First Ride 2010: 1.5miles in and....
 

I almost died!!!!


Went to merge on to the freeway


On the throttle to get in front of the 2 semi's running inline in Right lane. I merge into the right lane...


I'm in the throttle to pass the vechicles in the center


My front tire about even with the rear tire of the 2nd vechicle in the center lane..


You guess it!

no blinker no nuttin


The bitch comes over... I'm all over the brakes... abs kicks in and everything.

Here's what I was lookin at

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l3...STRIDE2010.jpg


I come up next to her and stare her down... she has no idea

Where I came from
What I was staring at her for
What she did
Nothing!

I throttle and leave it all in the mirrors... then I realize if she would have hit me or I went down... the semi would have ran me over DEAD!


What a way to start the season!!


Other than that I had a nice 50 mile ride including stoppin for a hair cut. It was good to be out!

Welcome back to the fun.

Yep.. no shit man!

Wacky ass MI drivers.

What you doin up Mr?

Key word there - almost!

Three cheers for situational awareness & yours making up for the bitch cager's lack of it! Glad you reacted well & survived it to enjoy more of the new riding season. :)

I had my first cager try to chase me this morning.
I passed her at about 30km/h faster than she was going(still less than the speed limit), and she sped right up to try and tailgate me.
I passed a bunch of cars(busy two lane road), and lost her at the next cross street.

Plus my back tire is always trying to kick out when I give it gas(at any speed).

Time for a new tire...

My first ride was uneventful. Got it inspected, and only rode 10-15 miles. My plan to ride out to the mall and see a movie was foiled by rain- like we need any more water with all the snow melting :gofurslf:

Good thing you were paying attention. Riding a motorcycle, that is the kind of thing you need to expect on every ride. Stay alert an always know your surroundings and it sounds like you you did both. Oh and you should always have had a pocket full of ball bearings.

time to switch back to a crotch rocket gas, you'll rarely have to worry about whats going on behind or next to you when you merge ;) glad to hear you're ok though

Look at it this way: you got the first one out of the way early and you won't have any false illusions about the coming riding season that people may have miraculously become better drivers over the winter ;)

not bloody likely.

Exactly. Hell, if anything they've gotten WORSE

I won't be commuting anymore. Takes away the fun and increases the 'almost died' factor. :lol:

def worse. Safer cars, credit, and insurance tend to make people treat large sums of money in a very disposeable manner. Throw in electronic distractions and im smazed anyone can actually make it to their destinations without being hit

Repeat after me, situational awareness, escape routes, concentration!
Glad you made it out man. A newbie probably would have met that semi bumper.
I know it is impossible to educate cagers, but they should be taught not to change lanes near on ramps or exits or intersections. Especially if they aren't even conscious at the wheel...

Brand new. 32F temps and 185hp don't go together well with a couple of square inches.;)

True and thanks!

Exactly! And I really should get some ball bearings... got any?

Yeah that wouldn't have helped. I tell ya... I wonder if my ABS helped allot.

I only wish this was more true. Like you get in 6 and you're done... that would be great.

Probably sadly true.

Unfortuanately true...

That sucks.. at least you were on top of things though.

If I didn't commute, I'd never ride. :p

I see it as a daily contest that tests my skills. That and I get to whack the throttle and flip people off alot. :bonk:

glad you didn't die...


awesome artwork too:lol:

Glad you avoided a bad situation and an unattentive driver.

Impossible being the key word. Problem is, they always seem unconcious at the wheel. They don't look where they're going, they don't pay attention to their surroundings, and they simply don't look for bikes, especially right after winter. They aren't accustomed to seeing bikes on the road for many months, then all of a sudden, there we are as soon as the weather warms up. And it seems nobody really cares. We just need to watch out for ourselves.

You know sometimes you know they are going to come over... I think before they even realize it. This happens often for me. I can tell by both their actual body language and even their car's "body language". However, this time while always being prepared for shit like this (anytime I'm in that blind spot zone) I wasn't expecting her to do it. Its an entrance ramp merging zone (aka intersection), I would at least expect a look for anything.