dangerous driver nearly makes XJ1100 endangered species

[tab1324]

great feedback

The pastor of my church compared driving to being like sheep. (this is out of context but I digress). Ever see a sheep think about where he's going as he's grazing.... Well, drivers are the same way. I have to admit myself that I don't think a whole lot about what's going on when I'm in the car. I just think about the music playing, the destination, how late I'm going to be if this traffic gets any worse.. And I consider myself a decent driver. Of course there are complete morons out there who think that the road is there personal Autobahn. So basically, if the good drivers arent' paying attention, then who is?

The bikers.

Since I've started riding the bike I've actually changed my driving habits. I slow much more before I turn, double-double check when changing lanes, look in the mirror when I stop on a single lane road, etc...

I think everyone should ride a motorcycle for a month to appreciate what friggin idiots they are by seeing others do the same things to them.

By the way, I like the spike idea instead of airbags... hilarious.

Tom B.

[John]

That's a good point that Tom makes. Riding does tend to make you more alert of what is going on around you. I spend three days a week driving around the ramp area of DFW airport, in a maintenence truck (tow truck), and unless you have worked on the ramp area of an airport, you have never seen such a cluster f*** as this. There are planes, tugs, catering trucks, cabin service trucks, fuel trucks, and everybody else out there competing forthe same space, and driving like they are the ONLY people driving on the ramp. I call it 'Crainial Rectumitis". YOUR head has to be on a swivel, watching for all this, and to top it all off, there is aways some friggin' idiot on a cell phone driving across the ramp! I've been doing this for over 20 years now, and have not had a single mishap. (Knock on wood) The next time any of you go to the airport, pay attention to the chaos going on around, and away from, the planes. You'll wonder, as I do, how there isn't a "Death A Day" out there. The situation isn't really as bad at the smaller airports, but at the major ones, it's crazy.

[iron_llama]

Heh. My personal favorite is the time I was stopped at a stop sign, waiting to trun left onto a busy county road. Dipstik brunette in a new Firebird, chatting on the cell phone, creeps right up on my bumper. I roll forward about 6 inches to get a little room. All of a sudden, WHAM! She had floored it right into me!Knocked me down, broke a mirror and turn signal, AND had sped off before I could get the bike up and grab a plate number! I was driving repo at the time, and praying for the day I might repo that Firebird.