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Sep 21, 2006 | 06:04 PM

JollyRogers

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How to react when someone you know

Pulls out in front of you! blowing steam here...

Today at work an associate from another company that I work with occasionally pulled out in front of me in the parking lot as I was going through... I got the oppurtunity to practice an emergiency stop, but honestly I was going slow because I ANTICIPATED him doing exactly what he did. He then rolled his window down and I gave him an ear full... later I was leaving again and he came up and apologized, said he didn't see me or hear me (my pipes are loud and I used them hoping it would make him aware of me...WRONG I WAS...guys across the street and inside heard me though)... I really was not sure if I should accept it, and my reply was something to the affect of why don't you park on the other side of the building so you won't do it again... etc. Thing is I know this guy and it was honestly easy to keep my cool and my conversation was more a joking tone, but when he walked of I could tell he felt bad and realised I was not happy. Not sure if I was to nice or not. My boss volunteered to run over his toyota with his F250...told him batteries realease

Sep 21, 2006 | 06:07 PM

badmo

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RE: How to react when someone you know

It's all good and funny until someone gets puched in the throat.

Sep 21, 2006 | 06:40 PM

cutacroshorty

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RE: How to react when someone you know

I think as long as you got your point across it may have had the affect you wanted it to.

Sep 21, 2006 | 06:44 PM

grunt

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RE: How to react when someone you know

Well, he at least needed a long lecture of why he needs to pay attention. To be so spaced out as to not hear your ride (unless he's got a boomer stereo) is proof of that.

Just go back to him tomorrow and give him that kinda speech in an almost conciliatory tone

Sep 21, 2006 | 06:53 PM

bikergirl40

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RE: How to react when someone you know

People make mistakes. Hopefully, we can learn from them before someone gets hurt. Consider it a warning, and be thankful it didn't turn out worse than it did. Hopefully THAT won't happen again.

Sep 21, 2006 | 06:59 PM

anubisss

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RE: How to react when someone you know

I have found that educating cagers is the best method. When driving with a friend in his cage, I always remind him to look for motorcycles. He has become quite aware of bikes in most places that they "hide". Even told him when on the freeway in the fast lane to check for lane splitters before changing lanes. He still to this day remebers. Simply amazing. Now if the other 5 million people here would do the same. We need an "educate cagers day" or something.

Sep 21, 2006 | 07:02 PM

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RE: How to react when someone you know

If you feel the guy sincerely felt bad about it, I think that's enough. Everybody makes a mistake and maybe this situation, where noone got hurt, will be a bit of a wake up call to him.

Once a fellow pulled out in front of me in a parking lot of a gas station. Like you I was going slow enough that I could stop, no problem, but I did skid the rear tire a little bit which made him notice me. While I was filling up the bike he walked over, apologized to me and confessed he rode a Road King. The guy was genuinely sorry & a nice guy on top of that.

The ones that make me mad are the ones who have an attitude like "I'll pull out in front of you if I want to, you're just a motorcycle". They're the ones I'd like to punch in the throat.

Dave