More cager hate
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 156
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From: Southern Maryland
I ride into DC every day for work... try to leave space and they cut you off like its their job... damn I can't wait to move outta this hell hole
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 393
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From: Lafayette, IN
I really don't think most car drivers realize that washer fluid goes anywhere but directly onto the windshield. It's not exactly an intuitive thing to know. I know I didn't, until I started riding a motorcycle and got hit with a little once.
Tourer
Joined: May 2007
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From: Arden N.C.
great idea. lets fight stupid with stupid. i can't believe how many people think that that foreign object that they plan on throwing/bouncing/etc.... at someone mysteriously vaporizes after their incident is over. more often than not, some innocent is going to be the recipient of your 'love' instead of the intended target.
really no reason for a rant on this. and you don't know if his 'sudden urge' was brought on by a huge bug splat or not. washing one's windshield does not make one 'oblivious'. if you don't want to get wet, don't ride so close.
really no reason for a rant on this. and you don't know if his 'sudden urge' was brought on by a huge bug splat or not. washing one's windshield does not make one 'oblivious'. if you don't want to get wet, don't ride so close.
WW fluid don't bother me. Most are not smart enough to know they are spraying over their windshields. Now Chewing tobacco....We got a problem!
Tourer
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 379
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From: Pittsburgh,PA
this ^^^^
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2012
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From: arizona
Seasoned HDF Member
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From: Michigan 15 Minutes East Of Hell
great idea. lets fight stupid with stupid. i can't believe how many people think that that foreign object that they plan on throwing/bouncing/etc.... at someone mysteriously vaporizes after their incident is over. more often than not, some innocent is going to be the recipient of your 'love' instead of the intended target.
really no reason for a rant on this. and you don't know if his 'sudden urge' was brought on by a huge bug splat or not. washing one's windshield does not make one 'oblivious'. if you don't want to get wet, don't ride so close.
really no reason for a rant on this. and you don't know if his 'sudden urge' was brought on by a huge bug splat or not. washing one's windshield does not make one 'oblivious'. if you don't want to get wet, don't ride so close.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,392
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From: Delaware
That whole area and up through Baltimore really is like some kind of death cage match on wheels, man. I feel your pain.
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Northwestern Nevada
Yes, that had to suck. But that guy didn't see you and if he did, he didn't care.
Like you, I'd be tempted to flip'em off. But more and more I don't. There are so many unstable people out there. Lots on prescription drugs, lots w/ too much stress, others w/ road rage tendencies. And a lot of them, just like us, carry too.
They're in a 2+ ton tank. We're on an 800 lbs bike. I don't like those odds.
They do something stupid. We flip'em off. They escalate. Suddenly it can get very dangerous for us.
Better to just back off, let it go and ride home safe. May not be easy to do at the moment, but it's the smart move.
I'm not preaching to anyone. It's just my evolving philosophy on trying to stay alive and enjoy my bike.
Like you, I'd be tempted to flip'em off. But more and more I don't. There are so many unstable people out there. Lots on prescription drugs, lots w/ too much stress, others w/ road rage tendencies. And a lot of them, just like us, carry too.
They're in a 2+ ton tank. We're on an 800 lbs bike. I don't like those odds.
They do something stupid. We flip'em off. They escalate. Suddenly it can get very dangerous for us.
Better to just back off, let it go and ride home safe. May not be easy to do at the moment, but it's the smart move.
I'm not preaching to anyone. It's just my evolving philosophy on trying to stay alive and enjoy my bike.