Watch Your Mirrors

[SilvrT]

Coz they'll get ya from behind too ...

 

http://hqcowichanvalley.com/home/news/v/Local/195894/Witnesses-lead-RCMP-to-alleged-drunk-driver-after-motorcycle-hit

[Flyinfool]

At least they got this one.

 

I have had to blow thru a red light a couple of times when it was apparent the car behind me was not going to stop or even slow down.

 

I watch my mirrors like a hawk.

[Trader]

I almost got it on the way to MarCarl's on Friday.

Traffic across Toronto was stop and go on the 401 in places.

 

I always pump the brakes to flash the brake lights but even though it was a cool day some yahoo behind me had to slam on the brakes so hard he squealed the tires slowing down.

 

I have to admit....I would have got nailed because wasn't looking.

[djh3]

Big rigs here in Fla are notoriuos for blowing stop lights. Just to much work to gear down and shift I guess. I dont mean close calls either, people are stopped and they blow the horn and run them.

[kevin-vic-b.c.]

Big rigs here in Fla are notoriuos for blowing stop lights. Just to much work to gear down and shift I guess. I dont mean close calls either, people are stopped and they blow the horn and run them.

 

Local transit buses do it here as well... just no horn.... to keep up with schedual.

[Barry1951]

Couple of years ago, I had been to mother-in-laws for Mother's Day, , ,coming home about 9:30 p, , ,stopped at a major intersection, , ,no cars behind me at all, no lights coming up, , ,Sitting waiting for the light when I got nailed from behind, , knocked me out in the middle of the intersection, I'm laying there, half on the Wing and the pavement, , ,I saw a red truck where I USED to be, , , young boy got out of the truck, runs up to me, ,hollers, "Are you alright?", , , , , Hell no, Im not alright, , , , , Kids says, , OK, gets back in the truck and LEAVES ! ! ! !

Luckily, some of the witnesses got numbers and descriptions, , , He was 15, no license, had Daddy's truck without Daddy's knowledge, riding around with 2 of his buddies, , ,

 

Totaled my Wing, , ,messed my shoulder up, , ,

But all's well that ends well, , , , NOT

[Snaggletooth]

Some folks do tend to run up a lil tight sometimes.

 

This rider was able to walk away without injury.

[chabicheka]

Its common sense to be careful when riding...but things happen, not much we can do about it.Dont want to be riding scared either. Will just give up riding when i start to feel scared.

Sometimes, i think we are better off not hearing or reading about these incidents. In todays world, something nasty happening anywhere in the world, we hear about it...thanks to modern technology. Eventually, if a cager doesnt get you, fear will.