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Post by BMR on Jun 12, 2006 23:29:56 GMT -5
Was riding down the street probably doing only 55 km and 2 little girls were riding their bikes on the right side of the road. The first little girl decides to all of a sudden cross the street without shoulder checking at all when I was almost right beside her!... Maybe she figured she couldn't hear a car coming, anyways, I had to slam them on hard and I JUST missed her. Thank god I wasn't in my Pathfider, or I think I would have hit her. It was scary.
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Post by Kami no Chiizu on Jun 13, 2006 0:19:51 GMT -5
Did you give her a verbal lashing on how close the came to a decent amount of pain?
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Post by BMR on Jun 13, 2006 9:33:51 GMT -5
Did you give her a verbal lashing on how close the came to a decent amount of pain? haha - no I was just glad I didn't hit her - happened so fast I didn't even have time to get on the horn! |
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Post by suprtek on Jun 13, 2006 9:46:34 GMT -5
Glad it didn't turn ugly. I had a guy pass me this morning in a no passing zone. He didn't realize how fast I was going. I was actually exceeding the speed limit for that road. He barely had enough time to cut back in front of me before hitting an oncoming car. I laid on the horn but I don't think it phased him.
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jun 13, 2006 10:14:54 GMT -5
It pisses me off when drivers assume that because you're on a scooter you must be going 10mph and so they don't even look and pass you like you're a bicycle. I've had way too many incidents where I need to brake so the fool can get in before he gets crumpled.
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Post by Kami no Chiizu on Jun 13, 2006 12:11:58 GMT -5
Not that I figure it helps, but whenever I see someone that looks like they're about to pull out, my thumb always moves towards the horn. I doubt it'd stop them, but you know...
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Post by suprtek on Jun 13, 2006 19:16:16 GMT -5
Not that I figure it helps, but whenever I see someone that looks like they're about to pull out, my thumb always moves towards the horn. I doubt it'd stop them, but you know... Your thumb has idiot radar too? I thought it was just me.  |
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Post by Kami no Chiizu on Jun 13, 2006 23:13:22 GMT -5
Yeah, it's always prepared...
Saw a deer off the side of the road, tonight. I slowed down, since there was nothing behind me, and we kinda stared at each other for a bit...
Then I went "BEEP!" And it went running. ;D
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Post by suprtek on Jun 21, 2006 17:17:58 GMT -5
Had a couple of interesting (and scary) things happen on the way to work this morning. I found out that it is possible for a Ruckus to run over a raccoon at full speed and not wipe out! The thing just darted out in front of me at the last second. I ran over it with both wheels.  It did get up and run away but I doubt it survived. I also had a pick-up truck try to change lanes while I was right beside it. I was far enough forward to see the driver through the front passenger door window! I laid on the horn while slamming on the brakes. The truck came within about 3 inches of my left mirror before it went back over. I learned a lesson about being extra aware when riding next to other vehicles. Needless to say, that was not how I wanted to start my day. |
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jun 22, 2006 8:59:12 GMT -5
...It did get up and run away but I doubt it survived. Racoons are indestructable....me and some buddies chased one up a 30-40 foot tree once and then we shook the tree until finally it flew out of the top and hit the ground with a huge thud. It didn't even seem to mind the fall and took off like a rocket. Then we chased another one up a tree and knocked it out cold with a log but it just casually got up and sauntered away...pretty resiliant little buggers. |
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Post by BMR on Jun 23, 2006 12:10:57 GMT -5
...It did get up and run away but I doubt it survived. Racoons are indestructable....me and some buddies chased one up a 30-40 foot tree once and then we shook the tree until finally it flew out of the top and hit the ground with a huge thud. It didn't even seem to mind the fall and took off like a rocket. Then we chased another one up a tree and knocked it out cold with a log but it just casually got up and sauntered away...pretty resiliant little buggers. Dan I'm shocked  I thought you were a tree hugger, not a racoon abuser!!! What would Dr. Suess think? |
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jun 23, 2006 12:31:31 GMT -5
Dan I'm shocked I thought you were a tree hugger, not a racoon abuser!!! What would Dr. Suess think? Ahh, you've caught me being a hypocrite  I'm normally a quasi-tree hugger but this particular incident was several years ago and we were camping and they tore a big hole in our tent searching for food. Looking back on it now, it was a little irresponsible but we were pretty set on coon skin hats after they damaged our tent. |
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Post by BMR on Jun 23, 2006 12:37:46 GMT -5
Dan I'm shocked I thought you were a tree hugger, not a racoon abuser!!! What would Dr. Suess think? Ahh, you've caught me being a hypocrite I'm normally a quasi-tree hugger but this particular incident was several years ago and we were camping and they tore a big hole in our tent searching for food. Looking back on it now, it was a little irresponsible but we were pretty set on coon skin hats after they damaged our tent. "coon skin hats " haha. You still have it? Should mount it on your Ruckus... |
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jun 23, 2006 12:45:09 GMT -5
We thought it would be really funny when the Warden stopped by our site the next morning if we all had fresh, bloody 'coon skin hats on.
We didn't actually make the hats though. That 2nd coon that we knocked out cold....what actually happened was we chased it up a big oak tree that had 2 trunks kinda. Me and a friend were climbing up after it but then it lept to the other trunk and started running back down the tree. Then one of my friends threw a big log at it and momentarily pinned it to the tree, it fell off the trunk and right in front of another one of my buddies who had a 6 foot long club ready. He wacked it over the head and knocked it out cold for maybe 10 seconds. At first everyone was shouting because we thought we'd killed it but then it came to and slowly stood up and everyone felt bad so we let it slowly walk back it to the forest...it seems pretty disoriented.
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Post by chanito on Jun 23, 2006 19:57:02 GMT -5
 You are a mean one mr DD
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Post by BMR on Jun 23, 2006 21:25:44 GMT -5
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Post by Kami no Chiizu on Jun 24, 2006 0:40:06 GMT -5
I'm tempted to lock this thread over my disgusts at animal cruelty. Not big on messin with animals that aren't either, a: an iminent danger, b: a future meal, or c: a spider (ew!)
Yeah, I'd be mad at it messin with my stuff, and in my youth I was a lot meaner towards our furry friends.
I saved a mouse from my cat, the other day, though. I'm sure she found it again when she went back out, but oh, well.
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Post by 8chpl on Jul 29, 2006 5:02:37 GMT -5
I had a very similar incident on my BW50 about 10 years ago. A little girl swerved first to the right and then swung right in front of me. I came very close to hitting her. I thought that if I were to do it over again, I would give my horn a couple of taps so she would know that I was there.
Yesterday, coming home from work I was in the left hand lane of a 4 lane street when a lady pulled out from a lumberyard, across both lanes and forced me to the left. There was a left turning lane just starting there that I went into. Then she pulls ahead and gets into the lane ahead of me.
I guess if you are on a scooter they don't have to worry about you.
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Post by SqUiRmInAtOr/ Phred 501 on Jul 29, 2006 18:28:04 GMT -5
"I guess if you are on a scooter they don't have to worry about you."
Reapeat after me I am invisible, I am invisible, I am invisible. Riding a two wheeler most drivers are not looking for us and do not recognise us when we are in harms way. Stop, move out of their path , off the road, whtever you've got to do. 28 years ago I was almost run down numerous times the first week on a motorcycle. Ever since , I try my best to plan an escape route and to have some room all around me and my machine at all times. Still have a close call once and a while but to myself, the fact we all don't crash on a regular basis is proof there is a God who loves us. Just do your best to watch out for yourself because [glow=red,2,300]You are invisible[/glow].
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