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"Charles Soto" <csoto@austin.meepmeep.com> wrote in message
news:csoto-73F8AA.10221224032002@newsr3.texas.rr.com...
> "Overlord," first it's not nice to post private emails to a public
> place.  Do you take letters someone sent to you and post them at the
> grocery store's bulletin board?  Second, you lose vs. Allan for being
> anonymous.  Third, fewer of us give a shit about your "cause," mostly
> because we recognize now that you simply got into an accident and hit
> these "dots" by mistake.  They didn't jump out at you, and they're not
> in "the middle" of the road.  They demarcate lane boundaries.  Lane
> discipline is something I demand out of cager and bikers alike.  That is
> a GOOD thing.  The fact that you got into a "hit and run" and wound up
> hitting one of these things after losing control, adds nothing to their
> safety qualities.  I've lost control and hit the curb, causing me to
> crash.  Had the curb not been there, I would have recovered.  Should I
> sue the city for putting curbs on the side of the road?  No.  As Allan
> is apt to respond to whiney posts like yours, there was probably
> something the rider could have done to avoid this, so rather than look
> for someone to blame, a rider should look to their own skills to avoid
> this in the future.  Allan's appreciated at least for reminding us of
> these unhappy facts.
>
> Now, most of us probably empathize with your problem.  It sucks.  We all
> hope you can manage and wish you the best.  I'll bet some of us would
> help you however we can, if you asked.  *I* wish you the best.  It sucks
> to be less than 100%, but you'll get better, and you'll appreciate your
> friends so much more.  But, don't go looking for blame.  Blame "luck" if
> it helps you.  Most importantly, look to YOURSELF to improve your safety.
>
> Keep the shiny side... well, right now I don't have a shiny side-haven't
> washed the bike in months...  BE SAFE!
>
> Charles
>
> --
>
> Charles Soto - Austin, TX *** 1979 KZ650, 1999 GSF1200S, DoD No. "uno"
> Free Tibet!*
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> While supplies last.  Void where prohibited by law.  As seen on TV.
> (If you can't figure out my email, you should unplug the WebTV and lie
down.)


What can I say. The things I hit are not "dots". They are friggin obstacles.
They broke the front wheel of a Speed Triple. Bent the forks and axle. Had
they not been there I would not have crashed. The whole incident would have
amounted to nothing more than a very close call. I'm not whining, I want
those damn things removed because they are a hazard for everybody, even
those not bright enough to realize that fact.

It's really very simple. Should you be forced out of your desired path, then
whatever paved surface which may remain for your evasive maneuver should NOT
contain an obstacle..... period!

As for improving my own safety, I've taken a VERY HARD look at that and
frankly, I don't know what more I could have done. Barring the obvious
measure of not riding a motorcycle at all.

Have you even taken the time to look at the pictures I've posted on ABPMS ?

And, what do you suppose I could have done differently? Were you there? Did
you see the accident? I dodged right because there was a curb/median to the
left. My flight training has taught me that human beings will almost
invariably evade right, which is what the cage driver did too. Had I gone to
my left, it would have been a head on collision, and I almost certainly
would have been killed. I went right, towards relatively safety. Do you
think I didn't see the big markers? On the contrary, I saw them and made a
split second decision and went towards them, taking my chances there,
instead of towards certain death. More importantly, I was in control of the
bike when I hit the really big markers, so any argument which includes "lost
control and hit a curb" is therefore invalid.

My NG politeness quotient may be low. But I am on a mission to protect YOU,
someone I don't even know.

Overlord