Thought I'd seen it all........

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Jun 25, 2013 | 08:34 PM

traildog

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Thought I'd seen it all........

I drive 40-45K for my job every year and have for the last 28.

I was reading another thread about a fellow rider hit in the rear buy a girl distracted by her phone and it reminded me of something I saw that I thought I'd never see.

Last week, Friday I think, a guy passed me on an Ultra Classic. And, you guessed it, throttle in one hand, texting with the other. We were on the interstate, 70 mph, about 9am. LOTS of traffic.

At least he was holding the phone between his face and the windshield.

Jun 25, 2013 | 08:36 PM

Uncle G.

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Just goes to show that cagers don't have a monopoly on stupidity.

Jun 25, 2013 | 08:39 PM

TracerBullet

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Bad enough that cager may kill us doing that yet someone is willing to do it to themselves

Jun 25, 2013 | 08:40 PM

rob0225

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As much as I would like to believe we in uniform hold ourselves to a higher standard, things like this make me realize we have our share of idiots.

Jun 25, 2013 | 08:42 PM

Deucedog

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Jun 25, 2013 | 08:48 PM

COZWV

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rob0225

As much as I would like to believe we in uniform hold ourselves to a higher standard, things like this make me realize we have our share of idiots.

WOAH! NO PROBLEM HERE! He has his PT Belt on the back. Those things make us INVINCIBLE!

Jun 25, 2013 | 08:48 PM

In2It

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Jun 25, 2013 | 08:56 PM

nevil

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rob0225

As much as I would like to believe we in uniform hold ourselves to a higher standard, things like this make me realize we have our share of idiots.

Amen to that. Not too long ago I got alongside some guy on a Dyna, had a girl on the back, no problem. But he was talking on a cell and smoking a cigarette. Not wanting to be within a mile of this moron, I didn't stick around long enough to see how he was doing with his multitasking.