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06-27-2008, 01:56 AM
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| Fifth gear streak   Join Date: Oct 2006
Bike: 2007 Suzuki Boulevard S50, 2007 Suzuki Bandit 1250S
Location: Eugene, OR
Posts: 1,316
|  Wow what a week!
I've ridden about 400 miles this week just commuting to client sites and running errands and it has been a week of close calls! I'm glad I just polished up my swerving, and emergency braking earlier this month. Monday afternoon I was riding down a side street next to a strip mall doing about 20 mph and a truck sped out of the strip mall driveway without stopping or looking, just as I was passing. I caught it out of the corner of my eye and had to swerve and accelerate hard to avoid being T-boned! After I passed, he slammed his brakes on! I must have been in the blind spot behind his massive A pillars. Tuesday evening I was riding out to the movie theater following my wife in staggered formation, about 1 second behind and to the right. We were in the exit/merging lane on a 4 lane highway, and were not changing lanes, just came around a cloverleaf and staying in the lane to exit. A truck merging into the lane didn't see me and cut right in right behind my wife - which was where I was. This time I had to swerve right into the shoulder and brake hard to avoid being side swiped. I laid on the horn as I came in behind him and he freaked out and swerved back out into his lane (Stebel Air horn  ) and put both his hands up in an apologetic gesture. Wednesday evening on the way to a soccer game I was in the fast lane of a 4 lane highway and just cruising in traffic and a truck merging onto the freeway came across two lanes to get around a log truck - yep you guessed it - I was right there again. I pre-empted this one so didn't have to brake too hard but the guy was totally oblivious to the fact I was there even though I was laying on the horn. Yesterday an aquaintance of mine wrecked his 31 day old 2008 Ninja 650R by locking up the brakes and slamming into the back of a car that had stopped when a pedestrian crossing the road ran back to pick up a sweater they had dropped in the road. He got away with a bruised leg and hip and road rash. He was signed up for his IRT course this year and was riding without an endorsement or permit. You'd think that people would be more aware of motorcyclists this time of year - they're everywhere!! Ride safe out there people and stay sharp! |
