Classic driver not paying attention
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Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Western South Dakota
I ride with the attitude that all cagers are just waiting for me to get close, so they can do something to me. Just ride like everyone is out to kill you. Because with all the talking and texting going on out there, it sure feels like they are. I feel like I've avoided certain death in every days ride. It's become the norm!
$0.02
BOB
$0.02
BOB
It's almost getting to be riding isn't any fun when you are so stressed out about it. lolol but that is no joke.
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Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Jayhawk Country
I ride in the country mostly, back roads, etc. A lot of my buddies ride towards to the city, for what reason I have no idea. I have to worry more about animals than cagers. And the deer have their own agenda just like a soccer mom on a cell phone.
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Joined: Mar 2014
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From: New Mexico
And now matter how diligently you ride, this can still happen:
http://www.kare11.com/story/news/cri...-suv/15089977/
http://www.kare11.com/story/news/cri...-suv/15089977/
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From: Newcastle, OK
I go out for a little cruise around the town yesterday before dinner on 401 out by the house. As I'm coming up to a Y intersection that has a gas station in the Y and sure as chit a guy is getting ready to pull out across traffic. I see him creeping out into the on coming traffics lane and look right at me then back the other way and start pulling out. Had to slow down get over to the white line and lay on the dinky stock horn. Would have like to come to a complete stop but the person behind me was apparently on the way to the most important event of their life because they were closing pretty quick. Fortunately I was able to get the idiots attention pulling out and punched the throttle to get by the clown without him or the guy behind me plowing into me. Just another example of people not paying attention in their cages and not seeing our bikes until the last second. I thought for sure one of them was going to clip me.
I have custom dynamics LED t/s running lights on me SG. I added plasma rods to the rear and a truck-lite LED head lamp. Also added conventional driving lights to the front...intentional to provide off color and different look. Put an air horn on for additional sound.
all this and I still feel people don't see me. It's a crazy world.....definitely a me/my world where I am the only one who matters. Everyone else look out for me.......
all this and I still feel people don't see me. It's a crazy world.....definitely a me/my world where I am the only one who matters. Everyone else look out for me.......
Last edited by ChickinOnaChain; Oct 21, 2014 at 09:36 AM.
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Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Mountain Top, Alabama
Glad you are OK.
I bought 2 FIAAM 12 volt horns off Amazon, low note and a high note, for about $25. Tapped into the plug for the stock horn, now I have 3 blaring horns like an old Cadillac Fleetwood. Mounted the new horns facing up front off the gas tank mount bolts. Cheap, effective fix, barely visable. I hit the horn often, it gets attention.
We see so many nuts out and about, my Sweetie wants a horn button near the rear for Her so she can blast at the idiots every once in a while!
I bought 2 FIAAM 12 volt horns off Amazon, low note and a high note, for about $25. Tapped into the plug for the stock horn, now I have 3 blaring horns like an old Cadillac Fleetwood. Mounted the new horns facing up front off the gas tank mount bolts. Cheap, effective fix, barely visable. I hit the horn often, it gets attention.
We see so many nuts out and about, my Sweetie wants a horn button near the rear for Her so she can blast at the idiots every once in a while!
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