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03-06-2011, 9:09pm | #21 | |
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Funny thing about all this and everyone getting on me is that i used to ride. I think i still even have my permit or license from back in NY floating around somewhere..
I choose to not pursue the hobbie for the exact reasons mevette mentioned. If anything becasue i used to ride i am siginficantly more concious of motorcylists than the average every day driver, giving them plenty of room to maneuver in traffic, etc... |
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I'll take having some idiot on his bike being road kill becasue he couldn't stay in his lane over me being locked up and not being able to provide for my family becasue i drove drunk and killed someone any day of the week. |
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Granted, I don't drive like Gandma or Grandpa, but I do go out of my way to be cautious and put myself in positions to be easily seen. |
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This was a June evening, about 6:30 pm, broad daylight, open road, four way intersection, and I had my headlight on and an extra light I had added below it. Not only did he not notice my TWO lights on, he ran the sign and then acted like it was my fault because I almost hit him. IMO, anyone who wants a driver's license ought to have to ride a motorcycle one summer. It will make you a better driver because you have to be to stay alive. The other idiots who don't notice you will kill you. |
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One drinker and one semi-blind person. Should either of you actually been driving? I cannot believe that you are angry for him having a bright light, but she's half-blind and you were drinking. Sound like a lot of bad practices here. If he was driving like an asshat, that's one thing. If he crossed the line and hit you but you had been drinking, are you aware they would likely still rule it your fault? I rode a bike for 15 years. I quit riding in '94 for pretty much the same reasons you stated. Too many careless idiots. You rode, and you know this. Just don't let yourself become one of those people. I am currently teaching my 17 year old nephew to drive. The first two rules I taught him are: #1 Everyone else on the road is an idiot. Watch out for them. #2 Dead is dead. Right of way doesn't matter at this point. |
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I sometimes do, but not too often.
At night I am super stealth, my bike is all black, my suit is all black. If I put in a light cut off switch, i'd be a ninja. |
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I agree 100%. Unless you've ridden one for a while and had to deal with traffic the majority of people don't understand what it's like. Bikes don't stop as fast as a car. Even a small accident (I hate using that word. There are no accidents: it's always someone's fault) can be devastating or fatal to a biker.
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you can NOT see toward the dark, only toward the light.....any question, stand in your house, look out the window.....then go outside without changing the lighting.....look IN.....see anything?? no.... same shit with a vehicle, let alone a truck....PLUS the trick that most drivers don't have their mirrors adjusted for CRAP, much less know how to use a bubble mirror.... SO, how in hell you know if you can be seen?? look into the R/V mirror of the car next to you?? you see HIM?? no, he see you?? who knows.... and it don't matter what you riding on/in.....same physics...with one huge exception....
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As far as the light goes that you mentioned, not every hazard can be prevented. One can only attempt to prevent the hazards as we all know shit happens. I just prefer to be a as cautious as possible when riding and so far it's worked. |
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