Obviously, and when I spot a bike I get nervous as a whore in church....

and to boot from decades ago, a very old old friend is still, last I heard, a PEDAL bike cop in Bethesda Md....outside Wash DC....just loves it...
I know he has over 20 years now, if he still on the job.....same thing...

i'ts a used to be small town grown to a minor city of hi rise office buildings....

:cheers:

There are several High Schools close to where I live. One of the things I make sure not to do is ride my bike during the times when school is letting out. Nothing worse than having a shit ton of inexperienced drivers on the road thinking they are race car drivers or who are distracted with god-knows-what. It's even worse to be on a bike around them.

That is hilarious!!:nutkick::groupwave:

:withstupid: I don't care if you're on 2 wheels or in 4, if you drive with your HB's on all the time, GTF off the road you f'kn moron.

I take exception with your opinion. I have less morons pulling out in front of me ( while on the motorcycle ) when I ride with my high beam ON during the day.

I will continue to ride with my highbeam ON during the day. :yesnod:

So, your safer but your an asshole for doing so? And BTW, I used to ride as well. And yes, a woman hit me too. 1990 Honda CBR 600F.

Call me what you want but high beams are highly recommended by the PA State Police

I wasn't calling you anything. I was asking. I am curious because we have a ton of cycles in my little town and they are quickly becoming a nuisance. When I say nuisance, I mean they all want to get really loud exhaust and rev the engine when ever they get the chance, which is a bitch when it's two in the morning on a school night for my kids. They also want to load up and cruise the local park, no problem except they want to park sideways across two parking spaces for each bike and talk. The cops are writing tickets left and right, the city has a noise ordinance and the cops are enforcing the hell out of it now because of the problems. The funny thing is, most of this outlandish behavior is being committed by the Harley crowd and the cruising bikes. The sport bikers have been pretty decent.

BTW, isn't it against the law to drive with your highbeams on, when it blinds or impairs other drivers? So, if this is true, then the PA State Police are advising you to break the law? Interesting. Doubtful, but interesting.

BTW:

Number of motorcyclists killed by people who claim that they "didn't notice them": A sh!tload.

Number of motorcyclists killed by people who claim that the motorcycle blinded them: Virtually none.

/thread

I and all my biker friends will continue to use high beams during the day as recommended by the Canadian Safety Council. And If it irritates a small percentage of 4-wheel drivers (who don't notice bikes or much else) and saves my life, that's a good trade. Whiners STFU!:pissed::pissed::pissed:

Who gives a **** about what you think..


You're from Canada..:slap:

Link?

I didn't read all of the replies but in our case (the wife and I) I don't use my highbeams except at night when no vehicles are coming toward me...my lights are bright and I don't want to blind anyone just like I don't want to be blinded.

However in my wife's case...she rides an R6 Yamaha sportbike and only one headlight comes on when the lights are not on bright so during the day she does run her highbeams and I told her to do it. Anything that helps you be seen is good and during the day it does not blind anyone. I hate that they designed them this way because when not running her highbeams...she is told constantly that she has a headlight out which is not the case. :banghead:

At night she only uses the highbeams when no traffic is coming toward her just as I do.

I sometimes do it because it's hard to see at night with my tinted visor.

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asshole, and racist to boot.

EHHH!?!?!?!?!?!?

I Can't hear you..:D

I'd figure you to be the type to put your helmet on backwards... :D

Are you trolling or are you really that stupid?

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I think he is just too much of a wuss to ride a motorcycle.



Since when are Newfies a protected class, eh?

:kick:

Read the thread.. Posts 23 and 34 specifically numb nuts. :slap: