And, besides the idiots, watch out for leaves and nuts on the insides of corners. They can raise the pucker factor at times. People in cars don't have to think too hard about those things, but we do!

 

In a hurry to go nowhere fast.... happens around here on two lanes... people passin in no passing areas, seems like the hve a death wish!

 

That was my thought also when I first started reading this thread. It's my luck that there is sand or some other kind of debris in that turn off of the main thoroughfare.

 

You aint kidding! The wife and I went for a putt Saturday and going through some backroads I was on a nice curve and suddenly walnuts were all over the road from all the trees dropping them. That was a new one for me. I managed to doge em, but imagine it could've played havoc in my curve negotiation.

 

Good for you. Brings new meaning to "I've got your back".

 

true - but everytime i jump on the scoot to go for a country ride it's about 2 hours of urban warfare with "canned ********" everywhere ... ignoring the road or trying to push you around. There's just no short way, quick way, or easy way to get out of the metro area - its 10 miles just to get outside the beltway

sunday mornings are okay, but the problem is when you try to get back in to the district that evening ... spend about an hour in stop&go just waiting to get run over

 

I hate to say it but this is not fool proof. I had someone try to go around me on the right once. My guess is the A-hole figured I meant to turn my left signal on. Good thing, for me, I always seems to check my mirror on the same side I'm making the right turn into my development. I see too many people get in the shoulder of the road to make the turn.

I make a right hand turn every day into my development and I tend to stay more in the middle. Once in a while someone will go around me on the left but they have to cross into the opposing lane to do it, so it only happens once in a while.

Remember its not that they can't see you. They can see you and they are out to kill you. Always be alert for someone who is in more of a hurry than you are.