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--=[A Public Service Announcement]=--
Take the time to read this. Srsly.
Hope this entry finds everyone is good health and spirits at the beginning of this year, 2006. Just thought I'd stand up on my Lever 2000 soap box for a second...
Back in October last, under severe peer (and by peer I mean pseudo-midlife) pressure (and by pressure I mean crisis), I got myself an 'M' endorsement on my license and picked me up one of these bad boys.
Its been all well and good (so far), and being a new rider, I made it a point to edumacate myself and practice before trying out for Super Stuntaz R' Us. It was during this edumacation that I realized how very unaware everyday drivers are to us motorcyclists (YEEEAAHHHH BABY! IM A BIKER! HowYaLoike'MeNoW!?!?)...
Yea, bikes are inherently more dangerous than riding a car, but do most people realize how badly CAR DRIVERS (affectionately known as 'cagers') exacerbate (different from masturbate, but you might do that badly too) this problem? Not checking blind spots, TALKING ON YOUR CELL PHONE, not paying attention, etc etc all contribute to making yourself a danger to others. You might get into a fender bender with another car...
But there's no such things as fender benders w/ bikes.
...
Think about this for a sec. Is it that important to try beating a light, cutting someone off, having a conversation on the phone or skipping a quick shoulder check to get to a place all of one minute faster..!?! On most days, you can do these things with no consequence. But what about that ONE time? That ONE time where your space and another collides? Is it worth the consequence of wrecking your car? Harming yourself? KILLING another?
Think about that the next time you're driving.
We think that idiots who drive drunk are the sole evils of automobiles, but all these other little things can be equally deadly. Is it really worth that high price? Can you pay it?
Think about that the next time you're driving.
And if you need something more visceral to help you see, check this out.
Right click, save as...
X-posted from the Motorcycling community
Take the time to read this. Srsly.
Hope this entry finds everyone is good health and spirits at the beginning of this year, 2006. Just thought I'd stand up on my Lever 2000 soap box for a second...
Back in October last, under severe peer (and by peer I mean pseudo-midlife) pressure (and by pressure I mean crisis), I got myself an 'M' endorsement on my license and picked me up one of these bad boys.
Its been all well and good (so far), and being a new rider, I made it a point to edumacate myself and practice before trying out for Super Stuntaz R' Us. It was during this edumacation that I realized how very unaware everyday drivers are to us motorcyclists (YEEEAAHHHH BABY! IM A BIKER! HowYaLoike'MeNoW!?!?)...
Yea, bikes are inherently more dangerous than riding a car, but do most people realize how badly CAR DRIVERS (affectionately known as 'cagers') exacerbate (different from masturbate, but you might do that badly too) this problem? Not checking blind spots, TALKING ON YOUR CELL PHONE, not paying attention, etc etc all contribute to making yourself a danger to others. You might get into a fender bender with another car...
But there's no such things as fender benders w/ bikes.
...
Think about this for a sec. Is it that important to try beating a light, cutting someone off, having a conversation on the phone or skipping a quick shoulder check to get to a place all of one minute faster..!?! On most days, you can do these things with no consequence. But what about that ONE time? That ONE time where your space and another collides? Is it worth the consequence of wrecking your car? Harming yourself? KILLING another?
Think about that the next time you're driving.
We think that idiots who drive drunk are the sole evils of automobiles, but all these other little things can be equally deadly. Is it really worth that high price? Can you pay it?
Think about that the next time you're driving.
And if you need something more visceral to help you see, check this out.
Right click, save as...
X-posted from the Motorcycling community