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Old 04-10-2011, 10:26 AM
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Glad to hear that you are ok. Did the driver get ticketed? What did the responding officer do or say?
 
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Old 04-10-2011, 10:39 AM
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Wow I'm glad to hear you are OK. I hope you can get it repaired without any problems.

Not that spring is really springing I hope cagers get their head out of their a@@ and start noticing us out on the roads.
 
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Old 04-10-2011, 10:51 AM
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Holy ****, can't image the nervous you went through but can definitely get with the taking it out on him by cursing him out. If he was so concerned about his kids he would have been paying attention. So I guess he wasn't concerned about the impact on your old lady!!!!! It seems that this is a re occurring theme but the penalties are not stiff enough. Glade you and the old lady weren't hurt But what if you were, only thing he suffers is higher insurance premiums?
 
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Old 04-10-2011, 10:55 AM
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all he was worried about you cursing in front of his kids.what would've happen if his kids saw their daddy getting the sh** kick out of him.
Glad both of you are okay,
 
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Old 04-10-2011, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by DrPlastic
Actually that is incorrect. it is not a stereotyping issue, Bumper height restrictions are in place because of federal DOT regulation. Bumpers over a certain height causes the bumper of the truck to impact a standard passenger car in a place that will not allow energy absorption. They did the same thing to trucks. look at the bar at the back of tractor trailers. it is down low so you bumper hits that instead of submarining under the back of the trailer and taking your head off! Get a grip!
Chillax, bro. Lifted or not, is another issue. Bottom line is, that guy would have hit the bike no matter what he was driving.

I'm certainly glad the op is ok, and hope for a speedy recovery of the bike.
 
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Old 04-10-2011, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by strtarrow
You are okay and that is what counts. More people need to be defensive on their bikes by keeping it in gear while at a light, leaving an escape route and WATCHING THE MIRRORS!!!! None of this minding your own business crap. That is just asking for it. DEFENSE!!!!!
You are 100% correct. As much as we'd like to sit back and enjoy our ride, we have to be very aware of our surroundings, when we're moving and sitting still alike.
 
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Old 04-10-2011, 12:28 PM
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happend to me last year
 
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Old 04-10-2011, 01:21 PM
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Good that you're ok. Sounds like about the best accident you can have on a bike with 0 injuries. People dont pay attention and there's far to many people on the road that shouldnt be.
 
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Old 04-10-2011, 02:09 PM
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Close call for sure, glad it was not to serious.
 
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Old 04-10-2011, 03:12 PM
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Same thing happened to me about four years ago in a brand new vette. Moron in an SUV slams into me at a stoplight. CELLPHONE A-hole.
It scared the crap out of me, I could just imagine what it felt like on a bike.
Nothing scares me more than being in front of a teenage girl on a cellphone.
 
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