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N659HB

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AFTER leaving the airport. I was headed home and nearly collided with a pickup truck that crossed the yellow line into my lane. I braked hard, swerved onto the shoulder, then back onto the highway as he passed within three feet of me. Had I been five seconds faster he would have creamed me. Asshat! :mad:

Be careful out there. The highways are full of idiots.
 
More and more of these near hits with distracted drivers...I am always super alert on 2 lane roads.
 
I got run off the road a few months ago. Distracted driver counting cows in the field. He saw me in my driveway a few days later and stopped and apologized.

After years of racing and accidents associated with that, I get over it pretty quick.
 
I'm pretty sure any of the cops on here could tell us some very interesting (and hairy) stories about distracted (aka stupid) drivers.
 
Now see, if ya only had an AOA on your vehicle....

Glad you're safe! Definitely have to be a defensive driver, always have actually, but more so now with morons texting and whatever else they do.
 
If I put up a thread every time someone almost killed me on the bike this site would have little else. Thankfully nothing tried to kill me yesterday on my way to the airport except the cold. It did a remarkably good job, too.
 
Glad you know how to properly operate a vehicle and avoid collisions (with those who are too f***ing dumb to even pick their nose, let alone operate a deadly weapon on public roadways).

Also, did you report this near-"miss" to the FAA? ;)
 
What do farms go to in your neck of the woods? :popcorn:
 
N659HB said:
AFTER leaving the airport. I was headed home and nearly collided with a pickup truck that crossed the yellow line into my lane. I braked hard, swerved onto the shoulder, then back onto the highway as he passed within three feet of me. Had I been five seconds faster he would have creamed me. Asshat! :mad:
Be careful out there. The highways are full of idiots.
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Had the same thing happen on a back road coming home from Lewes Delaware and my consulting gig. Young girl, head down, comes into my lane and I headed for the narrow shoulder hoping I didn't have to take on the pine tress. The look on her face was pricelss as we went just about door handle to door handle a few feet apart. I on the other hand thought I might need to change my shorts. WTF is so important people have to text and drive.
 
Ever watch a college band on TV during a game? Watch when they finish playing. Almost everyone of them pulls their phones out at once. Funny but pathetic too.
 
mscard88 said:
Ever watch a college band on TV during a game? Watch when they finish playing. Almost everyone of them pulls their phones out at once. Funny but pathetic too.
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Well the option is to watch the game. I'd go to the phone as well.
 
Glad you alright HB!
 
mscard88 said:
Ever watch a college band on TV during a game? Watch when they finish playing. Almost everyone of them pulls their phones out at once. Funny but pathetic too.
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I've never seen that, but you can only watch script Ohio & dotting the i so many times. You can be sure I will this weekend. That's so effin dumb.
 
I put almost 100,000 miles on the Gold Wing before I decided to hang it up. Every four wheel driver was out to get me and I thought I'd quit while I was ahead and still breathing and had all my pieces.
 
SkyDog58 said:
Well the option is to watch the game. I'd go to the phone as well.
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Not that so much, it's just when they're finished playing they all grab their phones. Just kinda funny when I saw it. But then again, it was the Auburn band...
 
Norman said:
I'm pretty sure any of the cops on here could tell us some very interesting (and hairy) stories about distracted (aka stupid) drivers.
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I was nearly run off the road by a State Trooper last weekend, coming around a (sharp) blind curve, half in my lane. I stood on the brakes and he swerved over. Had our positions been reversed, I'm sure I'd have seen blue lights in my mirror. Idiot . . . .
 
My wife thinks I'm nuts because I ride my bicycles on nearby roads... and because I like to fly. I've actually had closer encounters while cycling, as opposed to driving, usually from aggressive drivers passing oncoming traffic. Drivers don't see bicycles either, and I'm always ready to dive for the ditches!

There's other ways motorcycling can bite you. One of my best friends in high school was killed a few years ago when the rear tire on his Harley blew. He lost control at fairly high speed and crashed. He was not wearing a helmet and died at the scene from head injuries. His girl friend survived a few hours. No helmet for her either.
 
Norman said:
I put almost 100,000 miles on the Gold Wing before I decided to hang it up. Every four wheel driver was out to get me and I thought I'd quit while I was ahead and still breathing and had all my pieces.
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Been riding 32 yrs and have well over 500k on two wheels (stopped counting), they haven't gotten me yet. I have way too much fun to quit.
 
Bill Jennings said:
Been riding 32 yrs and have well over 500k on two wheels (stopped counting), they haven't gotten me yet. I have way too much fun to quit.
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Bill, I think I am nearly identical time wise, though I don't think I've the miles you do. Still, I'll not be giving up bikes in the near future despite how perilous its become. Life is too short not to do the things you love.
 
Norman said:
I'm pretty sure any of the cops on here could tell us some very interesting (and hairy) stories about distracted (aka stupid) drivers.
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Yep. If my emphasis on traffic early in my career taught me anything, it’s that many people have zero respect for/appreciation of the damage they can cause while behind the wheel. Examples:

Stopped a Honda and found that the driver was seated on another brand’s seat...which was in turn sitting on two cement cinder blocks. No bolts, just gravity...

Responded to a car fire. Turned out to be a dumped stolen in which they likely cut the fuel pump wiring while trying to hot-wire it. Their fix? Fuel hose running from the fuel filler tube, through the cabin to the engine, with a primer bulb (outboard engine fuel tank style) next to the passenger seat. We did get a chuckle out of imagining what the conversation would’ve been like in a pursuit...(“dude, pump faster, the cops are catching us!”)...

An F150 with a gas can in the bed, aftermarket fuel pump dangling from fuel line from the can, plugged into the cigarette lighter. The wiring was hot enough to burn your hand.

From my commercial vehicle enforcement buddy (some witnesses by me)-Numerous tractor-trailers with one or two functioning brakes, suspension members cracked through, etc.

A driver texting with one hand on one phone, talking on another to her ear and driving with her knees...on a 55mph highway...

My personal theory on all of the “safety” oriented automation in cars is that while helpful to many, they have allowed people to distance themselves further from the task of driving and feel like the car will mostly get them from point a to point b with minimal input on their part. Thus they then believe that texting, talking, doing makeup, and/or updating their twitbook/facespace/insta-whatever is appropriate as the car “pretty much drives itself” anyway.
 
I almost bought the farm south of here. It is still in probate and will be for a long time according to one lawyer.
 
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