{"id":1432,"date":"2007-08-24T07:58:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-24T14:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beltdrivebetty.com\/wyzwmnsworld\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2010-09-29T18:28:07","modified_gmt":"2010-09-30T01:28:07","slug":"i-almost-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wyzwmn9444.live-website.com\/?p=1432","title":{"rendered":"I almost…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I almost hit a motorcyclist <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
on my way to work today<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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I was on a stretch of road <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
with a small rise and a tight curve<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
so you can’t truly see <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
w<\/strong><\/span>hat’s coming the other way<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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the motorcyclist was coming towards me<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
at the crest of the hill<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
to the left as I drive is the driveway<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
of the conservatory<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
to the right there is a rather large fence<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
around a property that used to be <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
a pottery shop<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
and now is a home for someone<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
who parks his dump trucks (plural)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
in the driveway<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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the motorcyclist was pulling into the driveway<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
where the dump trucks are parked<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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just below the crest of the hill <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
on the outside of the curve<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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he should have stopped <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
as he headed towards the crest of the hill<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
to make sure that<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
traffic was clear coming in the other direction<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
before he turned….<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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but he didn’t….<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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we as motorcyclists <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
h<\/strong><\/span>ave a tendency towards<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
rolling stops<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
to avoid the work of balancing your bike<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
and putting your feet down<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
most specifically on stops<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
involving curves<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
hills when you are facing up<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
and <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
stop signs….<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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it’s apparently a real issue at intersections<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
I’ve been told that statistically<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
more motorcyclists get ticketed <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
for rolling stops <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
than anything else save speeding….<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
(contrary to the popular belief<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
that we get hit for loud pipes or <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
breach of helmet laws)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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but this boob<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
d<\/strong><\/span>idn’t even slow down<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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he just cut across the road in front of me<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
sort of gunning it….<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
when he realized that big silver thing<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
he was staring at<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
was the front grill <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
of the old woman mobile….<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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had I been going 10 over the speed limit<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
(which is also my wont)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
I’d have hit him for sure<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
and it wouldn’t have been pretty<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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as it was I slammed on my brakes<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
I <\/span><\/strong>heard a screeching <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
that didn’t come from<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
the old woman mobile<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
and looked in the rear view mirror<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
in time to see the grill <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
of the truck behind me<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
who was doing well over <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
10 over <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
narrowly miss my back end…<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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and then the biker gets offa his bike<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
and flips me the bird….<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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my heart <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
s<\/strong><\/span>he go<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
a pit<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
a pat!<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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sheesh!<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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this whole thing really bothered me<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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maybe cos I am attending a memorial<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
for fallen riders<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
on Sunday<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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maybe cos<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
even tho I’m on 3<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
I have a tendency towards<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
rolling stops<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
the same as everyone else<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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maybe because<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
I try to <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
no longer subscribe<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
t<\/strong><\/span>o the thought<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
that the best defence<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
is an offence<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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and maybe because<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
I coulda killed that idjit<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
and even tho he was at fault<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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that even tho he spent all that money<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
making his machine all sleek<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
and low slung and fat and cool<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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and very little money on <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
protective leather<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
or a dot helmet <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
or boots <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
(there was none of the above)<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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and spent all that time and money<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
getting all those tattoo’s on his sleeves<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
and learning to ride <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
just as cool as Jesse James….<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
in his Converse sneakers<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
and tshirt<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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that in spite of all that….<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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if I’d have hit him head on like that<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
even at the speed limit<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
he’d have likely died<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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and <\/span><\/strong>I’d have had to carry that load<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
for the rest of my life….<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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I can only hope<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
I really learned a lesson today….<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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the question is<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
what lesson would it be?<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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