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Title: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by Dave on 06/07/15 at 03:27:36 Yesterday I rode my bike up to NAPA to buy a can of spray paint.....I would be inside for only a couple of minutes. The street has parallel parking in front of the store, and typical of the uptown businesses the front wall of the buildings sits about 10 feet from the curb with a wide sidewalk between the curb and buildings. I parked my Cafe' conversion in the middle of the first stall....and there was an SUV parked in the stall in front of me. There was about 10 feet between my bike and the SUV, and there was another car in the parking stall in front of the SUV. As I came out of NAPA I saw the SUV backing up to get more clearance in front so they could pull out.....and I am sure they had no idea my motorcycle was behind them. They backed up rather quickly and just as I realized what was happening the back bumper was about 6 inches from my front tire....they stopped and then went forward and turned out of the parking space. My bike is very low and nothing sticks up higher than the top fork yoke.....so if they had looked out either side mirror or the rear mirror they would not have seen my bike behind them. It turned out OK.....but from now on I am going to be a lot more careful about where/how I park my little bike! |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by Art Webb on 06/07/15 at 07:28:26 close call, glad it didn't get hit |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by Kris01 on 06/07/15 at 08:42:45 In that kind of parking situation (if I were in the SUV), I like to make a quick visual around the vehicle before I even get in. That way if my mirrors don't tell me the whole story, I at least have a pretty good idea about what's going on around the vehicle where I can't see. Glad your bike made it out alive! ;D |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by old_rider on 06/07/15 at 08:43:56 I have actually parked my ninja on the sidewalk at local stores, the owners said it is ok, since the workers there do the same. You should ask, our local Walmart lets folks park on the lined areas near the handicap spots and also along the side of the store where there is a wide sidewalk. |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/07/15 at 11:59:30 Park across the space, closer to the one that is looking forward. Don't you Dare let That pretty thing get munched. |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by Art Webb on 06/08/15 at 10:10:26 3D2224233E3908380830222E65570 wrote:
That's actually a good idea I see a lot of bikers park as deep in a 'regular' space as possible, I park shallow so spot seekers can see my wheel before they start to turn into the spot be visible I also park on sidewalks, and in the 'lined areas' at the end of slant parking rows, and near cart returns, where reasonable |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/08/15 at 10:26:59 Be conspicuous, riding or parked. |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by Art Webb on 06/08/15 at 11:35:57 I bought a yellow helmet (most visible color in all light situations) and dayglow jacket I had even more near misses than with my black leather target fixation, or.....? |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by Kris01 on 06/08/15 at 12:10:27 4D5E585B494E4E2C0 wrote:
Riding (or parking for that matter) a motorcycle, you have to plan for any contingency where a motorist cannot see you. I don't know how many times I've found an excellent parking spot only to be disappointed that a bike or small car has pulled all the way up and made themselves invisible. |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by Serowbot on 06/09/15 at 07:41:57 Yikes!... :-?... Here's the story... http://lanesplitter.jalopnik.com/poor-hapless-biker-watches-his-bike-smushed-by-student-1709835490 http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--adD9MHwk--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/1288680228056076134.gif |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/09/15 at 09:18:50 If you hit the link theres a more complete video,, Anyone can I woulda,,,,,, and drive away,, But that dude was just shocked and amazed and by the time he realized what was REally about to happen, it was too late.. Who mentally prepares for THAT? Ill bet that if the same thing happened to him again, hed at least lean it and goose it and try.. You KNow the driver felt the RR hit,,, but gunned it and ran smooth over it,, Good thing the dude wasnt trapped under it, huhh? If I woulda been the passenger I woulda been screaming STOP and instad of a hand up by the window I woulda been in the drivers Space,, One car, two morons, and the bike was stopped, legally, in a lane, Why someone put lanesplitter in there, IDK. |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by Serowbot on 06/09/15 at 09:23:05 Looks to me, like the guy was trying to get out of the way for a second... but, that driver was backing up really fast... :o... |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/09/15 at 10:52:16 Did anyone else go look at the video link in the comments? Pickup,wrong side of the road, bikes dodge, turn around and the driver act s like because they have kids in the truck,it's okay. Then the other rider walks in and head butts the clown... with his helmet. I was surprised when the dude got up and wasn't bleeding. And the old man who intentionally backed through the garage door? I thought the guy who got his bike backed over was cool. The Finish it off Part made me laugh. |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by Kris01 on 06/09/15 at 12:19:00 That head butt was awesome! ;D |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by old_rider on 06/09/15 at 12:26:29 Read the story on yahoo this morning or late last night, don' remember which. The driver was on a permit and the passenger was there to instruct or watch. The car was in the intersection on an "orange"? guess that's what they call yellow there, once it went to red the other traffic started going and the "student" freaked and backed up when the pickup cut close in front. The motorcycle rider seen what was happening, but could not believe the red vehicle would "back-up"..... I probably would have done the same thing....just dropped it and stepped or run to the side. Lucky.... Good thing he had his camera running...insurance now has a video record. |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/09/15 at 14:26:57 477E657F3C3D0C0 wrote:
I was actually surprised that the heifer didn't knock the bike over. And that redneck moron needed a bit more than just that headbutt, But it was sweet. |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by Kris01 on 06/09/15 at 19:16:04 2B2820362D202136440 wrote:
Better to get a new bike out of the deal than to spend ? months in the hospital! Hopefully insurance will treat him right. |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by Kris01 on 06/09/15 at 19:18:09 213E383F22251424142C3E32794B0 wrote:
I was waiting on that! So his excuse for driving on the wrong side of the road and almost killing a motorcyclist was the fact that he had his kids in the truck? Huh??? :-? |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/09/15 at 19:29:31 Maybe a lame excuse for not swerving back quickly? Rather risk killing a rider or two than risk tumbling his liTtle unbelted redneck offspring around in the truck. Dude needed that headbutt. |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by Kris01 on 06/09/15 at 19:37:20 Time to add more chlorine to the gene pool! ;D |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by Art Webb on 06/09/15 at 20:01:18 584741465B5C6D5D6D55474B00320 wrote:
He needed more than that, cause he still doesn't get it |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by Dave on 06/10/15 at 04:29:12 I dunno'....was that a "head butt".....or a "helmet butt"? :-? Shame is wasn't one of those helmets with the 3 snaps for the face shield on the front. That fellow would have ended up with some permanent round scars on his forehead! |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by mibeaulieu on 06/10/15 at 07:04:42 I would have dropped and ran too. Bikes can get replaced in a matter of weeks... broken bones take months to heal. |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/10/15 at 16:44:36 why did the guy in the pickup back up? Did he really think he was Right? I wonder just how big of a screwup would he hafta pull before he decided to apologize,,, My wife and daughter both really liked the headbutt. Yeah, too bad it didn't have a snap,,, dang it. |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by Kris01 on 06/10/15 at 18:13:55 27383E3924231222122A38347F4D0 wrote:
I guess he's one of those confrontational people and saw the bike turn around to chase him. Any excuse to fight? |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/10/15 at 18:36:58 If he's Really interested in a serious wrestling match, what he otta do is get after pulling his head outta hizzass. Looks to me like it's been there long enough for the skin to grow together. IF he did get it out, no surgeon on the planet could repair the sphincter wrinkles on his neck. |
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Title: Re: Almost had a parking lot accident yesterday! Post by Kris01 on 06/10/15 at 18:48:20 233C3A3D20271626162E3C307B490 wrote:
That's a visual! |
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