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Jul 25, 2016 12:32:14   #
One Rude Dawg Loc: Athol, ID
 
MtnMan wrote:
When driving my motorcycle I know for a fact that every driver out there wants to kill me and drive accordingly. The biggest problem is people that look right at you and pull out right in front of you. That incluses "left tun Larry" who tuns left right in front of you coming at you on a two lane. Motorcycles are literally invisible to many drivers. The second biggest problem is they run into you when stopped at a light or in traffic. And yes, always the one who thinks they can make it through the light, or is too busy texting to even notice the light.

Idaho law somewhat encourages the latter as you are legal as long as the light is yellow when you enter the intersection.
When driving my motorcycle I know for a fact that ... (show quote)


My theory exactly, they are all trying to kill me, if it is going the other way or even parked. Trust no one, if he signals to go left he might go right and vice versa. The art of survival on a motorcycle.

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Jul 25, 2016 14:29:11   #
Wenonah Loc: Winona, MN
 
MtnMan wrote:
When driving my motorcycle I know for a fact that every driver out there wants to kill me and drive accordingly. The biggest problem is people that look right at you and pull out right in front of you. That incluses "left tun Larry" who tuns left right in front of you coming at you on a two lane. Motorcycles are literally invisible to many drivers. The second biggest problem is they run into you when stopped at a light or in traffic. And yes, always the one who thinks they can make it through the light, or is too busy texting to even notice the light.

Idaho law somewhat encourages the latter as you are legal as long as the light is yellow when you enter the intersection.
When driving my motorcycle I know for a fact that ... (show quote)


Don't all states allow you to enter the intersection on a yellow light?

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Jul 26, 2016 11:33:51   #
imntrt1 Loc: St. Louis
 
jackm1943 wrote:
Yesterday, about two miles from my house, a 75 year old man was killed in a car accident. A large dump truck ran a red light at about 45 mph but the old man pulled out into the road and got t-boned on the driver's side. He was wearing a seat belt but they can only do so much. My point is, please everyone, look both ways before pulling out onto any road. Don't just assume, because you have a green light, that no one is coming.


I am a former Death Investigator for the Medical Examiner's office. Your plea is a valid one....The last one I saw like this one was a young girl that got a green light at an intersection with a busy highway...same thing...T-Boned by an 18 wheeler....Had she just checked she would still be alive today. When I talked to her mother, I asked her if there was anything I could do for her. Her response was, "Can you bring my little girl back?" Of course my heart just sank. The only response I could give was "I would absolutely do that if it were in my power."

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Jul 26, 2016 15:00:01   #
n3eg Loc: West coast USA
 
My advice for people driving in snow has always been to assume everyone else on the road is an idiot. Lately I've been having to follow that principle during the summer too.

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Jul 26, 2016 15:38:02   #
ggttc Loc: TN
 
MtnMan wrote:
When driving my motorcycle I know for a fact that every driver out there wants to kill me and drive accordingly. The biggest problem is people that look right at you and pull out right in front of you. That incluses "left tun Larry" who tuns left right in front of you coming at you on a two lane. Motorcycles are literally invisible to many drivers. The second biggest problem is they run into you when stopped at a light or in traffic. And yes, always the one who thinks they can make it through the light, or is too busy texting to even notice the light.

Idaho law somewhat encourages the latter as you are legal as long as the light is yellow when you enter the intersection.
When driving my motorcycle I know for a fact that ... (show quote)


When I was learning to drive in Chicago my father said "You see all these cars and drivers?...They're all trying to kill you."

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