Here's something for I, Fly to ponder...
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:41 pm
Ok, so on the way to work today, I'm sitting in bumper to bumper traffic on a large divided highway, three lanes each way. So I'm sitting there, and see a cop on his cop motorcycle riding in the opposite direction that I am facing. Now, you would think that would mean he was riding on the other side of the road, with that traffic. But, alas, you'd be wrong. He was riding on the SIDEWALK closest to me. So, not only was he going the wrong way, he was also cruising down the sidewalk. Now, if it's illegal to ride a bicycle down a sidewalk, then it's got to be like ten kinds of illegal to ride a motorcycle on a sidewalk...
Oh, and on a completely unrelated note, I almost saw a teenage girl get t-boned by a semi today. She pulled out right in front of the truck, to cross the road, and go in the opposite direction. I was right behind the truck, and got a nice wiff of the smoke from his tires as he locked his brakes to avoid hitting her. Luckily, I was following at the appropriate distance, and was able to safely slow down without having to lock my own brakes.
Oh, and on a completely unrelated note, I almost saw a teenage girl get t-boned by a semi today. She pulled out right in front of the truck, to cross the road, and go in the opposite direction. I was right behind the truck, and got a nice wiff of the smoke from his tires as he locked his brakes to avoid hitting her. Luckily, I was following at the appropriate distance, and was able to safely slow down without having to lock my own brakes.
