Riding vs Flying -- How many here ride?

"Morgans" wrote in
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"Skywise" wrote

I'm reminded of somethign Donald Rumsfled said about intelligence.
He said there's three kind's of intelligence (information). There's
what you know you know, what you know you don't know, and what you
don't know that you don't know. It's the third one that causes the
problems.

Guess your problem is that you are only smart enough to have a
heartbeat
while driving, and nothing more. You can tell from the reaction here,
that nearly everyone thinks that what you are doing is not safe. Where
does that put you? Are you the only sane one, and the rest of the world
is crazy? That is usually not the case.

Continue as you like. In states where it is legal, continue to ride
between cars. In the states where it is not legal, don't drive by me.

Your actions are not going to save you. They will catch up to you, some
day, somewhere.

Drive sanely, and be prepared for the unexpected, and you will be more
safe, than what you are doing. Other people are not expecting you
coming past them, and they *may* not be expecting the unexpected, and do
something to nail you.

Let me ask you, Morgans, how many years have you been riding a
motorcycle in city traffic?

Brian
--
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"Skywise" wrote

You seem to be in the same vein as Morgans, and not
listening to what I am saying. I do what I do because of
what others do on the road.

It seems that you did not listen to my post, where I suggested how to drive
safely; more safely than doing what you are doing, and staying in the pack
of traffic. They are like blockers on a "student-body-up-the-middle"
football play.
--
Jim in NC

"Skywise" wrote

Let me ask you, Morgans, how many years have you been riding a
motorcycle in city traffic?

26 years.
--
Jim in NC

Flyingmonk wrote:

I now only have a basket case ( I took it apart years ago with the
intention of totally rebuilding it) 197? 750cc Suzuki two stroke
(shoiuld be very fast vintage cafe racer).

Errr... Make that 500ccSuzuki two stroke. A T500 or a GT 500 Haven't
been in the garage in awhile.

Bryan

"Morgans" wrote in news:%22qg.519$f36.282
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"Skywise" wrote

Really? I can go down to my local Home Depot and by acetone
by the gallon.

I was using that as a speaking point, that many things are illegal in CA,
because they "are suspected of causing cancer in humans." (at 5,000% the
normal concentration, and injected into the bloodstream, of course g)

I didn't know what was allowed or not allowed in La La land, so I just used
something that I'm sure has a great big warning.

Actually, what I *DO* find amazing is that on every grocery store
in California there is a sign by the front door saying something
like, "this facility sells products which are known to the state
of california to cause cancer".

My question is, "Why is it still sold then?"

I know, it's not an easy answer. Not all the products have
harmless replacements, or cheap ones. It almost always boils
down to money and greed.

Brian
--
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"Morgans" wrote in
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"Skywise" wrote

You seem to be in the same vein as Morgans, and not
listening to what I am saying. I do what I do because of
what others do on the road.

It seems that you did not listen to my post, where I suggested how to
drive safely; more safely than doing what you are doing, and staying in
the pack of traffic. They are like blockers on a
"student-body-up-the-middle" football play.

And you are not listening to me. I have found it to be more
dangerous at times to remain in a block of traffic than to
be on my own between blocks of traffic.

I am well aware of the fact that people pulling out of driveways
and such may have a hard time seeing me. Actually, it doesn't
matter. I presume they won't see me no matter what - which has
been demonstrated numerous times. So I take precautions in that
vein as well. One thing I do is to not ride in the right lanes
until I need to for a turn, etc... I also look quite far down
the road, much further than most drivers it seems. Often times
I am braking for something I see up ahead while as many as
several cars ahead of me are still blissfully driving along.

This reminds me, there's been times where I'll be in the back
of a block of traffic, and see nothing coming up behind me. I
often am happy to stay back where I can keep all the idiots in
easy sight in front of me.

Like I've tried to say before, I don't do this stuff ignorantly.
There have been times where I've felt that I can't pay enough
attention (tired, distracted, etc...) so I revert back to so-called
'normal' driving.

But it's always a fluid situation. Something can happen and I
may whitelien for a coupel lights to get away from some obvious
bad drivers, then got back to "kicking back".

I still can't shake this feeling that you have this impression
that I drive like a "madman" all the time, every time. It's
simply not true. I do what the situation warrants and conditions
permit.

Brian
--
http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism
Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html
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"Morgans" wrote in news:Pn2qg.527$f36.158
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"Skywise" wrote

Let me ask you, Morgans, how many years have you been riding a
motorcycle in city traffic?

26 years.

Well, you must live in a city where everyone drives nicely
and looks out for motorcycles, and don't yap on the cell
phone, and don't cut across 3 lanes of traffic in one fell
swoop, and alwyas signal when changing lanes, and always
stop and look both ways before pulling out of a driveway,
and, and wait for you to pass before pulling out because
there's no traffic behind you for blocks, and.....

Hmmmm....Have you never ever white lined?

Brian
--
http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism
Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html
Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html
Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?

It almost always boils
down to money and greed.

No, it boils down to an acceptance that life has risk.

Jose
--
The monkey turns the crank and thinks he's making the music.
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"Skywise" wrote

Hmmmm....Have you never ever white lined?

I don't want to come off with a holier-than-thou attitude, but the answer
is- not even once.
--
Jim in NC

"Skywise" wrote in message

I have had no problems since I adopted my current driving style.


...When I started riding, I played
it 'safe'. I also had a lot of close calls. I had people
who would actually try to run me off the road for what
reason, I have no idea.

Patience? For idiots who by their inability to drive are
endangering my life? You want me to have patience?!?! HA!

Maturity? Well, let's see here. I could either blow my
top and start beating the **** out of people when they
nearly kill me on the road. or....

Maybe it's some kind of SoCal thing. You ought to drop in on
rec.autos.driving. There are about 4-5 people (I think 3 from California)
there sound a great deal like you in general outlook, if not in detail.
They regale the whole newsgroup with almost daily tales of near-death
experiences, always at the hands of some other totally witless, incompetent,
oblivious driver. They've even invented cutsie nicknames for the different
types of drivers who inconvenience them, or don't see the traffic world in
quite the "right" way. They refuse to even consider that their own driving
style, self-described (in their case) as including abrupt acceleration and
braking, rapid lane changing, etc., may have just a little bit to do with
their virtually constant brushes with danger. It's always the other idiots,
and their incompetent driving, that force these guys into horrendous
circumstances.

BTW, I note your other, seismic related sites. Is your background there
professional or other? I used to be rather involved in that stuff, a long
time ago.