http://motorcyclecruiser.com/streetsurvival/An interesting set of articles. I don't agree with all of them, but I am a very disagreeable person. The articles even disagree between themselves as they were written by different people at different times.
One gave me a chuckle of fond memories:
http://motorcyclecruiser.com/streetsurvival/stsurvival/ Quote:If you have been riding motorcycles for any length of time, you almost certainly have come across a driver who, having just changed lanes into your space or turned in front of you, looks at you in surprise, and says, "I'm sorry, I didn't see you."
No, Really
My usual response to this statement is, "No. You didn't look." That is a more accurate assessment of what happens.
I can recall two incidents where I actually had further communications with a person who attempted to violate my right of way:
One was a young hispanic lass who made a right turn from the left lane right in front of me. I caught up with her, stopped beside the driver door and said, possibly in a
rather loud voice,
"YOU STUP...." That was when the twin barrels of a .38 caliber over/under derringer appeared above the window sill. I ended the conversation with a release of the clutch lever and WOT.
The other was an older lady as she and I approached an intersection from opposite directions. I was turning right, she was making a wide left to dive into the parking space at the corner market. She passed within a couple of feet of my stopped bike. I zipped around her, parked the bike and went into the store. She followed me in and spake the exact words in the article above "I'm sorry, I didn't see you." Unlike the above author I did not attempt to chastise the lady (having learned
THAT lesson!) I simply smiled at her, "No problem, if someone doesn't try to kill me once a week I feel slighted."