cant begin to tell how many times thats happened in the YELLOW AZTEK!!!!!! i swear yellow is stealth
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 5:52 PM, MrViggy <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]<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.
