From: hamm@weejordy.physics.mun.ca (Craig Hamm)
Subject: Re: Yes, *Bikers* lose.
Organization: Ocean Sciences Centre
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 14:46:09 GMT

In article <59689@mimsy.umd.edu>, leavitt@cs.umd.edu (Mr. Bill) writes:
|> hamm@weejordy.physics.mun.ca (Craig Hamm) writes:
|> > 	alternate the yield.  Anyway, it was his turn, she challenged
|> > 	it and practically ran him off the road.  This guy is big/strong
|> > 	and wears nice protective (read indestructable) boots.  He catches
|> > 	up to her, and kicks the living shit out of her tail light!!!  
|> > 	Needless to say, she will always 'Watchout for motorcycles, they're
|> > 	everywhere' from here on in.  
|> 
|> feinstei@vax.sonoma.edu (Josh Feinstein) replies:
|> >This kind of shit is truly stupid. What do you think the other cars 
|> >on the road thought while they were watching a motorcyclist kick 
|> >someone's taillight out in the middle of traffic? How do you think it 
|> >affected their attitudes toward motorcyclists? Riding is dangerous [...]
|> >(no flame intended toward the poster...just the protagonist of your story)
|> 
|> I sez:
|> I agree with Josh on this point.  My solution, suggested right here on
|> rec.moto, is to carry some of those yellow "Look for Motorcyclists"
|> bumper stickers in my fairing.  You catch up with the offending cager
|> at the next light, quickly apply it to their vehicle, then gas it.
|> You don't have to be especially particular about where you stick it,
|> either 8^).  It's a more politically correct response, gets the point
|> across better and is just as satisfying (well, almost ;^).  Also makes
|> it less likely that some bystander will turn your tag in to the cager.
|> After getting chopped once and performing this routine, I noticed
|> the cager behind me, who witnessed the entire affair, laughing
|> hysterically.  Maybe he was another motorcyclist, who knows...
|> 
|> Mr. Bill
|> -- 
|> Bill Leavitt  DoD: #0224  Domain: leavitt@cs.umd.edu  UUCP: uunet!mimsy!leavitt
|> "feeling paskeresque, which is always better than feeling pasker." Cliff Weston

	Well, actually, since posting the story, I would also agree with the
	above.  In fact I ageed long before that, but must have misplaced my
	brain for about 5 minutes.  Dang.   I guess the left-over Neanderthal
	gene came out there too quickly.  Btw, when this guy kicked the shit out
	of this cagers tail light, he was NOT a MSF instructor, it was YEARS
	before that.  I assume his attitude's changed since then.

	On a similar note:  Do you ever politely go up to a cager in a parking
	lot, or stopped at a red light, who NEVER uses turn signals (and 
	probably tried to kill you 5 minutes earlier), and say 'Er, excuse
	me Sir/Ma'am, I don't think your turn signal is working(?)'  ?  Then
	they say 'Oh sure, it works fine.'  I reply, politely, 'Oh maybe you
	should USE them then.'  

	Craig


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