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Post by spandi on Jun 1, 2014 0:39:47 GMT -5
I find this attachment gets a scooter noticed and really cuts down on tailgating.   BTW, in all seriousness I ordered the XP modulator from Backoff. (they still might do something stupid but at least they'll know I'm there.) |
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Post by onewheeldrive on Jun 1, 2014 3:28:44 GMT -5
I didn't go all out, but I added a few reflectors that I cut into strips, and a few red reflector strips on my rear turn signal arms, that I circled. They show up really good in this picture, I had the right angle when I took it. Better than nothing. Pic is about 5 years old exactly.  |
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Post by rockynv on Jun 1, 2014 5:28:40 GMT -5
I wear a Silver Jacket with a reflective weave that lights up like a RhienStone Cowboy at night when the headlights shine on it and I still ended up riding the front bumper of a Buick SUV this past November. I wear a size 50 jacket so that is quite a bit of reflective area.
Do what you can to be seen however those texters can't even walk down a hallway without walking into you never mind drive safely. The other day I almost got mowed down by someone texting in the elevator who just ran out with their face buried in their cell phone the moment the door opened. It is a good thing that I was standing off the the side figuring they would stay to the right of the hallway but I was wrong they hugged the left side going the wrong way opposite everyone else on top of it all.
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Post by earlylight160 on Jun 1, 2014 10:34:36 GMT -5
I had a young gal walk right into the side of my stake body truck while it was parked in a home improvement center parking lot last year while she was texting. She hit it hard enough that she suffered a concussion which required an ambulance and can you believe this? She hired an attorney to bring a law suit against me. The judge just laughed at her and gave her attorney a good 15 minute chewing out for bringing such a frivolous case into his courtroom. She had to pay my attorney's fees and that pissed her off enough that she started telling the judge he was not competent. The courtroom erupted in laughter. as he told her to close her mouth before she was charged with contempt. 
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Post by spandi on Jun 1, 2014 12:54:34 GMT -5
I had a young gal walk right into the side of my stake body truck while it was parked in a home improvement center parking lot last year while she was texting. She hit it hard enough that she suffered a concussion which required an ambulance and can you believe this? She hired an attorney to bring a law suit against me. The judge just laughed at her and gave her attorney a good 15 minute chewing out for bringing such a frivolous case into his courtroom. She had to pay my attorney's fees and that pissed her off enough that she started telling the judge he was not competent. The courtroom erupted in laughter. as he told her to close her mouth before she was charged with contempt. Pity you couldn't countersue. A whole generation with less in their heads than the tires on my scoot. |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Jun 1, 2014 13:53:48 GMT -5
There is no antidote for stupid...
Unfortunately, that idiot will likely text her way into a government position where she gets to legislate her version of the American dream... What a nightmare...
So goes "the new normal" in America.
Leo in Texas
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Post by bandito2 on Jun 1, 2014 23:24:55 GMT -5
Maybe somebody could offer her a trip to the grand canyon and let nature take its course. Or maybe just an invite to the Starbucks in the city and she might walk right into traffic while her head is down trying to text on her phone to her BFF that she's going down the street and getting a free cappuccino. Of course with true irony, at the same time, she'll get bounced off the bumper of a hipster texting on his phone to his pals that he is on his way to take them to the art gallery. (then he'll text them that he's pissed off now and he'll be late because some fleebag tw*t jumped on his Prius and busted his grill and windshield.) ..........it could happen.  |
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Post by Jarlaxle on Jun 8, 2014 7:46:03 GMT -5
I hear ya. I'm going to replace my helmet with a dayglo variety. Maybe sew a brilliant safety orange vest to my riding jacket. Anything to add more visual stimulation for weary or inattentive drivers. That, and try some different positioning when I'm in precarious circumstances at a red light. You can get (I have) a hi-visibility jacket. Mine is a Teknic. |
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Post by novaraptor on Jun 9, 2014 15:27:09 GMT -5
Maybe somebody could offer her a trip to the grand canyon and let nature take its course. Or maybe just an invite to the Starbucks in the city and she might walk right into traffic while her head is down trying to text on her phone to her BFF that she's going down the street and getting a free cappuccino. Of course with true irony, at the same time, she'll get bounced off the bumper of a hipster texting on his phone to his pals that he is on his way to take them to the art gallery. (then he'll text them that he's pissed off now and he'll be late because some fleebag tw*t jumped on his Prius and busted his grill and windshield.) ..........it could happen. then they'll fall in love and make baby idiots...lots of them.... |
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Post by spandi on Jun 9, 2014 16:08:58 GMT -5
Thanks Bandito2. A most imaginative skewering of useless self-important "fashion balloons"  . |
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Post by bandito2 on Jun 9, 2014 20:33:37 GMT -5
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Post by bobshaw on Jun 10, 2014 21:12:20 GMT -5
It's not just scooters, I had two friends on a Harley get killed last Sunday in Michigan by a woman who didn't notice traffic stopped in front of her (texting?) and swerved into the oncoming lane and hit my friends head-on.
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Post by spandi on Jun 11, 2014 0:12:40 GMT -5
It's not just scooters, I had two friends on a Harley get killed last Sunday in Michigan by a woman who didn't notice traffic stopped in front of her (texting?) and swerved into the oncoming lane and hit my friends head-on. I am so sorry for your loss, we riders are a small community, anyone who is on two wheels cannot help but be affected by such a tradgy. Again my most heartfelt condolences to you and the family and friends who knew them. |
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Post by dev150cc on Jun 11, 2014 0:50:11 GMT -5
Bobshaw, I sure hate hearing that. But the reality of it is worth bearing for those of us out there in suburbia especially. My event and hearing about others' does make me pause and reconsider sometimes where and when I want to ride my two wheeled vehicles.
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Post by jerseyboy on Jun 11, 2014 12:10:50 GMT -5
I know a good Jewish Lawyer,,glad your OK bro...gotta teach these day dreaming cagers a lesson!!
Also very sorry to hear about the guy above's friends...
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