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A quick lesson on why you should check your mirrors at stops and be ready to react to the inattentive cellphone soccer dad in his minivan.
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Proof that hiviz gear and flashing brakelights don't work if the driver is not paying attention. He was running up behind me at about 60, I swerved left to get clear and he followed me, so I cut back right real quick to avoid getting 86'd
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Check your Six
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and another good reason to stay off the highways! 
DAMN glad you are okay!
DAMN glad you are okay!
Ken
Die young as late as possible, remember who you were before the world told you how it should be. -- Barry Morris
Die young as late as possible, remember who you were before the world told you how it should be. -- Barry Morris
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Glad you made it through ok man! Great crash avoidance as well.
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Wish I would have had your camera this morning on my ride home.
I was on a three lane road (not a highway), w/ a speed limit of 40 or 45 mph. Traffic is doing at least 50, I'm doing a little more then that. A school bus pulls into traffic from the right and cuts across all three lanes. I was in the far left lane, the bus and I probably had about a 40-45 mph speed difference. I had the rear tire locked up and at one point even the front.
I usually can tell when someone is about to cut me off or kill me. Failed on that one.
I was on a three lane road (not a highway), w/ a speed limit of 40 or 45 mph. Traffic is doing at least 50, I'm doing a little more then that. A school bus pulls into traffic from the right and cuts across all three lanes. I was in the far left lane, the bus and I probably had about a 40-45 mph speed difference. I had the rear tire locked up and at one point even the front.
I usually can tell when someone is about to cut me off or kill me. Failed on that one.
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DAMN! Good move on that one...we need to figure out a way to weed out inattentive drivers 
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CapoGreg
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Bucho, there are two things you never trust when you're on a motorcycle...a school bus and a fart.Bucho wrote:Wish I would have had your camera this morning on my ride home.
I was on a three lane road (not a highway), w/ a speed limit of 40 or 45 mph. Traffic is doing at least 50, I'm doing a little more then that. A school bus pulls into traffic from the right and cuts across all three lanes. I was in the far left lane, the bus and I probably had about a 40-45 mph speed difference. I had the rear tire locked up and at one point even the front.
I usually can tell when someone is about to cut me off or kill me. Failed on that one.
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fart... boy does that remind me of a true story. Best told over aCapoGreg wrote:Bucho, there are two things you never trust when you're on a motorcycle...a school bus and a fart.
Ken
Die young as late as possible, remember who you were before the world told you how it should be. -- Barry Morris
Die young as late as possible, remember who you were before the world told you how it should be. -- Barry Morris
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Roadracer_Al
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Crap, that was YOU on the bike? I do believe I'd'a had'a changed my shorts.
Good on the driver for not turning you into strawberry jam.
Good on the driver for not turning you into strawberry jam.