[Surffrog]

Originally Posted by jtsteve

Hi Aaron,
I don't have a bike I have the engine, from the air box to the pan plug. All complete. I am building a "special construction" car for Bonneville salt flats. The class is "I" gas lakester. The record for unblown I gass lakester is 194.340 mph, set in Aug. 1992. I plan on breaking that.
Steve

Good luck on going for that record, dude. I wish you all the success in the world

[steingar]

Develop your radar chidrenz, you cagers on cell phones use the phenomenal acceleration of your bikes to leave them in the next county. Our bikes can speed up and slow down with sufficient rapidity to render any crashes our own dammn fault.

[rokitt51]

Hearing shyt like that makes me very . I had a similar situation, but now where near as messed up as urs. You Mr are a true biker. I know guys that went down at 10 mph in parking lots that just gave it up saying how dangerous bikes are. Its not for everyone. My hats off to you.

[Bubba 2 Guns]

Sorry about wreck-good to hear that you are building something new and counting up the positives. Good luck and stay positive.

There's a place in hell waiting for that driver you can bet.

[dicksneeed]

This is why bikers should be allowed to carry guns. I just don't understand what goes through these drivers minds, or what doesn't. I was just cut off the other day by a driver on a cell phone. Luckily I saw it coming and was able to brake in time. Then I blast my horn and motion for him to pull over and out of nowhere, I hear a siren and get pulled over and the as**** gets away. Wish you the best in your recovery JSTEVE

[bjay51d]

if you have the addy put a few cubes of sugar in their gas tank...

[Surffrog]

I had a cager open the car door on me yesterday; one hand opening the door the other holding a cell phone to his ear... W**ker!
Fortunately I saw what was going to happen just in time. I think seeing my lights in his eyes and my horn in his ears woke him up.

[dicksneeed]

On July 1st a new law just went into effect requiring HANDS FREE cell phone devises while operating a vehicle. THINK THAT SH**** WORKS? HELL NO. These idiots just keep talkin w/ the phone to their ears with no regard for public safety.

[dicksneeed]

I have got a great reason not to talk on the phone while driving on my email. Anyone know how I can transfer it. Or if interested send me your email address and I can send it to yours directly. You will be amazed

[i_ride_fighter]

man im sorry for ya, but you have to thank your lucky stars that it didnt kill you, compared to most of you guys i got nothin in riding experiance, 7ish years off road and a full year dodging cars and other wankers, only been involved in one crash, but hand up, that was my fault

a few years back my uncle was killed in a head on with a cop, they claimed he was speeding and over took a truck on the wrong side of the road, but he would have been speeding (on the wrong side of the road) past a turn he would have needed to take to get home (where he was goin) the cop that hit him got away with it.

we think the cop was speeding and hit my uncle as he crossed the lane for the turning, but cant prove a thing, it takes a different kinda person to ride bikes day in and day out, every day facing the fact that it could so easerly be our last due to a lapse in concentration from ourselves or other road users

everyday i think (as i throw my leg over my moped, my transport til the cbr is done) of how lucky we are to have complete strangers that know each of us so well simply because they face the same dangers everday, we are united against a common enemy.

i hope everything heals quick and i wish you the very best of luck at bonneville

[ghbzorro]

Originally Posted by dicksneeed

On July 1st a new law just went into effect requiring HANDS FREE cell phone devises while operating a vehicle. THINK THAT SH**** WORKS? HELL NO. These idiots just keep talkin w/ the phone to their ears with no regard for public safety.

It's great that you've got that law, but I believe the only way it will be effective in truly reducing the level of risk is if the handsfree units are more expensive than people are willing to pay! And therefore they stop using their cages as a telephone booth.

I don't have the actual article that I read that gives the test results available to quote, but if I am not mistaken there is no statistical difference in the scores for "attentiveness" for people on regular cell phones and on hands-free units. Both groups are just as likely, for instance, to realise only at the last minute that they have reached their freeway exit and therefore cut across traffic. Both groups have the same tendency to travel faster or slower than traffic speed.

I admit that I was surprised by the results, because it seems intuitive that handsfree would make a big difference. But the tests showed otherwise.

[Surffrog]

I think given the technology that's available, telephones in cars should automatically switch off unless connected to hands-free units or until the motor is switched off. Problem solved. It can be done and it should be. The cost of setting the system up would be easily off-set against the costs associated with the amount of road-side accidents caused.

And if the test results above are true, then just shut the phones off from all but emergency calls.

[Twincam]

Ok, think of it this way.

Your driving down the road, your wife/mate/who ever rings you and you pick up the phone and talk to them. Not only is your concentration else where, but your hand is off the steering wheel.

Now using a hands free kit, although your hands are free to do what ever, your mind is still else where.

I think phones should not be allowed to be used in cars unless like Surf said, an emergency.

[seffieandcoco]

With the shoulder replacement you will not be able to elevate the arm past 90 degrees but you should be able to work around a lot of it as a mechanic. You should not have so much pain after a shoulder replacement. How old are you? You are so right about the commuting. It is going to take ten dollar per gallon gas like in Europe to get these idiots out of the SUV's. The best thing we could do is lobby congress for a gas tax. More people on two wheels means there will be more awareness by the police and the drivers......

[SuperDucky9]

Lets move to Saudi Arabia, where women cant drive!

[Caggers]

Originally Posted by ghbzorro

It's great that you've got that law, but I believe the only way it will be effective in truly reducing the level of risk is if the handsfree units are more expensive than people are willing to pay! And therefore they stop using their cages as a telephone booth.

I don't have the actual article that I read that gives the test results available to quote, but if I am not mistaken there is no statistical difference in the scores for "attentiveness" for people on regular cell phones and on hands-free units. Both groups are just as likely, for instance, to realise only at the last minute that they have reached their freeway exit and therefore cut across traffic. Both groups have the same tendency to travel faster or slower than traffic speed.

I admit that I was surprised by the results, because it seems intuitive that handsfree would make a big difference. But the tests showed otherwise.

I read somewhere that the concentration of a driver using a cell phone, hands free or not, is the same as a drunk driver...

Either way not good.

[bjay51d]

Originally Posted by SuperDucky9

Lets move to Saudi Arabia, where women cant drive!

[DragonRider]

Originally Posted by dicksneeed

This is why bikers should be allowed to carry guns. I just don't understand what goes through these drivers minds, or what doesn't. I was just cut off the other day by a driver on a cell phone. Luckily I saw it coming and was able to brake in time. Then I blast my horn and motion for him to pull over and out of nowhere, I hear a siren and get pulled over and the as**** gets away. Wish you the best in your recovery JSTEVE

Who says we don't, I don't know a whole lot of bikers that don't carry in Vermont and New Hampshire. Nice little 357 revolver or the similar. I also like those automatic window breakers, those are very effective for getting attention. I think cell phones are worse than drunk drivers in most ways, here is a person that made a choice to pay attentino more to their phone than running over things in there 4k lb car...ugh

Kill em all, let God sort em out!

[GypsyRebel]

jtsteve saw this post May 2008, here it is just a few months later How are you doing? how is the project? got pictures? we need update.
Drop back in an lets us know how things are going and I hope this finds you doing well & your recovery is continue.

[SuperDucky9]

Originally Posted by bjay51d

Thank you thank you...

But I would like to reject that statement, for we would have to deal with the oil rich arrogant b@$tards with their overrrrly expensive cars. And the threat of some war. Eh.. idk... might be a tradeoff?