desmo955
Complete Newb
Reged: 03/26/09
Posts: 20
Loc: McKinney TX
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Ride a different bike. When I had the 955 Daytona, police appeared out of thin air. Around here they look for reasons to fault sport bikes (or anything that looks like one). Other than that the ride defensively mumbo jumbo applies. I’m constantly reminded of cars driving with headlights on during the day; your suppose to see them better. I say, if you can’t see a 4 foot wide automobile you shouldn’t be driving. That said, if people can’t see something the size of a car or truck, for sure they won’t see a motorcycle.
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Gurdy
Adjunct
Reged: 04/24/05
Posts: 576
Loc: New Paltz NY
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there are strob lights on the school busses here so people can see them.
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The_Dog33
Fe Butt
Reged: 02/01/07
Posts: 17010
Loc: NE PA USA
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You are only getting one side of the story in that article but if it is all true it's a shame he got the sh!tty end of the stick.
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RonL
Adjunct
Reged: 06/27/08
Posts: 198
Loc: 48150
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OK, the guy's description was a little confusing, at least to me. In trying to see it in my head, the minivan cut in front of him and took his lane? Or, it also sounded like the minivan was just passing through his lane on their way to another lane?
In any case, he did say he was riding much slower than the posted limit.
Here in MI, even if the twatwaffle in the SUV was putting on makeup whilst texting on her phone as she barreled in front of you and slammed on her brakes in order to turn into the McDonalds, you still generally get the ticket for following too close. Sucks, but that's the way it is.
And as for info, last accident I was in (many moons ago, knock on wood) I got the witness name and phone numbers myself. If they wanted to stick around long enough to talk to the police, even better, but at least I had names and numbers of those folks that had seen what happened.
And quite possibly, if the guy hadn't argued with the cop when he stood back up but clearly explained that he was having some physical issues with his knee, and even went so far as to ask the cop where he could safely stand, he wouldn't have ended up on the potential badge-induced jump-start list.
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moe
Bearing Changer
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 9831
Loc: Merritt Island, Fl
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https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B2I...uthkey=CLGCkdgG
"The point of the article was threefold: - 1) To remind readers that it's in their best interest to carry full insurance, as Harvey lamented;
- 2) to give readers an idea of what to do-and not to do-in the unfortunate event of an accident;
- 3) to generate just the sort of dialogue that's presented here.
We make no apologies
for that.-Ed."
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Blowing gravel off rural roads
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nookiebear
Adjunct
Reged: 03/22/10
Posts: 140
Loc: UK
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I always get great pleasure out of mad,mental or irresponsible young drivers that decide to drive aggressively and show me the one fingered salute. What I find really works is not to respond in kind but to smile profusely and wave at them as if greeting a friend. I find this winds them up more and I carry on smiling knowing the driver is going to blow a gasket.
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locopony
Loquacious
Reged: 09/01/10
Posts: 4310
Loc: Texas, Houston
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I hope he learned that at an impass greater force always prevails,and two solid objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time.
In other words in a conflict between a car, and a motorcycle the car will win even if the car is wrong.
so you got to watch them cooky cagers. There is just no telling what they are up to 
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