Yep, same out here in Colorado. People signal, then slow down! The best was one guy turned his signal on to merge into my lane (I was in my car); my front bumper was just slightly passed his, and he flips me off that I didn't "let him in." I mean, really??!? I'm *supposed* to slow down because you don't know how to change lanes? Not only that, the only reason I knew he signaled is that I saw the side blinker on the FRONT quarter panel! Didn't even see his back signal, as my car was already blocking it!
Viggy On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm collecting clips of cages trying run me off the road with my helmet > cam. I should have enough of these 15-30 second clips to put together a > 2hour feature film in just a few months. > As a side note, nobody in Houston uses their blinker. The entire town is > under the misconception that "if you signal nobody will let you over". The > problem isn't your signal, it's that as soon as you turn it on you let your > foot off the gas and possibly drag the brake too. You need to MATCH MY SPEED > for me to let you over. Or at least come close, if I just have to let off > the gas a skosh to let you in that's fine. If I have to lift my foot off the > pedal and jam on the brakes with authority to let you over then you're out > of luck. Same goes for bikes, if you want people to let you over you have to > twist a little harder. So few people signal in Houston that it's surprising > when they do. Like I said earlier, I just ride like EVERYONE IS TRYING TO > KILL ME. > > -Kyle > > > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Stumpi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A long time ago I tried to pull a SMDSY out of a Lowes parking lot. >> My brain hadn't registered him as a vehicle and I saw how fast he was >> going and how close he was after I'd pulled into the lane. >> >> The only thing that's effective in my opinion (aside from wearing a >> bunch of blinking warning lig hts) in avoiding lane change collisions >> is keeping a close eye on drivers around you and always having an >> escape route. If there is another car close or coming up my fingers >> are resting on the brake, my thumb is on the horn, I have a route in >> mind if I have to abandon the lane, and I watch him carefully from my >> mirror to the corner of my eye til he's clear. That and leaving plenty >> of room has saved me several times. I watch videos of people >> commuting in California highway traffic and it just scares me to >> death, there is no where to go and every single driver doesn't care >> about you. >> >> I managed to slam the truck into reverse and burnout back into the >> parking lot so all that resulted from the incident was a certain >> gesture and an embarrassment that lasted the rest of the day. I >> realized years after the fact that he'd been riding a Harley with 3 >> headlights, all running, and straight pipes. Loud pipes or no there >> is no substitute for being alert and expecting every cager to do >> something dumb even when it only happens one in a hundred times. >> >> Matt >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
