Parachutes & life expectancy

Bill Daniels wrote:


BTW, I DO NOT reccomend anyone try to learn motorcycle riding as an adult.
Youngsters learn faster...... and heal faster.

Bill D
Yep,
But I felt I had to stop riding after i saw my seventh or eighth car-driving-
idiot-text-messaging-with-a-portable-dvd-player-on-the-dash nearly wipe me
across four lanes.

Its not the same world out there on the road.

ya be careful now.

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Bill Daniels wrote:


BTW, I DO NOT reccomend anyone try to learn motorcycle riding as an adult.
Youngsters learn faster...... and heal faster.

Bill D
Yep,
But I felt I had to stop riding after i saw my seventh or eighth
car-driving-
idiot-text-messaging-with-a-portable-dvd-player-on-the-dash nearly wipe me
across four lanes.
http://www.transducertechniques.com/TLL-Load-Cell.cfm
Its not the same world out there on the road.

ya be careful now.

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This thread is way off the topic of gliding but it might be fun for someone
anyway.

A couple of days ago I was approaching a traffic light instesection with two
lanes each way - I had the green light. An 'idiot' approaching from my
right ran his red light and stopped in the intersection directly ahead of me
and looked to his right away from me as if to see if he had run the light on
the street he was looking for. I was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee.

I could have easily stopped several car lengths short of him or changed
lanes and gone around him. Instead, I waited a second or two until slamming
on my brakes would stop me just short of his drivers door with a loud
screech and blareing horn. He snapped his head around, turned several
shades paler and visibly shrank in his seat. Then a look slowly came over
his face indicating a need for clean underwear.

I'm sure this guy knew he shouldn't be running red lights but I'll bet he's
got a better grip on the concept now. There are red light cameras at that
intersection and I saw the flash as he ran the light. It'll be interesting
if I get a call from the police.

Bill D

Bill Daniels wrote:
"Michael Ash" wrote in message
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Todd wrote:

I've seen it suggested in a half-joking manner that we ought to replace
the car's airbags with a large spike mounted on the steering wheel pointed
straight at the driver's chest. People will drive more carefully and get
into fewer accidents. Personally I'll be keeping my airbag, though....


After riding motorcycles extensively in my teens and twenties I have
returned to riding as a fuel saving measure. I can tell your that when
riding a motorcycle with none of the safety devices found on automobiles, I
ride EXTREMELY defensively.

While riding home from the dealership on my slick little 250 I came to
the horrifying realization that I had never motorcycled in the age of
the cell phone :-O (sold my last motorcycle to pay for flying lessons 16
years ago :-) ). I got over the shock quickly, realizing that I'd been
bicycling with the tuned out, texting idiots the entire time. That
said, I'm also much more defensive than in my earlier motorcycling days.

BTW, I DO NOT recommend anyone try to learn motorcycle riding as an adult.

I would agree, unless you've been successfully bicycling in traffic for
at least a few years. Similar survival skills.

Youngsters learn faster...... and heal faster.

Some don't learn, but they do heal faster.

Shawn

P.S. Nice to see Bill's, mine, and a third motorcycle in among all the
cages at the field last weekend.

P.P.S. Not your father's 250 bike :-)
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/pr...96/0/home.aspx