project location. This was a project on a four-lane road with 1/2 of the two lanes on my side paved.. and the other 1/2 obtaining ready for paving to continue. The dilemma is that the 1/two that was paved was the left lane and this triggered a height difference &quot;ridge&quot; of roughly 1 - two inches of asphalt among the two lanes (of course I was in the proper &quot;low-side&quot; lane). This would not have been a problem if I could have stayed in the lane I was in.. but after into the paving location all vehicles had to merge from the proper to the left lane. Speeds on this road were about 40 miles per hour and on a standard motorcycle this would have been scary enough! On a chopper (let alone a wide rear tire) it was a single of the scariest items I have had to do. In the moment just before the transition I attempted to slow down as significantly as I could in the &quot;bumper to bumper&quot; visitors, gripped the handlebars firmly, and then once there was an opening in the traffic to move more than I attempted to make the &quot;reduce&quot; at as sharp of an angle as was feasible. Let me just say that &quot;I produced it&quot; but it was really an unstable predicament for a couple of seconds. It created me don't forget why Driver Education schools teach you that &quot;if your tire goes off the road.. Dig up extra info on a related encyclopedia - Click here:  [http://www.cress-am.org.br/node/161742 Treadmill Ratings - What Most Men and women Don't Know About Treadmill Ratings | CRES] . remain off the road and slow way down.. and then sharply turn back on when there is a secure margin to do so&quot; and that is in a 4-wheel Vehicle! I consider that was the closest I have come to &quot;going down&quot; on a bike in more than 20 years.. so, I am writing this down so I don't overlook. When you have to cross more than and onto a ridge that is operating parallel to your path of travel: Slow down as much as possible (I did not do this sufficient). Get a big safety margin amongst other targeted traffic (Wait for a large opening). Get a firm grip on the handlebars. Try to cross-over the ridge at a powerful angle (never try to ease up on the ridge). I did not do any of these issues quite well and it practically ended in a crash. For me, my biggest mistake was #1.. so subsequent time I am faced with this I will be positive to slow down considerably much more and get a far better angle on the ridge. Ride protected! Ron.