Be careful riding

[AKguy]

It's stating the obvious, but I got stuck in traffic earlier on the way to the gym. Saw a mangled bike on a tow truck, radio said the rider didn't make it.

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[Lobo1]

I have been riding street bikes for 38 years. I have always been hesitant to ride in cold weather months. Not because I can't handle it, I have leather jacket, leather chaps , leather gauntlet gloves and mask. along with warm clothes.
But a lot of drivers don't look for scooters in the summer months and the last thing they expect to see is someone on a scooter in cold weather.

 

[Petro_58]

As much as I love Bikes, sorry to say I gave them up. I have way to many problems with Idiots distracted almost running me over in my Big Red Tahoe to even consider riding Bikes again. In-fact I even saw some twit texting on his Bike on I95 yesterday on the way to Court in Brunswick.

 

[Leatherhead]

I wonder if the rider was driving recklessly....like doing wheelies on the interstate.

 

[SpeedyR]

I rode a few hundred miles last saturday with some friends. Left ATL around 9am and headed to Suches, met up with three friends and we rode up towards Dillard, about half of it on dirt roads. I tend to try to stay on dirt as much as possible these days. Even so, coming back thru Dahlonega around 7pm, had someone pull out right in front of me in town. I'm hard to miss on a bike that sits higher than most SUVs, loud, bright lights, and Hi-vis jacket. WTF! I figured they might do that, holidays and all with everyone with their head up their a$$es so not too big an issue. Too bad I had just put a new tank on the bike and didn't have my horn wired up yet.

another friend just posted this morning a friend of his is in the ICU this morning from a driver making a u-turn illegally and hitting him.

drivers suck.

 

[AKguy]

I wonder if the rider was driving wrecklessly....like doing wheelies on the interstate.

Don't know what wreckless driving is, but I hope there was no reckless driving involved.

 

[Ken Ford]

It's stating the obvious, but I got stuck in traffic earlier on the way to the gym. Saw a mangled bike on a tow truck, radio said the rider didn't make it.

Damn

 

[MuleShoe]

BEEN LOOKING INTO GETTING ANOTHER FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS BUT I THINK IVE TALKED MYSELF OUT OF IT.JUST TO MANY IDIOTS ON THE ROAD! THINK ILL JUST FIX UP RATROD TRUCK INSTEAD! DONT HEAL AS QUICK AND BEEN BANGED UP 3 TIMES LAST 7 YEARS FROM PEOPLE ON INTERSTATE.

 

[mgonza]

Sucks man. What part of town?

 

[brad sweet]

you just got to be smarter than them,paying untold attention to your surroundings..I ride all year long..If i die on a bike i died a free man...bad day riding is better than a good day working!