From: robg@Apple.COM (Rob Griffiths)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Need for recognition...
Date: 2 Sep 92 19:04:31 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

Based on some of the recent discussion here (and on rec.moto) concerning
cagers' pitiful driving skills, I feel the need to publicly recognize these
dangerous folks.  With recognition, we can avoid these trouble makers,
and have a much more enjoyable day.

With that in mind, I hereby propose the BABotWA:  Bay Area Bozo of the
Week Award.  Each week, likely candidates will be submitted to the
.moto readership, and a winner will be picked (don't ask me how; I don't
do implementation, just visionary stuff!).

Candidates should be submitted using the following form:

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DATE and TIME:   _________________
LOCATION:        ___________________________

DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT:
  Use as many lines as necessary to fully describe the incident.  Include
  any pertinent details.  Do not include comments; these go in the
  next section.

COMMENTARY ON INCIDENT:
  Use as many lines as necessary to properly flame and roast the idiotic
  cager that inspired this submission.  All name calling, character
  bashing, cage slashing, and personal attack comments should go in
  this section.

VEHICLE/DRIVER DESCRIPTION:
  To help others avoid the offending vehicle, include as much information
  as possible about the car (make, model, year, color, condition, license
  plate number and state, etc.).  Also include a full description of
  the driver (sex (no, no, no! As in gender you gutter-brains!), hair
  color, approximate age, etc.).

LESSON LEARNED:
  Was there anything positive to be gained from the experience
  that others could learn from?  If not, use this space to flame
  the cager again.

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Now that the award has been established, I'd like to submit the first
candidate:

DATE and TIME:  9/1/92, 9:45pm
LOCATION:       Foothill Expressway offramp from I-280 North, Cupertino

DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT:
  I had reached the bottom of the off-ramp, and was first at the light
  to turn left.  A car approached behind me, and I watched the driver
  slow to a stop behind me.  There was about a six-foot space after
  she had reached a full stop.  Moments later, I notice that her
  headlights appear to be getting closer ... I start inching forward,
  but have to stop for fear of rolling into traffic.  A second or
  two later, and she crunches into the back of my bike.  The car
  becomes wedged between my rear tire, and the license plate holder
  (on a CBR600).  I step off the bike, and notice that the car's nose
  is holding it up quite nicely.  Grabbing the bike firmly, I ask
  the driver to slowly back up.  She does, and the bike pops free.
  No apparent damage done, other than a bent license plate bracket.

COMMENTARY ON INCIDENT:
  What the @#)*( was this Bozo thinking about?  She had obviously
  SEEN me, and had already come to a complete stop.  When she got out
  of the car, she said, "Sorry the brake pedal went soft."  Right.
  I think her BRAIN went soft.  Geez.  I suspect liquor was involved,
  but didn't stick around to find out.

VEHICLE/DRIVER DESCRIPTION:
  Old style (1978/79?) Mazda RX-7, silver with rust spots, one pop
  up headlight non-functional.  Driver was a 17-year-old high school
  girl, blonde hair, non-functional brain.  Didn't get the plate number,
  but it was registered in California.

LESSON LEARNED:
  Watch out from behind, even when you think it's already safe!

-rob.

-- 
Rob Griffiths    "And the future will be better tomorrow" - Dan Quayle
robg@apple.com   PP-ASEL-IA, looking for clouds .... B52s/REM/Erasure!