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Tiefighterpilot

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Close call
07/20/11 at 23:46:58

I drove through an intersection near my work yesterday morning around 7:40am, as I do almost every morning to work. Right after I passed the intersection I had to stop behind a car. As I was the last vehicle, I was watching my mirrors for idiot forgetting to stop. It must have been about 2 seconds after I went through the intersection... As I came to a stop. I heard a loud screech and a crash. In the mirror, I saw a brand new Camero spin around 360, which must have been t-boned by a car running a red light. Whew! If I was only 2 seconds slower... That would have been me. I had few close calls where I had to take evasive action in the past... Never really shook me up. This one would have been one that I could not ride away from if I was in the Camero's spot. This incident sure got me thinking. Look twice when entering an intersection... Even if you have the right of way.

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Wolfman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 664 SW Missouri Gender:	Re: Close call Reply #1 - 07/21/11 at 00:16:51 Never assume they will yield the right of way to you in your cage let alone when on your bike. He!!, most people dont even know what right of way means anymore.
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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: Close call Reply #2 - 07/21/11 at 03:29:37 I get honked at frequently because I wait for everyone to come to a complete stop before I proceed at lights. This is because I had a near miss when someone ran a red. She was going fast enough that I would have been seriously maimed if I had gone when the light had changed.
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Re: Close call
Reply #3 - 07/21/11 at 04:27:31

arteacher wrote on 07/21/11 at 03:29:37:

I get honked at frequently because I wait for everyone to come to a complete stop before I proceed at lights. This is because I had a near miss when someone ran a red. She was going fast enough that I would have been seriously maimed if I had gone when the light had changed.

That is a good thought. My 13yo son, when he was younger, thought we were supposed to watch the lights and shoot out like a dragster when the light turned green. It took a while before he understood there are some folks that will squeeze the orange and sometimes get a little tomatoe juice as well. I try not to be in that much of a hurry.

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Edgar Senior Member Offline Are you a lucky little lady in the city of light? Posts: 353 San Diego	Re: Close call Reply #4 - 07/21/11 at 04:35:38 Man by 2 seconds! I think Might of had to pull over and take some deep Breaths after taking that into account
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Re: Close call
Reply #5 - 07/21/11 at 04:43:54

prechermike wrote on 07/21/11 at 04:27:31:

arteacher wrote on 07/21/11 at 03:29:37:

I get honked at frequently because I wait for everyone to come to a complete stop before I proceed at lights. This is because I had a near miss when someone ran a red. She was going fast enough that I would have been seriously maimed if I had gone when the light had changed.

That is a good thought. My 13yo son, when he was younger, thought we were supposed to watch the lights and shoot out like a dragster when the light turned green. It took a while before he understood there are some folks that will squeeze the orange and sometimes get a little tomatoe juice as well. I try not to be in that much of a hurry.

My oldest, when he was 15 was stopped at a light, standing beside his bike. Two pickups each decided to run the yellow and collided, one of them spinning around and hitting him, knocking him 30'. He had a major concussion, causing permanent bi-polarity, some memory loss, and a banged up knee. He received a $13,000 settlement.

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Re: Close call
Reply #6 - 07/21/11 at 05:15:24

I was on the clock, driving my own van, wanted to stop & buy a garden tool,, agonized over it a sec,, but pulled in & as I got out of the van, I heard tires squealing & an impact at the the intersection I would have been driving thru had I not stopped,,
I cant even count the times Ive seen someone do something that had I been one or 2 seconds sooner or later, I would have been in it,. close calls have been a mainstay in my life. I wonder how many people come really close & dont even notice it.

Youre NOT paranoid,, idiots are really out there & they WILL take you out,,stay awake, stay alive.

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Reply #7 - 07/21/11 at 07:52:14

My step daughter was fresh out of Driver Education and eager for some seat time. At the first stop sign she encountered, she stopped correctly, said something under her breath and pulled out right in front of cars approaching from both the left and the right. After my heart restarted, I asked her what she was thinking. She said her driver instructor told her to stop, count to two and proceed. She was upset to find out that waiting for cross traffic was part of the equation. Shocked

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Sunchasers Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks the Rockies! Posts: 232 Northern Colorado Gender:	Re: Close call Reply #8 - 07/21/11 at 08:14:25 Wolfman wrote on 07/21/11 at 00:16:51: ....He!!, most people dont even know what right of way means anymore. Ain't that the truth!! Always burns my butt when a cager turns in front of pedestrians in the crosswalk or honks at them cuz they start crossing before he can make the turn!
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Re: Close call
Reply #9 - 07/21/11 at 11:22:40

Four way stop signs are always a joy, especialy when you get about 3 vehicle comeing to a stop at once. Do they even teach that the vehicle to the right of you has the right fo way anymore, hence the name 'Right of Way?'
And those intersections that have two stop signs AND a caution light? Geezzz! I let em Honk.

While we're on the subject i love those nimrods that want to turn onto the road to the left and only look right before turning out. Roll Eyes

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Re: Close call
Reply #10 - 07/21/11 at 11:31:55

Sunchasers wrote on 07/21/11 at 08:14:25:

Wolfman wrote on 07/21/11 at 00:16:51:

....He!!, most people dont even know what right of way means anymore.

Ain't that the truth!! Always burns my butt when a cager turns in front of pedestrians in the crosswalk or honks at them cuz they start crossing before he can make the turn! Angry

You should try driving in Manhattan, you get honked at if you let pedestrians cross that way.

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Re: Close call
Reply #11 - 07/21/11 at 11:53:07

Arnold wrote on 07/21/11 at 11:31:55:

Sunchasers wrote on 07/21/11 at 08:14:25:

Wolfman wrote on 07/21/11 at 00:16:51:

....He!!, most people dont even know what right of way means anymore.

Ain't that the truth!! Always burns my butt when a cager turns in front of pedestrians in the crosswalk or honks at them cuz they start crossing before he can make the turn! Angry

You should try driving in Manhattan, you get honked at if you let pedestrians cross that way.

One of many reasons why I have never been to NYC or even care to go! Grin

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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Close call Reply #12 - 07/21/11 at 11:58:30 Yes I love our rudeness
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Close call Reply #13 - 07/21/11 at 12:30:41 For people who cant imagine what a millisecond is, go to NY & be in front when the lite turns green,, a Millisecond is the amount of time it takes for the person behind you to honk,,
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Close call Reply #14 - 07/21/11 at 12:38:15 Sometimes you only wait for the other guys light to turn red or the walk signal to say stop.
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