tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416632051965806588.post2474593583743331133..comments2024-03-28T15:14:59.328-07:00Comments on The Church of the Open Road Press: AN INCIDENT AND A CLOSE CALL (OR TWO)Bumpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498776240120709232noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416632051965806588.post-29346533564969331552011-12-17T21:19:09.552-08:002011-12-17T21:19:09.552-08:00Just spoke with my brother on the phone. Having t...Just spoke with my brother on the phone. Having two vintage Beemers, he admitted that he recently took at fifty mile loop wearing his "new" down jacket.<br /><br />Not much protection, I commented.<br /><br />I don't need it, he said.<br /><br />My response: Oh yeah?Bumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05498776240120709232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416632051965806588.post-51043364802986037862011-11-22T20:47:11.301-08:002011-11-22T20:47:11.301-08:00Dear Anonymous:
You know, at the time(s), none of...Dear Anonymous:<br /><br />You know, at the time(s), none of these seemed like big deals - rather just stuff that happens on the road...<br /><br />Be always vigilant, always careful, always mindful of the circumstance, but remember to have a good time as well.Bumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05498776240120709232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416632051965806588.post-58359331070271751522011-11-22T19:54:20.430-08:002011-11-22T19:54:20.430-08:00Whew, so very glad you made the decisions you made...Whew, so very glad you made the decisions you made. After working in insurance for 25 years, and dealing with many motorcyle claims (some that still haunt me)I know how vulnerable you are when you're out there. You can never be too safe, my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416632051965806588.post-15391684745748288352011-11-22T12:04:28.942-08:002011-11-22T12:04:28.942-08:00one must always be very aware of what lays ahead.
...one must always be very aware of what lays ahead.<br /><br />as a big rig driver, i see so many accidents that could have been avoided if people would just payed heed to what they are doing while driving/riding along.<br />not up on all the math. but it takes 3 foot ball fields to stop my truck. sight, thought, action, lag. this is at 55 - 60 mph and conditions perfect.<br />on my bike i can stop a lot faster. but for the what if's these are what will hurt you. sand, gravel, dust, wet, critters, etc.<br />glad to hear you are ok and had a good day.<br />O and the K-rail does not always win. it is a tie but the rd in the opposite direction somebody gets hurt. seen many chunks fly into oncoming traffic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com