Riding vs Flying -- How many here ride?

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Morgans wrote:

FlipSide wrote

But isn't the reason those drivers get upset is because they are
impatient, in a hurry and jealous that the motorcyclist is now ahead
of them?

It is all about playing by the rules, and the ones who think that they are
better than everyone else, and cutting to the front.

The rules depend on the location. In CA, lane splitting is legal,
so the motorcyclist who passes cars at a light is following the
rules. Even the motorcycle cops in CA lane split.

The only ones who **** me off are the ones that lane split at 70mph+
when traffic is rolling at ~40mph during rush hour. I just hope
they've signed their organ donor cards.

John
--
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"John Clear" wrote

The rules depend on the location. In CA, lane splitting is legal,
so the motorcyclist who passes cars at a light is following the
rules. Even the motorcycle cops in CA lane split.

Cal is strange. (there's a news flash ! g) It is illegal to buy acetone,
but you can zoom between cars on a bike.

The only ones who **** me off are the ones that lane split at 70mph+
when traffic is rolling at ~40mph during rush hour. I just hope
they've signed their organ donor cards.

Also, the ones that see a closed land causing traffic to back up, but go
clear to the front, and cut in at the last moment, causing people to slam on
their brakes, and cause traffic to back up, even more.

If everyone would slow down 10 MPH (if it is backing up) and decrease the
following distance, and not slam on their brakes, everyone would move right
on through with minimal delay.

I'll be the one out beside the others, forming the rolling roadblock, to
keep ALL of the traffic moving at a good speed.

I have seen people getting pulled for running up and cutting in, BTW, so
don't anyone say it is legal. I laughed my A^S off, BTW!

Man, I have to get my blood pressure down, and get off my soapbox, today.
I'll try to shut up, now. g
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote in newsd_pg.3581$YN4.1028
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"John Clear" wrote

The rules depend on the location. In CA, lane splitting is legal,
so the motorcyclist who passes cars at a light is following the
rules. Even the motorcycle cops in CA lane split.

Cal is strange. (there's a news flash ! g) It is illegal to buy acetone,
but you can zoom between cars on a bike.

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

Snipola
I'll be the one out beside the others, forming the rolling roadblock, to
keep ALL of the traffic moving at a good speed.

Geee...what an ass. You might get run off the road or shot
at for doing that. And here I'm the bad guy for whitelining,
which does not interfere with other's driving.

Brian
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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.
--
Jim in NC

"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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It almost always boils
down to money and greed.

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

Jose
--
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Jose wrote in news:0B5qg.61392$fb2.57224
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It almost always boils
down to money and greed.

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

Jose

No, it's greed. If there is a safer alternative, one with less
risk as you put it, more often than not the only thing preventing
that safer solution from being used is greed...money rules. If
some rich mutha'****a would only make 50 million instead of 100
million, it won't get done.

Brian
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"Morgans" wrote in newsd_pg.3581$YN4.1028
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"John Clear" wrote

The rules depend on the location. In CA, lane splitting is legal,
so the motorcyclist who passes cars at a light is following the
rules. Even the motorcycle cops in CA lane split.

Cal is strange. (there's a news flash ! g) It is illegal to buy
acetone,
but you can zoom between cars on a bike.

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

Snipola
I'll be the one out beside the others, forming the rolling roadblock, to
keep ALL of the traffic moving at a good speed.

Geee...what an ass. You might get run off the road or shot
at for doing that. And here I'm the bad guy for whitelining,
which does not interfere with other's driving.

Morgan is utterly clueless on this and so many other subjects; you're
wasting your time trying to reason with him.

(John Clear) wrote in
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In article ,
Morgans wrote:

FlipSide wrote

But isn't the reason those drivers get upset is because they are
impatient, in a hurry and jealous that the motorcyclist is now ahead
of them?

It is all about playing by the rules, and the ones who think that they
are better than everyone else, and cutting to the front.

The rules depend on the location. In CA, lane splitting is legal,
so the motorcyclist who passes cars at a light is following the
rules. Even the motorcycle cops in CA lane split.

The only ones who **** me off are the ones that lane split at 70mph+
when traffic is rolling at ~40mph during rush hour. I just hope
they've signed their organ donor cards.

I agree. My goal is to be goign no more than 5-10mph faster than
the mean flow of traffic. This means that if something happend
unexpectedly, I only need to lose that 5-10 mph.

See, I don't do this stuff with reckless abandon like some
young testosterone driven buck in his flip-flops and shorts
while showing off to his girlfriend on the back that he can
do wheelies at 80mph on his brand new rice burner.

Brian
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