You guys want a real challange? C'mon over to the Philippines for 'rush hour'!!! I did a survey here asking the more 'professional' types the simple question of "what's the difference between a double solid line, a single solid line and a broken line?" The overwelming respones was that the broken line was because "they had no budget"....... If you can get it running and 'buy' a license, you drive.... I was also told after ordering a hamburger "medium" that they were very sorry but they only had one size.....hmmmm... Florida feels like I'm the only one on the road

 

In AZ, the license plates, not the leaves, change colors at fall and spring when the snowbirds arrive. I'll pick on the Cannucks as some of the worst drivers, but effectively I stay away from Sun City, Sun Lakes, and the other old-folks hangouts during that time of the year. Nothing worse than an 85 El Dorado doing 45 in the fast lane.

The worst traffic I've ever seen was in Bangalore, India. Here's a place where the narrow streets aren't marked, no road dividers (yellow or white), and timed traffic lights. The latter meaning there's a countdown timer starting at 60 when it turns red until it turns green. They put up countdown timers in major intersections to keep the impatient from blowing thru the intersection. What really made me yuk was the manner of traffic. I've never seen a family of 4 on a 250cc bike before until then. Most are on small cc cycles, the auto-rickshaws are killer (literally: a tree-wheel contraption that's part cycle and part titl-a-whirl seat (although it is covered). When coming up to an intersection, every driver (car, bike, etc) crams into available space. Lanes are merely a suggestion, organization is gone. The auto-rickshaws turn off the engines at stoplights to save gas. Then as the countdown timer approaches 8 seconds or so, all of the auto-rickshaws pullstarts their 250cc two-stroke engine! Engines rev, light turns green, and in a cloud of blue smoke, all drivers in roughly 6-ish lanes of traffic rush make a mad dash to squeeze into roughly almost 2 lanes wide. If you were unlucky enough to get an outside lane, be sure to avoid the piles of garbage along the side of the road. Sanitation is picked up by donkey-pulled wagon is most of the area. When driving it's a good idea to watch for tons of pedestrians, small 50cc scooters, huge buses jammed full of people with another 20-30 or so hanging off the sides, and elephants.

Fortunately, my company hires a driver for roughly $100 a month to take me wherever I need to go when I'm there.

 

I was on 441 last weekend from Mt Dora to Ocala, The entire time i felt like a game of do you see me or not, Be carefull, The game for all of us is now and always defensive driving, I have a Class A CDL and i find its always the same,Weather I am working and hauling a Low Boy Trailer with Heavy Equipt on it or just me on my Street Glide, Always expect the driver you see ahead waiting to pull out will... The one in the lane next to you that you saw for the last 10 minutes has no clue you exist, We on Bikes are more aware than any others, The best advise i can give to all Brother Riders, Always and I Emphasise Always,, Expect the Unexpected...

 

You guys want a real challange? C'mon over to the Philippines for 'rush hour'!!! I did a survey here asking the more 'professional' types the simple question of "what's the difference between a double solid line, a single solid line and a broken line?" The overwelming respones was that the broken line was because "they had no budget"....... If you can get it running and 'buy' a license, you drive.... I was also told after ordering a hamburger "medium" that they were very sorry but they only had one size.....hmmmm... Florida feels like I'm the only one on the road

Have to agree with you on this as i have been in downtown MakitiPhilippines and also Calbayog, just trying to walk across the street there is a challenge, But I also have already bought my retirement property there because is has many more positives than negatives.

 

A buddy of mine thats been riding a long time told me he carries a pocket full of BB's. When someone follows him to close he drops some BB's. Seems to me dropping anything that turns into a projectile could be potentially deadly. I think I would just move over and let the sucker pass.

 

I look at it as training for when we have to drive in the big city on the interstate. Now there is an E ticket ride. Rode the 408 and I-4 this weekend, what a blast.

 

Snort! Bwahahahahaha! Because it is!

 

BE NICE if you could ride up beside these IDIOTS, and say "SURPRISE". And blow THERE FU_KING HEAD OFF with a BULLET to the brain, PROBLEMS SOLVED.

 

How 'bout when you look over & see a teenager texting on their phone while driving! Scary to be on 2-wheels these days!

 

Definitely tell it's Winter when 1 year old (almost to the day) posts get bumped.