Something no Venture Rider wants to see...

[uhfradarwill]

[Flyinfool]

Bummer.......

[luvmy40]

I must be missing something.

 

What do I not want to see?

[uhfradarwill]

I must be missing something.

 

What do I not want to see?

 

The huge traffic jam. I waited on the side of the road for over an hour till traffic began to flow again.

 

Funny note.

Because my bike is two toned blue like our state police cars:

 

One woman said what is happening up ahead officer.

 

LO freakin L

[SilvrT]

Around here we ride the shoulder in these situations.

[tufftom4]

Around here we ride the shoulder in these situations.

Down here in a lot of states it is illegal to ride the shoulder or split lanes.

[Freebird]

Absolutely. I know of more than one rider who got hefty tickets for riding the shoulders in those cases. I know of one local guy here who got stuck with a $160.00 fine. Be very careful doing that in the USA.

[Marcarl]

Yep, I would have done the same thing. Park it until all the traffic clears. The most vulnerable position for a bike is a stopped position.

[luvmy40]

It is legal in many states to lane split or ride the shoulder in stopped traffic, not so here.

 

I actually just saw a normal afternoon highway scene for around here. That type of bumper to bumper jam would be running at 65+mph on a Friday around 6PM in Youngstown.

[BlueSky]

In the photo, there appears to be plenty of asphalt on the shoulder to ride on. The temptation would be great!

[SpencerPJ]

In the photo, there appears to be plenty of asphalt on the shoulder to ride on. The temptation would be great!

 

Around here, in the city are all these bike lanes. We do ride bikes right

[bongobobny]

And here I thought you lost your cell phone from that empty mount...

[Du-Rron]

 

 

Oh Sorry... thought this was a competition...

[BlueSky]

A Ducati rider huh? Must be an Italian thing!

[Du-Rron]

 

I am waiting to see who wins this thing...

[BlueSky]

Okay, you win! Just Stop it!

[Du-Rron]

[djh3]

Man... the rite color bike, some emergency flashers and the next exit. Free roads. Last year I think it was. Wife and I were on way to NC, in northern Fla north of Gainsville/Ocala traffic comes to halt all 3 lanes. Well you dont site there on a V-Twin running sitting still. So 15-20 minutes later finally movement, very slow but some movement. Never did see what the clog up was. But man did it feel nice to get rolling.

[WRIDR]

Returning to THE THREAD for one last quip, we had an encounter with Ontario's Provincial Police along somewhat similar lines many, many years ago.

 

Can't remember what bike, but in the heat, and stop-and-stop traffic, our clutch left the building. We could only head for the sidelines - which definitely is ILLEGAL in Ontario, btw - and pooch along at 5-10 mph.

 

Things proceeded in relatively acceptable manner... until we doodled past a Biker Gang. Oh no! Oh yeah... they pulled out behind us, and all of a sudden we're the Drum Major in a Band of seriously Bad Bruthers, generating even more heat and grumbling from the assembled multitude.

 

Naturally along come the sirens, and ALL of us Really Bad Bros are pulled over. Fortunately the lead Officer comes up to us first, providing a chance to explain our situation. Even more fortunately the Guy was a Biker, so he said: "Go ahead, and good luck. If you break down, we'll call for a Flatbed."

 

Off we went - to even MORE grumbling from our 'Gang' - and got the H*** off that road asap!

 

Rgds, WRIDR.

[uhfradarwill]

https://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=114339

 

 

Oh Sorry... thought this was a competition...

 

OMG if it was a contest you win lol

[tufftom4]

https://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=114339

 

 

Oh Sorry... thought this was a competition...

That is just wrong ..........