What is the biggest thing you have successfully avoided hitting
Cruiser
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From: Central Florida
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I was cruising in the middle lane down the major highway I-4 here in central Florida just passing the Turnpike headed south. When a full semi-truck with a load of pallets passes me in the fast lane. The last set of loosely strapped down pallets start bouncing and shredding them into shards of wood.
As the spikes and half's of pallets head my way I dipped into the far right lane and look for the grass to dump it. Luckily my moves got me over enough and a 25ft box truck got pounded, it sounded like gun shots. I pulled over to catch my nerves and the trucker was over in the median tightening down the remaining load. I didn't stick around to witness a citation just needed to get off that hell way.
As the spikes and half's of pallets head my way I dipped into the far right lane and look for the grass to dump it. Luckily my moves got me over enough and a 25ft box truck got pounded, it sounded like gun shots. I pulled over to catch my nerves and the trucker was over in the median tightening down the remaining load. I didn't stick around to witness a citation just needed to get off that hell way.
Road Master
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From: Columbia, SC
Can't say I avoided it, but I did avoid going down. Coming home the other day, turning off one of the main roads here in Columbia there was a large taillight in the middle of my turn that I didn't see until I was in full lean. Rear tire went right over top of it while I was turning. Entire rear kicked left but luckily I kept the throttle steady and the rear caught the road without having much to recover. Definitely an 'oh ****' moment.
Drives me nuts though - cant say that the tow companies around here clean accidents from the roads too well. There is always reminence left.
Drives me nuts though - cant say that the tow companies around here clean accidents from the roads too well. There is always reminence left.
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From: Long Island, NY
I rode throught NY City not too long ago and as I was goin down 5th Ave, I managed to not run into the Empire Sate Building, so I guess that's one of the biggest things I haven't hit...
Oh, I also never ran into the continent of Asia...
This seems like a silly question :-P
Oh, I also never ran into the continent of Asia...
This seems like a silly question :-P
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