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Road hazards

30 Jul 2016 17:11
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Saw this on FB.
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Re: Road hazards

30 Jul 2016 18:16
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That hurts to watch ........ talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. :(
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Re: Road hazards

30 Jul 2016 18:21
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He could have gone left. I watch every load especially on private vehicles. RV's are the worst. I watched a A/C cover fly off. I switched lanes before it did. :dry:
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Re: Road hazards

31 Jul 2016 18:01 - 31 Jul 2016 18:03
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Wouldn't be following along behind this guy either:



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Re: Road hazards

31 Jul 2016 18:47
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swest wrote: He could have gone left............
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Agree. I suspect it may have been a case of target fixation. Ed
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Re: Road hazards

31 Jul 2016 19:19
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Easy to do. I hesitated before I decided to go around the back of that Chick's car. Would have made it clean if she hadn't put it in reverse and backed into my box as I passed.
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Re: Road hazards

31 Jul 2016 20:11
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I learned about it many years ago when a huge dump truck pulled out in front of me on my BSA. I hit it dead square in the rear leaving a tire track on the truck's differential and leaving me on the street. Not cool! Ed
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Re: Road hazards

31 Jul 2016 20:13
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At least I had a choice this time. I didn't last time. Keep your eyes open guys and keep looking for that hole shot. :whistle:
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Re: Re:Road hazards

31 Jul 2016 22:16 - 31 Jul 2016 22:16
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Yeah I recently had a dump truck cut me off on a wide open highway. He had no reason or business going into the left lane but he did. I went left onto the shoulder. If I had gone right I'd have been a smudge on his right blinker.

I posted the vid on my KZr vid thread.
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Re: Re:Road hazards

31 Jul 2016 23:00
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And after nearly killing you they can't understand why you're so pissed off at them. :angry:
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Re: Re:Road hazards

01 Aug 2016 05:59
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The chick said I had time to stop and it was my fault. :angry:
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Re: Road hazards

03 Aug 2016 04:32 - 03 Aug 2016 04:34
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We typically avoid the highways unless we are in a hurry.
But country roads have their hazards too, these guys scare me, they can be rolling at 25 mph going the other way and loose a bail
I see it a lot :whistle:



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