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at a red light the other day. looked next to me , a girly girl with a little cowboy hat hanging from the rear view,with a "dream cathcer" with a bout a half dozen feathers hanging from the hat,,,smoking a cig. starring at a cell phone...  .oh i was on the valkyrie.....  ,,,be carefull people,,,their out there.... |
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we'll be there when we get there - Valkless,, on lookout....
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« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2011, 07:58:29 AM » |
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Driving and texting? ???
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« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2011, 04:58:25 AM » |
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Yesterday while driving to a doctor's appt, Wizard and I were watching a car wandering from being over the yellow line to repeatedly driving on the rumble strips on the shoulder. I said it wouldn't be worth the trouble to report it to the police, Wizard said in the past, when someone drove like that you knew they'd been drinking. Which meant that if you reported them, when they cops caught up to the problem car, the driver was still drunk! Nowadays, they drive and text, but by the time a cop sees them, the message is done and there's no evidence of the stupidity.
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« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2011, 06:45:12 AM » |
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Total topic switch but yeah Daniel, those Altima's will handle a LOT better than you'd think... I've got a 2008 (V6 with the 6 speed manual, THAT combination was HARD to find!) and last summer I found myself with me, the spousal unit, the spawn unit and the mother in law in the vicinity of US129 on a family vacation. I made the requisite detour to make sure I got to at least drive Deal's Gap... The Altima handled the road well enough that #1. No motorcycles ever came up behind me needing to pass. #2. I actually came up on a few groups of bikes and had to pull over and let them get further ahead of me so I could enjoy the road, and most impressive, to me at least... #3. Made the mother in law throw up. (She said she had NEVER gotten sick in a car before that) Glad all involved were around to write about what happened instead of us having to read a news story about it! |
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« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2011, 06:52:18 AM » |
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Total topic switch but yeah Daniel, those Altima's will handle a LOT better than you'd think... I've got a 2008 (V6 with the 6 speed manual, THAT combination was HARD to find!) and last summer I found myself with me, the spousal unit, the spawn unit and the mother in law in the vicinity of US129 on a family vacation. I made the requisite detour to make sure I got to at least drive Deal's Gap... The Altima handled the road well enough that #1. No motorcycles ever came up behind me needing to pass. #2. I actually came up on a few groups of bikes and had to pull over and let them get further ahead of me so I could enjoy the road, and most impressive, to me at least... #3. Made the mother in law throw up. (She said she had NEVER gotten sick in a car before that) Glad all involved were around to write about what happened instead of us having to read a news story about it! #3 - too funny!  |
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« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2011, 07:25:23 AM » |
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#1. No motorcycles ever came up behind me needing to pass. Impressive! #2. I actually came up on a few groups of bikes and had to pull over and let them get further ahead of me so I could enjoy the road, and most impressive, to me at least... Very Impressive! #3. Made the mother in law throw up. (She said she had NEVER gotten sick in a car before that) Priceless! |
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« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2011, 07:53:39 AM » |
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Hope you were wearing your brown pants.....  Glad you are OK. I agree that the motorcycle experience helps watch out for trouble when in the cage. RM |
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« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2011, 08:15:38 AM » |
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I don't think I've come closer in a cage... Whew! |
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Valkpilot
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« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2011, 08:50:31 AM » |
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Yesterday while driving to a doctor's appt, Wizard and I were watching a car wandering from being over the yellow line to repeatedly driving on the rumble strips on the shoulder. I said it wouldn't be worth the trouble to report it to the police, Wizard said in the past, when someone drove like that you knew they'd been drinking. Which meant that if you reported them, when they cops caught up to the problem car, the driver was still drunk! Nowadays, they drive and text, but by the time a cop sees them, the message is done and there's no evidence of the stupidity.
When we're also in a cage, we like to take pictures of them while they're texting, and, if we can get their attention, let them know we're taking pictures. (Note that one of us drives while the other one snaps the pics.) |
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« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2011, 10:43:19 AM » |
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Interesting idea, but hard to do when you're behind them on a two lane road. And the way this car was weaving all over, I'd be afraid to try to get next to it (in range!)
Where do you place your vehicle in order to do this?
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Westsider
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« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2011, 03:35:18 PM » |
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wow....thats ....wow....i really dont get it--all the crap people think they need to hang from their mirrors-- and compromise their lines of sight....dang it...rant out..  ..oh you all going to gotf have a great ride the wx. should cooperate..safe rides brothers. |
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we'll be there when we get there - Valkless,, on lookout....
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