tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912722884165693795.post2517065727306743568..comments2023-08-22T07:18:07.555-07:00Comments on Princess Scooterpie - A Motorcycle Diva who likes to moto wander & write about it.: 5 Pet Peeve bad driving habitsDar http://www.blogger.com/profile/14690180541358767168noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912722884165693795.post-20875447244965446372012-01-11T19:09:19.359-08:002012-01-11T19:09:19.359-08:00the gear thing...we noticed on our trip cross coun...the gear thing...we noticed on our trip cross country in 2010 that so many states and riders do not wear helmets and of course are practically naked while riding. Freedom to choose I suppose...but we choose gear...the best gear we can afford and of course helmets. Crazy riders out there...it only takes once and did you know most riders die from infections due to road rash? Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912722884165693795.post-99666654021657932011-12-30T11:31:10.298-08:002011-12-30T11:31:10.298-08:00Bob
I too feel my brain gets taxed this time of ...Bob <br /><br />I too feel my brain gets taxed this time of year. It actually took me a few days to think about the things that tick me off when I am out on the road on Vixen or Lucy. <br /><br />That fellow in the Cherokee sounds like it was an incredibly dangerous move with a whole lot of stupidity mixed in. It is at times like this that I wish I had a dash mounted camera so you could catch em on tape and report them. <br /><br />I may have a holier than thou attitude when it comes to scootering because being honest I was a class 5 (car license) driving scooterist. But in my own defense I was reading everything I could a about motorcycling and Motorcycle Man would not let me out on the road until he was satisfied that I could handle the scooter by manoeuvring, emergency stops and quick acceleration. He was like a drill sargeant - only he didn't yell and he was braver because he would play the unexpected pedestrian and walk out randomly in front of the scooter to make me swerve. Brave man if you ask me, but I bet if you ask him today he wouldn't walk out in front of Lucy or Scarlett! <br /><br />I hate it when scooters or motorcyclists drive erratically because you are right it gives the rest of us a bad reputation. Most people are suspicious of bikers to begin with so sometimes its hard overcoming preconceived ideas.<br /><br />Happy New Year to you and Mrs Skoot! <br /><br />XO DarDar https://www.blogger.com/profile/14690180541358767168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912722884165693795.post-42581213047882103832011-12-30T10:51:56.443-08:002011-12-30T10:51:56.443-08:00Dar:
during this holiday season I find it hard to...<b>Dar:</b><br /><br />during this holiday season I find it hard to tax my brain for all these valid points you wrote about. I see stupid things every day and my mind is so frazzled trying to remember all of them. Speaking of skooters you should see all those old folks riding around on those electric mobility scooters. They are so quiet and go too fast in the malls and on the sidewalks<br /><br />A week ago I was in the right lane on a two lane road waiting for the RED light, and there was a car in front of me. I was the second car (at the signal light). An old jeep cherokee comes behind me very fast, I mean , can't he see that our two cars are stopped, waiting for the green light. Then the car swung over to the left lane, which was clear -- went around us and turned right on the red light and never reduced their speed at all. Over here in the BIG CITY everyone is in a rush, always slaloming and weaving in and out just to get one car ahead at the next light.<br />There is a lot of scorn over here towards 49cc scooters by the motorcycle community due to their lack of training and the stupid things they do on the road, bad lane positioning and weaving in and out, and lane splitting . . .<br /><br />sometimes I just get so mad these these fools are giving us a bad name . . .<br /><br />Happy New Year to "Scarlett Vixen"<br /><br />bob<br /><a href="http://www.wetcoastscootin.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Riding the Wet Coast</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258612401956399482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912722884165693795.post-17795012955673386482011-12-29T17:31:37.870-08:002011-12-29T17:31:37.870-08:00Sonja - totally agree with you. I think ICBC shou...Sonja - totally agree with you. I think ICBC should give incentives for taking the course. I also think that you should have to have a motorcycle license even for 50cc scooters.Dar https://www.blogger.com/profile/14690180541358767168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912722884165693795.post-56299231331643587172011-12-29T17:05:44.071-08:002011-12-29T17:05:44.071-08:00Agree with all of the above.
It never ceases to a...Agree with all of the above.<br /><br />It never ceases to amaze me that rider/driver safety courses are voluntarily. It is a life saver and should be mandatory for everybody. Before they can even hit the road!SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912722884165693795.post-52984355001286926552011-12-29T11:14:58.104-08:002011-12-29T11:14:58.104-08:00Geoff - this is a good challenge, it gets you thin...Geoff - this is a good challenge, it gets you thinking about what you need to do to be a good safe rider. Police are starting to crack down on bad drivers which is great. <br /><br />shybiker - optimum lane positioning saves a rider grief, it gives you command of your space. <br /><br />Trobairitz - as motorcyclists we see everything, you are intimately involved in the driving environment, more so than a car driver, if only they had to worry about a smidgen of what we worry about when riding they might be better drivers.<br /><br />Richard - I definitely am passionate about safety, it's funny I have always been this way since starting to drive my car when I was a teenager. When I became a motorcyclist it only intensified because you know what's at stake. I think the general population needs to have higher driving standards and the roads would be safer.Dar https://www.blogger.com/profile/14690180541358767168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912722884165693795.post-83451859479429702062011-12-29T11:02:47.930-08:002011-12-29T11:02:47.930-08:00So, tell us how do you really feel?
Can't sa...So, tell us how do you really feel? <br /><br />Can't say I disagree with any of them. A couple of weeks ago in OR while riding the shuttle back to PDX, we passed a tractor with triple trailers on I 5 with the driver thumb typing on his phone. He was wandering all over the road. I don't think his driving would have been worse if he was drunk.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912722884165693795.post-81411635035597868762011-12-29T10:15:07.494-08:002011-12-29T10:15:07.494-08:00Great points Dar.
I think I'd have to agree...Great points Dar. <br /><br />I think I'd have to agree with you on them all.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912722884165693795.post-20386533097807266482011-12-29T08:10:14.764-08:002011-12-29T08:10:14.764-08:00Good post. Smart points.
The biggest problem I s...Good post. Smart points.<br /><br />The biggest problem I see in the U.S. is that most drivers don't seem to understand they should keep to the right lanes if they're going slower than other cars. Too many motorists pull into the left lane and sit there while holding up traffic, which is forced to make dangerous and sometimes unpredictable passes on the right. In Europe, I hear, motorists understand this and don't do it.Shybikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912722884165693795.post-4648846914994313762011-12-29T00:48:09.460-08:002011-12-29T00:48:09.460-08:00That's a superb bit of thinking Dar, drawing b...That's a superb bit of thinking Dar, drawing both sides of the equation together in one post.<br /><br />Most contributors have similar peeves with respect to cars so I won't specifically comment on that. What I will say though is your comment about motorcyclists not periodically upskilling is right on the money. You mentioned the course I'm taking but in all honesty, it was only basically because author David Hough pressed my buttons and asked me what I was doing to raise my game. Nothing quite like a poacher turned gamekeeper, haha!<br /><br />I genuinely believe it's been a life-saver and wish I'd started years ago.<br /><br />Well done on such a great post!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.com