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helmets for yelling at things would be a non-full face type, like the half I wear on summer days. Good for scaring deer and dumber things like the lady that pulled out in front of me today.
I was doing 45 or so, a narrow forrest road curving to the right and I see a hood come out of the bush from a dirt road on the right side, so like most riders ( I guess) I assume its going pull out in front of me and ready my hand on the front brake and off the throttle, this time the car does not stop.
I see this could be the end of me and there is no way I can stop before I hit the door as she comes out into the lane and then freezes, just staring at me waiting for the collision. I use as much brake I can without locking anything up and steer to go around her backside, but I have to YELL at her, GO!! Did the half helmet save me once again? She heard me and stepped on it and I was able to miss things and didnt lock up on the gravel either, oh happy day, love to ride!
I had a practice avoiding yesterday at the gas station when this guy in what appeared to be a limo crown v. started backing up from a distance and I had to lay on the horn for five long seconds while I did a Harley reverse. He only stopped as he touched my front wheel. Oh such fun !
I later realized I was using cage reflex's (again) by using the horn at all, and should have gassed around him, this thinking may have helped me avoid the wreck today, along with all the crashing I did as a kid lol.
I was lucky today. But I cant tell my non riding friends they will think riding is to dangerous.
I was doing 45 or so, a narrow forrest road curving to the right and I see a hood come out of the bush from a dirt road on the right side, so like most riders ( I guess) I assume its going pull out in front of me and ready my hand on the front brake and off the throttle, this time the car does not stop.
I see this could be the end of me and there is no way I can stop before I hit the door as she comes out into the lane and then freezes, just staring at me waiting for the collision. I use as much brake I can without locking anything up and steer to go around her backside, but I have to YELL at her, GO!! Did the half helmet save me once again? She heard me and stepped on it and I was able to miss things and didnt lock up on the gravel either, oh happy day, love to ride!
I had a practice avoiding yesterday at the gas station when this guy in what appeared to be a limo crown v. started backing up from a distance and I had to lay on the horn for five long seconds while I did a Harley reverse. He only stopped as he touched my front wheel. Oh such fun !
I later realized I was using cage reflex's (again) by using the horn at all, and should have gassed around him, this thinking may have helped me avoid the wreck today, along with all the crashing I did as a kid lol.
I was lucky today. But I cant tell my non riding friends they will think riding is to dangerous.