I am sitting in my office, reading all the accident threads and had to post one myself. While on my way to work today (car is all phucked up, had to take da fiddy) I too almost got taken out by a senior citizen (in Boca Raton, of course!). I was in the left lane and it was flodded from sprinklers, which were still on and soaking me. I changed lanes behind this ol bag and she floored her brakes. The road was wet and I grabbed that brake lever with two fingers and SQUEEEEEEZED! Luckily my beautiful baby shaved off my speed quickly enough for me too eek by this lady in her lane. I'm serious dudes, I came within a couple of inches of smashing into her bumper. Of course there wasn't a single car in front of her for probably 500 feet. I am sure all the cars were thinkin "another ass hole on a bike almost got what he deserved" but I wasn't speeding nor was I driving wrecklessly. I wasn't even mad at the lady considering she was probably tryin to escape death who was pearing at her in her rear-view mirror...
So... Heres my solution...
Before any new driver can get their drivers license, they first need to spend a good 6 months riding a motorcycle. Something small like a 125 or a 250. I GAURANTEE the Car vs. Motorcycle accidents will decrease. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. Is this a bill we can pass? Anyone have a hot girl willing to take one for the team and sleep with a congress man to get this thing rolling?
hmmm... sounds like what happened to me in delray except the ol lady was a hot shot kid in a jetta, oh and my bike went down... damn florida drivers... my poor rc
In the state of Florida you can not be found at fault for rearending someone if they lock up their brakes. I've had to fight many wrongful tickets in my life. While i sat waiting for my turn to defend myself this was one of the situations that suprized me. It is actually illegal for someone to brake check you. The catch 22 is that for it to stick you have to get them to admit in court that they braked for no reason. And any person that uses "emergency braking" can not hold liable the person that may or may not rearend them.
The statutes are long and confussing, so don't expect me to go dig them up to try and explain them for proof. I've seen lawyers make judges, majistrates, leo's, and other lawyers look stupid on this point.
Ridor, your in law enforcement right? You know there was nothing I could do but zoom by with a "FNCK YOU!" look on my face, and change my undies when I got to work. Kick her ass how? I'd feel too much like a scum bag verbally abusing her. She literally braked for no reason... I dunno if my being behind her all of the sudden scared her, or her torrets kicked in or what. It wasn't even worth yelling at her, she was old and probably didnt even know it happened. I guess the lesson learned is don't ride motorcycles, they're dangerous!
As a side note, she didn't stop all the way, just down to like 15 MPH, then accelerated back up to 50
Ridor, your in law enforcement right? You know there was nothing I could do but zoom by with a "FNCK YOU!" look on my face, and change my undies when I got to work.
Sometimes, paying attention and avoiding idiots is ALL you can do.... I give people that F-U look all the time, but old people are really scarey. I hope I grow old gracefully, and not take out a small percentage of my local, driving population before I go.
She probably had a coupon for something....................
The worst are the old people that will argue with you, cause they've been driving since the Roosevelt era. (Teddy, not Franklin)
Here's a few tips to help you out in the future. Be nervous any time you see the following:
1.) Gray hair.
2.) Wearing a hat.
3.) AAA bumper sticker.
Next time you're driving and run into an OCD, (Operationally-Challenged Driver), see how many of those items you can find. If you see one with all 3, get as far away from them as possible.
I swear to god.........this works..............try it.
No cell phone check??? Thats a MAJOR problem we have here in So Fla. I wish they would phones and driving already... I imagine it's hard to hold the phone to your ear with your shoulder, drive, and run lights all at the same time. It takes concentration!
I don't think it matters whether you're on a bike, or in a car, or running in a pair of nike's.. some old people just don't pay attention when they drive. I almost got clipped in my full size truck by some gray haired old guy an hour ago.. two left turn lanes, the guy started out in the left one and drifted right over into my lane. Had I not been paying attention I'd be getting an estimate for replacing the whole left side of my truck right now..
I think they should just start re-testing for licenses for everyone every 5 years or so.. and make it difficult too, not just what does a stop sign mean.. make it can you hold your lane, can you avoid an obstacle, did you see that pedestrian, etc.
Here's one, saturday evening my wife and I were heading to meet my parents for fathers day dinner ( I had class all weekend from 8-3). There is a north bound turn onto 95 north and then a merge/turn for those wishing to get on 95 north from RT 1 in our town. The lady blows through the yeild sign and cuts my wife off. There was no more than a foot between our front bumper and the bmw's bumper when she cut us off. The lady then proceeds to brake check us not once but twice (My wife never honked nor gestured toward the BMW driver). That's when I got pissed. This almost causes the car behind us to run into us. Once we get on 95 north I tell my wife to get in the center lane asap and pass her. The BMW swerves into the center lane in front of us. Mind you she didn't even signal. At this point I was pissed. We hit traffic about 10 miles up the road. The BMW was right beside us so I decided to let the bitch have it. The BMW is a broke ass early 2000 model 325I. I rolled the window down and cussed her ass out, the driver is probably in her 40's and thinks she's hot shit. My wife says "why don't you call George". George is a state trooper we know. I called him and asked him to run the tags. I wrote it down in big letters on a piece of paper and hung it out the window. I think that freaked her out as she dropped way back in traffuc and got off at the very next exit. The car that almost ran into us on the on ramp saw the lady cut us off so they weren't upset at having to slam on the brakes. I only know this as they got off at the same exit as us. At the stop light the driver rolled down his window to say that we should have run into the BMW when they brake checked and sued the lady driver. The whole incident was about 30-40 minutes. Just goes to show that age is not the only factor. END RANT...
People are crazy... I dunno what else to say. I know I am whinin and shit, but it's the only thing that keeps me from bitch slappin people. Chris Rock - "There's nothin more crazy, and more likely to embarrass you than a woman that knows you aint gonna hit her!" I say a cut off or a brake check deserves a legal BITCH SLAP!
Well..........unlike alcohol, nobody ever smoked Juan and took it to the old lady's ass............Unless it was over the last bag of Doritos..............
Well..........unlike alcohol, nobody ever smoked Juan and took it to the old lady's ass............Unless it was over the last bag of Doritos..............
Finally, someone in law enforcement who understand reality...
If I were to ever be a cop I would overlook pot in most situations and not bust people for it... unless they are driving impaired or I suspect they are doing a lot worse things.
+1 to 5 year driving tests being manditory, I say for everyone... once every 5 years a day of their time for a class and test in driving wouldn't be to much to ask.
Finally, someone in law enforcement who understand reality...
I didn't say I advocate breaking the law......................just know both sides of the coin.....allegedly...............kinda............ ...I was 12........it was summer camp.............I didn't inhale...........aw...........fuggit. I admit it..............I love Dorittos...............
Motorcycles for all?
I admit it..............I love Dorittos...............
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