new guy on a bike...

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Re: new guy on a bike...

I would hate to lose my padlock or bandanna...we should be able to sling a hollowpoint!
I mean they are potentially killing us with their car as we will be launched into a 40 foot arc, landing on asphalt. So would it not be appropriate to send something their way that would be just as deadly?
I mean they get a big ding in their paint, or some cracked glass, and we get broken bones and traction?

Hardly a fair trade huh?

I'm with ya. Body language only does so much. There are people that rae genuinnely sorry. I go back to this man about my father's age. 60ish. He ran me off the road as he drifted into my lane through a tight (90degree left) turn. (2 turning lanes.) I was on the outside. He, in his Cherokee, ralmost ran me over a curb and into deep, soft beach sand. I braked hard enough that his right rear quarter panel barely missed me. I hurried around and up his driver side ask "why?" with my hand.(palm up, shaking my hand). He was very surprised, never even knew I was there. you could tell by his look of apology. Just his expression, was enough. He was sincere. The guy will be more aware, I'm sure.
Accidents happen. But people just don't watch for bikes. At least the bike fad has helped.

Then you have the ones that intensionally mess you up without a care. Cause you mean nothing. You can usually pick these out. I agree. Some hollow points sent these asshole's way might be a fair trade.
I've had more of these types than the pure accidental near misses.
I had a bytch in a Ranger clearly speed up as I pulled out. By the time I almost was across the road in the other lane, she came flying by my back-end. It was a 35mph street. She was 50yrds away when I started to pull out.
I circled around the block and she was still at the light in the left turning lane. First vehicle. I stopped beside her and told her exactly what she was. She knew exactly what she did because right when I pulled up, she opened her hog-ass mouth with the foulest language about "those damn crotchrockets"...stupid fat redneck bytch.
There are so many people that serve no purpose on this planet. They literally only wrong things, cause shyt, and take up valueable air.
It would be so awesome to see their face as you unload a mag into their vehicle.

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Re: new guy on a bike...

If it makes you feel better- I've been riding bikes since I was 8yrs old. Can't count the number of dirtbikes I've wrecked, but the worst 2 were when a girl made a "U" turn out of the right lane and I "T" boned her on my 1982 Yamaha 750 Maxim (totaled the bike, but I was more or less OK) and when I was racing my 1984 Honda Interceptor 1000 doing the "U" turn under an overpass and my rear tire lost traction and the bike and I went over the gaurdrail- again I survived , but the bike wasn't as lucky. Just be careful- most street wrecks don't end as good as mine.