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SUV's and their drivers
11/05/10 at 15:03:41

What is it about people who drive large SUVs? I have been riding motorcycles for over 50 years, and the only accident that I have been involved in was when a woman in a Chevy Suburban rear ended me at a stop light because she was busy texting on her phone. (She knocked me 18 feet into the intersection.)

Today I stop at a roadside Mexican food coach to get a bean burro for dinner. There was a large Ford SUV parked facing the roadway with nothing in front of it. I parked 10 feet behind this vehicle. As I am ordering my food, a woman walks over, gets into the SUV, puts it in gear, and backs into my bike, putting it on the ground with gas pouring out the tank. This person should not be driving a golf cart, let alone a 4000 pound monster. Grrrrrrr! Now I have to start looking for the bits and pieces to put it right again.

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Re: SUV's and their drivers
Reply #1 - 11/05/10 at 15:26:55

arrgh!!!!

was ridig w a buddy staggered,slowin down for a red lite we were in the left lane..
mom in a suburan cut between us from the right lane to get into the left turn lane
i was in the lead a saw the head lights(running lights) cross my mirrors my buddy locked up his road king

we had enuf red lite left to put our boot prints in her pass door..
babby in the back in a child seat mom sets her cell phone down long enuff to get the pass window down
she heard some language in stereo the adrinal gland had kicked in
good thig she was out of neck grabbing range...
didnt know i had that kind of rage in me....

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28387 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: SUV's and their drivers Reply #2 - 11/05/10 at 16:29:19 Uh oh!,... is it still ride-able?... I think people that know they're bad drivers, buy SUV's so they'll survive the wrecks they know they're gonna' cause... We'll fix it... ...
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Reply #3 - 11/05/10 at 19:23:54

Serowbot wrote on 11/05/10 at 16:29:19:

Uh oh!,... is it still ride-able?...

I think people that know they're bad drivers, buy SUV's so they'll survive the wrecks they know they're gonna' cause...

We'll fix it... Wink

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there is truth in what you say there mate, My Daughter has a Cadilac Escalade,I asked her why she got herself a big old gas guzzler ,she said "Dad most of the time I am driving to and from school with the 3 kids,plus football for the boys Ballet for the girl,I feel better with some steel around the family" She is a good driver ,and I have given her many instructions to look out for bikes.Her husband put a scratch on the door and was she pissed,this was just last month,a week after she sent in the last payment.Always the way aint it ?.

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Reply #4 - 11/05/10 at 20:23:57

5 years ago when I bought my Hyundai Tucson, it had to be at the dealership overnight so they could place the LoJack system in it.
I was given a new Nissan Almeda to drive.
That vehicle was so huge I felt like I was driving a tank..
The one safety feature I wish all vehicles had was a back up sensor. This sensor did not ring when backing up unless you got too close to what was behind you. And the beeping sound was very loud.
This feature could prevent accidents like the one mentioned in this thread.
Oh yeah paying more attention to what is behind, beside as well as ahead and around you can prevent accidents as well.
Yet having a lil extra help as in this kind of sensor couldn't hurt..

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mpescatori Serious Thumper Offline Romanum Thumperium Cavalco, yeaaah !!! Posts: 3547 Rome, Italy Gender:	Re: SUV's and their drivers Reply #5 - 11/06/10 at 03:17:07 The two accidents described involve moms driving with only half their brain focused on driving, the other half focused on whatever else. It's not the SUV, it's the driver.
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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Re: SUV's and their drivers Reply #6 - 11/06/10 at 08:58:01 mpescatori wrote on 11/06/10 at 03:17:07: The two accidents described involve moms driving with only half their brain focused on driving, the other half focused on whatever else. It's not the SUV, it's the driver. T T (thats true)
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