http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/mr_roadshow/14672708.htm
I'm glad you are all right. That a person driving a car actually tried to hit you, or force you off the road to have an accident becaues he's stuck in traffic is just plain dumb. Good article and again glad you are safe :kiss3:
Thanks...I'm glad, too. :kiss3: :icon_lol:
The maniac actually *did* hit me. I was one shocked rider, and then to glance back and have him giving me the finger while he was in the process of assaulting me! :icon_rolleyes:
I'm just happy as a clam that Mr. Roadshow devoted a column to our safety! :kiss3:
Excellent! I'm glad your situation appeared in the paper! Hopefully, this will make more people aware! Of course, I'm glad you're okay, and I'm still on the lookout for this guy. Did you post this up on B.A.R.F. as well?
That's AWESOME Pandy! That headline though is a tongue twister I had to read it about 17 times before it made sense!!!
Quote from: scratch on May 26, 2006, 09:57:41 AM
Did you post this up on B.A.R.F. as well?
Yup! And on SBR! Mr. Roadshow RAWKS! :thumb:
Quote from: Maduro Mistress on May 26, 2006, 10:06:08 AM
That's AWESOME Pandy! That headline though is a tongue twister I had to read it about 17 times before it made sense!!!
Say it tonight after three shots of tequila! :kiss3: :laugh:
Now that I know your real name as well as your city, you'll be a lot easier to stalk. Thanks. :icon_mrgreen:
I'm unlisted! :flipoff: :laugh:
Is your middle initial L by any chance?
My college days haunt me! :icon_lol:
WoW.... I am glad you are ok!! I had an idiot try to run me off the road before but my little GS let me get away from him. :thumb:
What ... your name is Staci ... not Pandy ... WTF ...
First your purple is actually Violet ... and now this ... I feel so cheated ...
I will torture the purple extra tonight just to get my mind off the pain.
Well atleast its real purple ... and not violet ...
I'll probably tape some egg plants on railroad tracks this weekend.
Cool.
Srinath.
Quote from: seshadri_srinath on May 26, 2006, 11:53:50 AM
I'll probably tape some egg plants on railroad tracks this weekend.
And my bf will thank you. He's still not forgiven me for sneaking eggplant into his lasagna all those years ago! :laugh:
Quote from: pandy on May 26, 2006, 12:02:37 PM
And my bf will thank you. He's still not forgiven me for sneaking eggplant into his lasagna all those years ago! :laugh:
that's because it's egg plant!
good on ya Staci! If this helps one person remember there's a person riding that motorcycle, I'll feel a little safer
That is AWESOME. :thumb: About once in every 3 commutes I have someone move in to try to block my path between the lanes. I usually get by them somehow, and its fun to watch them get all mad.
I usually just figure someone can't drive and avoid them as best I can.....this is the first time someone was out-and-out aiming for me, even with my best efforts to get away. They don't usually try to chase me down and kill me! :laugh: :cookoo: Karma will bite him on the butt! :thumb:
Glad you're ok. The purple (er...violet) must have protected you.
I see my share of lane splitting here, but I don't think it's legal in my state. Squids love to fly between rows of stopped traffic at intersections...very stupid!
And let's hope Mr. Buick sees the article!
Quote from: seshadri_srinath on May 26, 2006, 11:53:50 AM
What ... your name is Staci ... not Pandy ... WTF ...
yeah, who is this staci chick? and why is she riding pandy's bike?
(glad you werent hurt. in my minds eye I would have gotten off the bike and proceeded to kick the side panels of the car in.)
Quote from: Caffeine on May 26, 2006, 03:23:45 PM
And let's hope Mr. Buick sees the article!
If he does see the article, I'm sure he'll try harder next time. :cookoo:
Quote from: pantablo on May 26, 2006, 03:27:30 PM
in my minds eye I would have gotten off the bike and proceeded to kick the side panels of the car in.)
The thought crossed my mind.....
It's the red, red is the color of hate. This is why I no longer wear red, anymore.
Red is the colour of red-hot passion! :kiss3: :icon_twisted:
I thought that pink was the color of passion????
Correct; that would be pink. The deeper the red in the pink, the deeper the passion. The whiter a pink is, the more innocent the passion is. White is the color of innocense, purity and superiority. Driver's of white cars tend to have superiority complexes.
I dont even want to know how you know all of that.
Quote from: scratch on May 26, 2006, 07:38:34 PM
Correct; that would be pink. The deeper the red in the pink, the deeper the passion. The whiter a pink is, the more innocent the passion is. White is the color of innocense, purity and superiority. Driver's of white cars tend to have superiority complexes.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :thumb:
You're good...you're VERY good! :laugh: :kiss3:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/14743448.htm
Ouch Pandy, today's crowd was pretty harsh. A couple of jealous cagers and apparently the only 3 riders in California that don't split. Don't let 'em get you down, your letter was good, albeit misunderstood by some.
Also, have you noticed that just about every Roadshow column in the past week has been about bikes? Good job on starting that trend.
I'm not at all surprised that the subject inspires such passion (passion that obviously leads some to try to harm others). Motorcyclists want to do what we CAN do (and is legal to do). Automobiles get ticked because someone going by (it doesn't even have to be at an unreasonable speed) startles them, and they spill their Starbux all over the newspaper they were reading as they were trying to eat their breakfast in peace as they were driving to work.
And many motorcyclists feel strongly about one thing or another. One motorcyclist felt that sharing lanes is worse than wearing no helmet. My opinion is exactly the opposite. I wouldn't be caught riding without a helmet, but I'll share lanes. A lot of what I see in today's Roadshow column (thanks for posting it, because I hadn't had a chance to check it out for the past few days) is just silly. One motorcylist writes that he thinks I'm nuts to share lanes (and I respect his opinion and his choice), and then he goes on to say, "Nope, she's got a right to some indignation but it ain't the righteous kind. Tom Trask, Sunnyvale" I can't say I respect that fact that he doesn't believe indignation over assault with a deadly weapon is righteous.
There are many bikers who give the rest of us a bad name, and I see them every day during my commute. It's a real shame that those bad apples colour ALL bikers in a bad light in some peoples' minds.
P.S. Mr. Roadshow is going to re-visit this topic again in a few days....should be interesting... :cheers: