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Old Oct 19, 2013 | 07:49 PM
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I was riding home today in the right lane, and a car in the left lane put their left signal on and moved to the right lane in front of me. Sure enough, the guy is about 90 years old and can't tell his left from right anymore. They are a threat to everyone on the road.
 

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Old Oct 19, 2013 | 07:57 PM
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Another A-wipe. Not limited to geezers. Some people just dont like bikes. They always hang on the double lines and when they slow to turn left they pull to the right.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2013 | 08:02 PM
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Gotta stay alert out there for sure.......
 
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Old Oct 19, 2013 | 08:03 PM
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BTW, don't be too hard on old folks. Lord willing, we'll all be there someday.........
 
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Old Oct 19, 2013 | 08:06 PM
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Nah, I'll be dead by the time I'm 30! I'm running a little late, but....
 
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Old Oct 19, 2013 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bluharley
Nah, I'll be dead by the time I'm 30! I'm running a little late, but....
I SHOULD have been DEAD at 25..............at 50, I'm taking it a lot easier.......
 
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Old Oct 19, 2013 | 08:16 PM
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Yea, I get that. I'm 58, not doing all the crap I was doing, but I'm paying the price for doing what I did! Wrecked a lot of cars, thank God I never hurt anyone else, but my skeleton took a beating.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2013 | 09:44 PM
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I am actually back from the dead.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2013 | 09:52 PM
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...one of the reasons I couldn't get out of Florida fast enough.

But like someone above said, it wasn't just the old folks doing stupid maneuvers...

Keep your head on a swivel...
 
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Old Oct 19, 2013 | 09:52 PM
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Sorry but it's not "they", it was him or just...that guy. This place I live in has spring breakers, tourists of all ages in the summer, and folks from up north in the winter, snow birds. You just have to watch out for everyone now, not just those of age.

My neighbor is 85 years old and sharp as a whip, and drives his Caddy like the aircraft he flew for over 20 years for Uncle Sam. We should all be so lucky.

Oh yeah, I am 59 years old.
 
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