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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:15 am
by ceemes
Grey Thumper wrote:ceemes wrote:Grey Thumper wrote:Heck yeah, along the lines of, "scan . . . get out of this guy's blind spot . . . check your mirrors . . . shoulder check . . . late apex . . . squeeze, don't grab . . . etc." Especially when I'm slightly distracted (work, girlfriend, whatever), talking myself through makes me immediately focus on the ride.
Having seen and experienced the traffic in Manila, I am amazed that you have time to do any of the above......
Oh, I just deleted the "holy cr@()*&*#P, you m&^*$@4ing a$$(*&^ get out of the (*(*&^@%$# road!" bits.
LOL now that sounds more like it
I left Manila with the impression that brakes and turn signals are optional pieces of equipment and all you really need is a loud horn.
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:31 pm
by Grey Thumper
ceemes wrote:LOL now that sounds more like it
I left Manila with the impression that brakes and turn signals are optional pieces of equipment and all you really need is a loud horn.
Strangely enough (and apologies for the mild OT) I feel somewhat safer on a motorcycle here than in a car (unless the traffic is really bad). Drivers are pretty aware of riders (30% of registered vehicles here are motorcycles). Plus if you're on a largish motorcycle, I suspect people assume you're some bigshot political dude. People encroach on my lane maybe once in, literally, several months (of course, that doesn't include the close calls out of my own stupidity
)
In a car . . . well, you know how it is. We make Italian drivers seem like German drivers, in comparison.
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:16 pm
by Johnj
Do you mean in my outside voice?
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:20 am
by jstark47
Johnj wrote:Do you mean in my outside voice?
Yeah, the one that you use to talk to your "evil twin"
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:29 am
by Johnj
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:34 pm
by follow
I do, I do,,,,,
FRONT BRAKES JB FRONT BRAKES dam*&^!!!!!!
what the heck are you looking at......
slow down, gravel up ahead.....
oh you Id*&^ can't believe you just did that....
All the time, just scary when I answer myself....
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:11 am
by flw
I do much of the time.
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 7:45 pm
by Tennif Shoe
just the basics of driving like
"ohh, when i get a chance i am going to pass you"
"stay in your own damn lane"
"don't even think about it"
"are you going to stop"
"turn off your blinker idiot"
"you think that was funny wait till you hear my exhaust"
and my favorite
"get the f*** out of my way"
(maybe i use that one a little too much
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:37 pm
by Schmink
Yup, , either during the event or after the event. . .usually both. At least if you can recognize what you need to do or what may have been a better option, you may be better prepared for the next time. ..
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:51 am
by MotoEdge
Haha..after reading the above replies, I realize we all say the same things
maybe not always out loud but definitely in our heads! I usually catch myself thinking, SLOW DOWN!
The stuff about the mics in the helmet
those recordings could probably be packaged and sold! We'd all get a kick out of it, well at least I know I would.