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Re: Never been so pissed at a bumper sticker
Reply #15 - 03/25/17 at 10:40:43

Given my fear of having a car pull out in front of me, causing a panic response to stop or avoid it, I often find myself following another vehicle closely, perhaps unnerving the driver. Maybe he is simply one of those "unnerved" drivers, that doesn't like being "tailgated" by what he perceives as a suicidal maniac on a cruise missile.

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Reply #16 - 03/25/17 at 11:03:03

You didn't mention if the truck was lifted way up in the air. I had a guy in a lifted truck back over the front of my car because he couldn't see me behind him. I stay way clear of the back of any pickup or truck that I think can't see me when I ride. Maybe this guy has already had a bad experience, and doesn't want to repeat it. Undecided

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Reply #17 - 03/25/17 at 21:11:50

Bluetooth phone call to 911 : "No, Truck driver is so close I'm afraid to slow down" , "I'm at the mile marker ___ " , "He keeps blowing his horn and charging the back of my Vehicle" , "HELP !"
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From the road side , "Yes Officer , I got his tag number " , " Ya'll get him pulled over I'll follow along behind him and stop with ya'll to swear-out-the-warrant".

In some cases "snitching" someone out is really a public service.

Or , I do this one at least a couple times a year ,
follow them till they pull into a Police Station because they don't know what your going to do . If at night it helps to leave your bright beams on as much as possible . Grin

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Re: Never been so pissed at a bumper sticker
Reply #18 - 03/26/17 at 07:08:07

SALB wrote on 03/25/17 at 11:03:03:

You didn't mention if the truck was lifted way up in the air. I had a guy in a lifted truck back over the front of my car because he couldn't see me behind him. I stay way clear of the back of any pickup or truck that I think can't see me when I ride. Maybe this guy has already had a bad experience, and doesn't want to repeat it. Undecided

Too true. Same thing happened to my nephew, only it was his new Harley with less than 100 miles. Smashed the fender, bent the forks.

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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: Never been so pissed at a bumper sticker Reply #19 - 03/26/17 at 07:08:28 Big truck, short d*ck. There are a lot of them around inbred or not. Had a Caddie SUV pass me when I was stopped at a stop sign last month. Stupidity just doesn't drive pickups. Guess it's a sign of the times.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Never been so pissed at a bumper sticker Reply #20 - 03/26/17 at 07:22:02 The Emergency Exit lane position when we stop isn't Just about what is in the mirrors. It'd be difficult to not climb up in the truck and explain to the idiot that Since they raised the top edge of the tailgate he cant see what's behind him.
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Reply #21 - 03/26/17 at 07:35:59

Bad drivers are everywhere. Three years back, I'm driving a big yellow school bus on US Rte 290 when I see a car running parallel to me on a long entrance ramp. He is reading his notes and doesn't look up until he is less than two feet from me, despite my having hit the horn four times. I was kinda hoping he would hit me, and I had one of the high school kids take a photo of him reading while approaching. Would have loved the court house scene. Shocked

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Reply #22 - 03/26/17 at 09:17:19

4 out of 5 pickups around me sound like Harleys. I think these people wish they could ride motorcycles but can't for whatever reason. So they make up for it by being jerks to riders and making their trucks into thingy extensions. I've never understood the pickup truck mentality and really don't try to. But every time one pulls up next to me at a light the driver acts like he wants to race me.
Why? It's not like they'll ever win so whats the point?

I try to avoid the rolling dumpsters as much as I can. They are always the most reckless drivers on the road and they clearly have trouble seeing motorcycles. And when they do see them they harass em.... Sad

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Re: Never been so pissed at a bumper sticker
Reply #23 - 03/26/17 at 10:41:04

MMRanch wrote on 03/25/17 at 21:11:50:

Bluetooth phone call to 911 : "No, Truck driver is so close I'm afraid to slow down" , "I'm at the mile marker ___ " , "He keeps blowing his horn and charging the back of my Vehicle" , "HELP !"
or
From the road side , "Yes Officer , I got his tag number " , " Ya'll get him pulled over I'll follow along behind him and stop with ya'll to swear-out-the-warrant".

In some cases "snitching" someone out is really a public service.

Or , I do this one at least a couple times a year ,
follow them till they pull into a Police Station because they don't know what your going to do . If at night it helps to leave your bright beams on as much as possible . Grin

I guess doing these things is funny to you, but some are illegal and the others are stupid, and all are asking for trouble or worse . . . death!

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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Never been so pissed at a bumper sticker Reply #24 - 03/26/17 at 12:36:36 I guess that pickup driver is going about being "cool".
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Reply #26 - 03/27/17 at 11:07:49

I guess I forgot to mention we were both waiting to pull out of a parking lot, when he just changed his mind and backed over the front of my car. I ended up taking a big hammer and pounding the hood out, and investing the payout from his insurance in my IRA. Wink

And yes, I've had many professional truck drivers tell me that if you can't see them in the mirror, chances are, they can't see you. Wink

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Re: Never been so pissed at a bumper sticker
Reply #27 - 03/28/17 at 07:34:09

Packman wrote on 03/24/17 at 12:18:35:

We were driving along today on rt. 57 in Elyria, Ohio when I saw a black F150 pass me with yellow lettering stickers all over it. The passenger rear door said his sons name and the passenger door said " my mermaid" I'm like look at that lol wtf my mermaid haha... then he passed me and on the back it said the name of his company Erie Coast Engineering but above that is what still has me pissed off 4 f'n hours later.. it said "Motorcycles look out for ME"
It didn't really sink in at first but then it infuriated me. Who's to say this guy hates motorcycles and its riders and doesn't force them off the road or some $hįt? God darn I wish it would've sunk in earlier and I would've stopped him and asked him exactly what he meant by it. Sorry for the rant I'm just so f'n pissed

Google "Clifford Gibson". Apparently from Odessa, TX. He may have an admirer who takes him as a role model.

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old.indian Serious Thumper Offline Fighting Foreign Terrorism since 1492 Posts: 975 Central New Mexico Gender:	Re: Never been so pissed at a bumper sticker Reply #28 - 03/28/17 at 08:45:03 Clifford is shinning example of too many generations of inbreeding, and why as a young lad I was told to " Keep a close eye on them Tex-ass types, They ain't none too smart..."
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Never been so pissed at a bumper sticker Reply #29 - 03/28/17 at 10:01:59 Assholes exist. They don't require a particular place to be from. Odessa has a fair number of bikers. He's not just a total jerk, he's a masochist. Because he's just Begging for someone to beat that stupid smirk off of that piece of meat he uses for a face.
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