CLOSE CALL while riding today...
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RE: CLOSE CALL while riding today...
anubiss:
That life saving maneuver sounds like it would have stained my seat. Glad your reflexes and grip held the bike and your buns to safety.
As follow-up with the driver, you did the very, very right thing. Calm, cool, collective after a potentiall nut cracker and to calmly pull up and say, "Hey,Watch out for us bikers.." is very admirable.
You got my vote for President.
That life saving maneuver sounds like it would have stained my seat. Glad your reflexes and grip held the bike and your buns to safety.
As follow-up with the driver, you did the very, very right thing. Calm, cool, collective after a potentiall nut cracker and to calmly pull up and say, "Hey,Watch out for us bikers.." is very admirable.
You got my vote for President.
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From: Pasadena, CA
RE: CLOSE CALL while riding today...
ORIGINAL: anubisss
.....I started to scream at the top of my lungs and hit the brakes hard.
.....I started to scream at the top of my lungs and hit the brakes hard.
Grateful nobody got hurt and you sure handled it in a classy way. Based on this inspiration I'll work that much harder to keep my cool.
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RE: CLOSE CALL while riding today...
I would've ripped out myDesert Eagle andrelocated her scalp to the back seat of her car. [sm=shootshoot.gif]
You can all breathe now, I'm kidding.
Nice of you to remind her, most drivers don't give a crap.
Glad you didn't get hurt.
You can all breathe now, I'm kidding.
Nice of you to remind her, most drivers don't give a crap.
Glad you didn't get hurt.
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From: Desmoines, Iowa
RE: CLOSE CALL while riding today...
glad you are ok. and you know you may have something there instead of screaming sometime the calm approch may have a better job than the other. even if it hard not to rattle there cage sure the havta keep up what is going on around them and so do we.some people have there head up there azz but good job . stay safe
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RE: CLOSE CALL while riding today...
Andrew, that lady almost ruined "the run"---careful buddy. Glad you're ok.
Dano
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RE: CLOSE CALL while riding today...
Immediately I thought that she needed a piece of my mind. I pulled into the parking lot that she was in and pulled up next to her open window. Instead of yelling and cursing her out, I asked her to please watch out for motorcycles.
...Well thats what woulda happened with me anyways.....
Just kidding, way to avoid a disaster and keep your cool.
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From: Helena, AL
RE: CLOSE CALL while riding today...
Maybe your shout when she started her turn made her stop? I know this worked for me one time I was in the right lane on a divided 6 lane. The light had just turned and I was following a car through the light. A driver in a small pickup with the window downwas turning right into our lane and as soon as the car passed he started coming out right into me. I shouted "Whoa!" and swerved to the very left of my lane. As soon as I yelled he slammed on the brakes, just the nose of the truck sticking into my lane. If I hadn't shouted I think he'd have t-boned me, depending on how much space he allowed between him and the center lane.