trash
Learned Hand
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 1010
Loc: ahoskie, nc
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With summer here it becomes more and more common. Its slippery. I had both tires slip and grab at an intersection as I was making a turn. Luckly the tires grabbed hard and I was able to bring it back up straight pretty quickly. But there for a brief moment, I thought , well I didnt really have time to think. Oddly enough I was right in front of our local hospital.
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Sandmann
Oil Expert
Reged: 01/10/05
Posts: 2362
Loc: Brisbane, QLD, AU
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Intersections are THE most likely place for you to find something to slip on... be it diesel fuel from big rigs stopping and starting, oil from leaky cages sitting at red lights, coolant from overheating cages in summer, or even that half a cup of coke that the cager in front of you decided to toss out the window.
You shouldn't be in the middle of the lane at an intersection, you should be in the tyre print of the cages, with your eyes peeled from anything they've dropped there for you.
It's a jungle out there...
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Matt
Electronic mods for TBA/SM!
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bennybmn
Should be Riding
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 12687
Loc: Long Island, NY
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Toll booths are the worst!! Stay in the wheel track and be CEREFULL when you put your foot down! I had my foot slip off the peg once after paying a toll. Had to pull over and wipe it off in the grass.
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Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
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Greybeard
Monkey Butt
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 7855
Loc: Charming Clovis NM
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When I can't avoid those things, I get over really close and plant my foot on the curb (kerb) by the tollbooth window.
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Pain is nature's way of saying, "We know where you live".
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Deon
Saddle Sore
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 5172
Loc: SW Pennsyltucky
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OOH OOH (Horshack noises) I got one too.
ATM's. Especially the ones under roof. The collection of toxic waste right in front of the machine where the cars sit and idle is usually impossible to avoid, with your tires or your boots.....
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Fishercat
Loquacious
Reged: 01/26/05
Posts: 2968
Loc: Wolfeboro, NH, USA
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I would think any drive through window could potentially be slick.
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bennybmn
Should be Riding
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 12687
Loc: Long Island, NY
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Go thru many drive thru's on the bike Ron?  Oh I guess like a bank or something. Yeah, I go to the drive up ATM a lot. Always careful.
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Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
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csloman
Adjunct
Reged: 07/05/06
Posts: 112
Loc: Western N. Carolina
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Parking Structures.. people dump their trash out the car door before leaving.. cars sit and idle while dripping oil, coolant, etc. and most parking structures involve sharp turns
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Simmer
3/4 Throttle
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 760
Loc: Cashmere, Washington, USA
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Good thread Folks. Good info. I will be watchen more.
Dave
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tcv
Learned Hand
Reged: 01/13/05
Posts: 1232
Loc: Cape Canaveral, FL
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Quote:
You shouldn't be in the middle of the lane at an intersection, you should be in the tyre print of the cages, with your eyes peeled from anything they've dropped there for you.
As far as I am concerned you should never be in the middle of the lane at anytime. When on a 2 lane road I am in the left side of my lane and as close to the center line as I can get. When on a 4 lane road or highway I do the same when in the right lane. When in the left lane I am on the right side as close to the right lane as I can get.
In these positions you have a much better lines of sight, can be seen better, easier movement between lanes and will have more room in case you have to perform emergency avoidance.
Tom
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In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.
Laurence J. Peter
US educator & writer (1919 - 1988)
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