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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 06:36 AM
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just paranoid!
 
Old Nov 5, 2007 | 06:54 AM
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Just go on with life. When I was a rookie cop I suffered the same "fishbowl' effect. Wasn't long before I was picking my nose and not giving a crap about what anybody thinks.
 
Old Nov 5, 2007 | 07:06 AM
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Just give em a nod.
 
Old Nov 5, 2007 | 07:14 AM
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You have a booger in your nose.
 
Old Nov 5, 2007 | 07:28 AM
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Default RE: Stop light etiquette...what the hell do you do???

I look at the light and do not look from side to side. Ocaisionally someone gives me
a thumbs up and yells nice bike, so I wave or acknowlegde them but I normally
stare straight aheadand in my mirrors until the light changes.

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Alright, every time I come to a stop light I feel eyes all over me. I thought I might be experiencing some sort of dementia from too much oxygen from the ride, alas it was not true. When I stop and start looking around everyone is staring[:@]. Dudes, chicks, kids, grannies and all...Most of the time when I make eye contact back they turn like their embarrassed or scared. Some give a head nod, some smile, some roll down the window and try to talk. I often just keep my eyes straight forward as to not make others uncomfortable around me...I never experienced this sort of behavior on my other bikes it wasn't until I got a Harley.

Is there some sort of stop light etiquette that I am not aware of?

What do you do at a stop light? How do you handle the looky lues? Let’s hear your stories...
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 07:36 AM
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[sm=confused06.gif]Why do I always feel like........SOMEBODIES WATCHING MEEEEEEEEE [sm=confused06.gif]

Didn't Michael Jacksion put out a song like that ?
 
Old Nov 5, 2007 | 07:39 AM
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I am usually to busy looking at the seat cover in the car to my left to notice anybody looking at me.
 
Old Nov 5, 2007 | 07:44 AM
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smokin to many doobies , dude!!!
 
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Default RE: Stop light etiquette...what the hell do you do???

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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 08:04 AM
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[sm=confused06.gif]Why do I always feel like........SOMEBODIES WATCHING MEEEEEEEEE [sm=confused06.gif]

Didn't Michael Jacksion put out a song like that ?
I'm embarassed to know this, but that was a song by "Rockwell." Michael Jackson did do guest vocals on it... I feel dirty now.
 



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